Identifying and obscuring faces of specific individuals in an image
US9830505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F18/214
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Identifying and obscuring faces of specific individuals in an image may be provided. A request for an image for display on a computer display device may be received from a viewing user. One or more individuals represented in the image may be automatically determined using an image processing technique. A target individual may be identified from the one or more individuals whose facial image is to be obscured when displaying the image based an access control level associated with the viewing user and one or more criteria associated with the target individual. Responsive to the identifying, a customized image may be generated by obscuring a region having the facial image of the target individual from the image. The customized image may be transmitted for display.
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