Apparatus and method for automated privacy protection in distributed images
US9785796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
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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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