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CONTROLLING PRIVACY IN A FACE RECOGNITION APPLICATION

  • US 20170169237A1
  • Filed: 12/15/2015
  • Published: 06/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling privacy in an application having face recognition features, the method comprising:

  • receiving an input including a face recognition query and a digital image of a face;

    identifying a target user associated with a facial signature in a database based at least in part on a statistical correlation between a detected facial signature in the digital image and one or more facial signatures in the database;

    extracting a profile of the target user from a database, wherein the profile comprises one or more privacy preferences; and

    generating a customized profile of the target user, wherein the customized profile omits one or more elements of the profile of the target user based on the one or more privacy preferences.

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