Devices, methods, and systems for managing representations of entities through use of privacy beacons

• US 10,289,863 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Holman, Pablos, Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Naghdali, Khalil
• Application Number:
  US14/148,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106287A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,954 Days
• Field of Search: 726 30, 726 29
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring a block of encrypted data that corresponds to an image that has been encrypted through use of a unique device code associated with an image capture device configured to capture the image that includes a representation of a feature of an entity, obtaining a privacy metadata that corresponds to a detection of a privacy beacon in the image, said at least one image captured by the image capture device, said privacy beacon associated with the entity, and determining, at least partly based on the obtained privacy metadata, and partly based on a calculation related to the block of encrypted data that corresponds to the whether to allow one or more processes related to the encrypted data block. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

computer readable memory bearing one or more computer executable instructions; and

at least one processor component programmed by the one or more computer executable instructions to execute operations including at least;

receiving an image that includes a depiction of a face of an entity, wherein the image includes an indication of a privacy beacon;

performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image;

obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition; and

releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a description.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage include one or more conditions.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage specify one or more damages.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are associated with the privacy beacon.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are linked with the privacy beacon.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are associated with an address that is linked to the privacy beacon.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

generating the one or more terms of usage.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition comprises:

obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition and based at least partly on a net worth of the entity.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon is optically-detectable.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon is light-emitting.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a web address.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are located at a source independent of the privacy beacon.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are transmitted.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms of usage are broadcasted.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon has been captured in the image.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

determining an identity of the privacy beacon.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition comprises:

obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition and based at least partly on a determined popularity of the entity.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage comprises:

enabling viewing of the depiction of the face of the entity in the image.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

receiving an indication of user acceptance of the one or more terms of usage.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an active privacy beacon configured to broadcast at least one identification code for detection.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage comprises:

releasing the image for posting to a social media site in accordance with the one or more terms of usage.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image comprises:

performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image, using a three-dimensional model of a head of the entity.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute operations comprising:

monitoring social media to determine popularity of the entity; and

automatically adjusting the one or more terms of service based on determined popularity of the entity.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition comprises:

obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition and based at least partly on a popularity of the entity on social media.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

monitoring social media to detect use of the image in violation of the one or more terms of usage.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication of the privacy beacon serves as a lookup identifier for the one or more terms of usage.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

matching the privacy beacon.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

obscuring the face of the entity depicted in the image based at least partly on the one or more terms of usage.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the face of the entity is registered as the privacy beacon.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the face of the entity includes one or more recognizable feature coordinates that are registered as the privacy beacon.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image comprises:

performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image, using multiple facial images depicting different angles of the face.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image comprises:

performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image, using a map of feature coordinates of one or more characteristics of the face of the entity.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon is an active privacy beacon.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon is a passive privacy beacon.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein the privacy beacon is an RFID.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage comprises:

releasing encryption of the image in accordance with the one or more terms of usage.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor component is further programmed to execute an operation comprising:

holding the image in quarantine.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein the image includes metadata of the indication of the privacy beacon.

40. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasing the image comprises:

releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage at least partly in response to a preexisting relationship.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasing the image comprises:

releasing the image with respect to a social media post, cloud storage, remote storage, hard drive storage, or photo album storage.

42. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer readable memory and the at least one processor are incorporated in one or more wearable devices.

43. A wearable device comprising:

computer readable memory bearing one or more computer executable instructions; and

at least one processor component programmed by the one or more computer executable instructions to execute operations including at least;

receiving an image that includes a depiction of a face of an entity, wherein the image includes an indication of a privacy beacon;

performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image;

obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition; and

releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage.

44. A system comprising:

circuitry configured for receiving an image that includes a depiction of a face of an entity, wherein the image includes an indication of a privacy beacon;

circuitry configured for performing facial recognition with respect to the image to identify the face of the entity depicted in the image;

circuitry configured for obtaining one or more terms of usage of the image at least partly in response to the indication of the privacy beacon, the one or more terms of usage being adjusted based at least partly on identification of the face of the entity determined through facial recognition; and

circuitry configured for releasing the image with respect to at least one action in accordance with the one or more terms of usage.