SECURITY FEATURE FOR DIGITAL IMAGING
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1. Method comprisingproviding an image,encrypting a region, encryption region, of said image, said encryption region is less than the whole region of the image,keeping a remaining region of said image unencrypted as to provide a partially encrypted image, andstoring said partially encrypted image.
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Abstract
A method including: providing an image; encrypting an encryption region of the image, the encryption region is less than the whole region of the image; keeping a remaining region of the image unencrypted to provide a partially encrypted image; and storing the partially encrypted image.
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1. Method comprising
providing an image, encrypting a region, encryption region, of said image, said encryption region is less than the whole region of the image, keeping a remaining region of said image unencrypted as to provide a partially encrypted image, and storing said partially encrypted image.
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4. (canceled)
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16. Method comprising
receiving a partially encrypted image, said image contains an encrypted region, determining said encrypted region within said image, decrypting said region, replacing said encrypted region with the decrypted region, and providing a decrypted image.
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17. Multimedia device comprising
an image capturing unit adapted to capture and provide an image, a region selection unit adapted to select an encryption region of said image, and an encrypting unit adapted to encrypt said selected encryption region and to keep the remaining region of said image unencrypted as to provide a partially encrypted image.
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