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Apparatus and method for automated privacy protection in distributed images

US9396354B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2015
Grant dateJul 19, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/42
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method executed by a computer includes receiving an image from a client device. A facial recognition technique is executed against an individual face within the image to obtain a recognized face. Privacy rules are applied to the image, where the privacy rules are associated with privacy settings for a user associated with the recognized face. A privacy protected version of the image is distributed, where the privacy protected version of the image has an altered image feature.

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