METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MEDIA ITEMS

• US 20110202968A1
• Filed: 02/18/2010
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: NURMI, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 9,672,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services

Abstract

An approach is provided for preventing unauthorized use of media items. One or more features associated with a user are identified in one or more media items. It is determined whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service. One or more privacy rules are applied on the media items based on the determination.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying one or more features in one or more media items;

determining whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service; and

applying one or more privacy rules on the media items based on the determination.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the features with the privacy service comprises:

receiving one or more examples of the features; and

generating a recognition model of the features based, at least in part, on the examples.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the identifying of the features is based, at least in part, on the recognition model.

4. A method of claim 2, wherein the recognition model is a facial recognition model.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining context information associated with the features, the media items, a user of the privacy service, or a combination thereof;

matching or matching, at least in part, the determined context information against metadata associated with the media items;

prioritizing the media items based on the matching or matching, at least in part,

wherein the identification of the features is performed according to the prioritization.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a request to publish the media items,

wherein the application of the privacy rules is performed prior to publication of the media items.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the privacy rules invoke actions including obscuring of the features in the media items, requesting prior approval to publish the media items, blocking publication of the media items, removing publication of the media items, or combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the features include features of a user of the privacy service, features of one or more other users, features of an environment, or combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the media items are associated with a social networking site, a media sharing site, or combination thereof.

10. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

identify one or more features in one or more media items;

determine whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service; and

apply one or more privacy rules on the media items based on the determination.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the registering of the features with the privacy service comprises causing the apparatus, at least in part, to:

receive one or more examples of the features; and

generate a recognition model of the features based, at least in part, on the examples.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the identifying of the features is based, at least in part, on the recognition model.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the recognition model is a facial recognition model.

14. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

determine context information associated with the features, the media items, a user of the privacy service, or a combination thereof;

match or match, at least in part, the determined context information against metadata associated with the media items;

prioritize the media items based on the matching or matching, at least in part,

wherein the identification of the features is performed according to the prioritization.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

detect a request to publish the media items,

wherein the application of the privacy rules is performed prior to publication of the media items.

16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the privacy rules invoke actions including obscuring of the features in the media items, requesting prior approval to publish the media items, blocking publication of the media items, removing publication of the media items, or combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the features include features of a user of the privacy service, features of one or more other users, features of an environment, or combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the media items are associated with a social networking site, a media sharing site, or combination thereof.

19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

identifying one or more features in one or more media items;

determining whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service; and

applying one or more privacy rules on the media items based on the determination.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the registering of the features with the privacy service comprises:

receiving one or more examples of the features; and

generating a recognition model of the features based, at least in part, on the examples.