METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION IN IMAGES

• US 20150113661A1
• Filed: 04/19/2013
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mishra, Pranav
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440245 the reformatting operation being performed only on part of the stream, e.g. a region of the image or a time segment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. The method includes defining a first privacy setting related to a user. Communicating the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server. Storing the first privacy setting related to the user on the server. Applying the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image. Determining to apply a second privacy settling related to the user. Defining the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method comprising:

defining a first privacy setting related to a user;

communicating the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;

storing the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;

applying the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;

determining to apply a second privacy setting related to the user; and

defining the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein in response to communicating the second privacy setting to the another device of the second user, applying the second privacy setting and overriding the first privacy setting for a predetermined time.

13. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein after the predetermined time a portion of the image is blurred.

14. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the first radio communication network comprises a long term evolution (LTE) network.

15. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the second radio communication network comprises a near field communications (NFC) network.

17. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

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,define a first privacy setting related to a user;

communicate the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;

store the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;

apply the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;

determine to apply a second privacy setting related to the user; and

define the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network.

18. An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein in response to communicate the second privacy setting to the another device of the second user, the apparatus is further caused to apply the second privacy setting and to override the first privacy setting for a predetermined time.

20. An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein the first radio communication network comprises a long term evolution (LTE) network.

21. An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein the second radio communication network comprises a near field communications (NFC) network.

22. An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein the second radio communication network comprises a Bluetooth network.

23. A computer program product comprising program instructions to

define a first privacy setting related to a user;

communicate the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;

store the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;

apply the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;

determine to apply a second privacy setting related to the user; and

define the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network.

24. A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 wherein in response to communicate the second privacy setting to the another device of the second user, the program instructions further apply the second privacy setting and override the first privacy setting for a predetermined time.

25. A computer program product as claimed in claim 24 wherein after the predetermined time a portion of the image is blurred.

26. A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 wherein the first radio communication network comprises a long term evolution (LTE) network.

27. A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 wherein the second radio communication network comprises a near field communications (NFC) network.

28. A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 wherein the second radio communication network comprises a Bluetooth network.