Image interception method

• US 20030009457A1
• Filed: 02/06/2002
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Inventors: Lu, William
• Application Number:
  US10/066,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20030009457A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

An image interception method. First, a document having at least one image is provided, and the image in the document is obtained and recognized. Finally, the image is intercepted if the image is recognized as an objectionable image, and the image is displayed if the image is not recognized as an objectionable image.

Claims

1. An image interception method, comprising the steps of:

providing a document;

obtaining an image contained in the document;

recognizing the image; and

intercepting the image if the image is recognized as an objectionable image .

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further opening the document.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further showing the image if the image is not recognized as an objectionable image.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the image can be obtained by reading the image directly if the image is attached to the document.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the image can be obtained by reading the image through a link if the image is linked to within the document.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the image is recognized by a recognition module.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further setting the sensitivity of the recognition module.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the document is a webpage.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the document is an email message.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the document is a document generated within an office productivity application.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the document is a PDF document.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the objectionable image contains sexual themes.