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Controlling privacy in a face recognition application

US9497202B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2016
Grant dateNov 15, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may involve a method, system, and computer program product for controlling privacy in a face recognition application. A computer may receive an input including a face recognition query and a digital image of a face. The computer may identify a target user associated with a facial signature in a first database based at least in part on a statistical correlation between a detected facial signature and one or more facial signatures in the first database. The computer may extract a profile of the target user from a second database. The profile of the target user may include one or more privacy preferences. The computer may generate a customized profile of the target user. The customized profile may omit one or more elements of the profile of the target user based on the one or more privacy preferences and/or a current context.

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