Image anonymization using analytics tool
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for image anonymization, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of items in an image;
performing image analysis to identify properties of the plurality of items;
storing the properties of the plurality of items into one or more data structures;
querying an analytics tool to determine, for each combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items, a probability that the combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image;
determining that a given combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image by comparing its corresponding probability to a threshold;
responsive to determining the given combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image, modifying the plurality of items in the image to form an anonymized image; and
outputting the anonymized image.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for image anonymization. The mechanism identifies a plurality of items in an image and extracts properties of the plurality of items into one or more data structures. The mechanism queries an analytics tool about whether a combination of properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image. Responsive to determining a given combination of properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image, the mechanism modifies the plurality of items in the image to form an anonymized image and outputs the anonymized image.
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for image anonymization, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of items in an image; performing image analysis to identify properties of the plurality of items; storing the properties of the plurality of items into one or more data structures; querying an analytics tool to determine, for each combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items, a probability that the combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image; determining that a given combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image by comparing its corresponding probability to a threshold; responsive to determining the given combination of two or more properties of the plurality of items identifies a person in the image, modifying the plurality of items in the image to form an anonymized image; and outputting the anonymized image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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