Systems and methods for media privacy
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a picture and associated metadata captured by a content capture system, the associated metadata including a picture time when the picture was taken and a picture location where the picture was taken, the picture possibly including a captured representation of a target user;
a recognizable characteristic datastore configured to store recognizable characteristics of a plurality of target users, the recognizable characteristics of each respective target user of the plurality of target users capable of assisting in identifying captured representations of the respective target user in pictures, each respective target user of the plurality of target users associated with a respective mobile device;
a datastore configured to store user preferences of each respective target user of the plurality of target users, the user preferences defining when the respective target user of the plurality of target users wishes to distort or wishes not to distort captured representations of the respective target user of the plurality of target users in pictures;
a location identification module configured to capture a target location of each respective mobile device associated with each respective target user of the plurality of target users at a plurality of target times in a day;
a module configured to;
identify from the associated metadata the picture time when the picture was taken and the picture location where the picture was taken, andevaluate the target locations of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the plurality of target users to identify any particular mobile devices that were at or near the picture location at or near the picture time to identify a set of one or more potential target users of the plurality of target users who might have been captured in the picture;
a characteristic recognition module configured to;
retrieve the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users,evaluate the picture to try to identify any captured representation of any potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was captured in the picture, by searching the picture for the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users, anddefine each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was identified to have been captured in the picture as an actual target user;
a distortion module configured to;
retrieve the user preferences of any actual target user,determine whether the user preferences of any actual target user indicate a wish to distort at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user in the picture, andin response to the user preferences, initiate a process to distort the at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user to generate a distorted picture; and
a communication module configured to communicate at least a portion of the distorted picture to a computer network.
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Abstract
A system comprises a picture and metadata captured by a content capture system; a recognizable characteristic datastore configured to store recognizable characteristics of different users; a module configured to identify a time and a location associated with the picture based on the metadata, and to identify one or more potential target systems within a predetermined range of the location at the time; a characteristic recognition module configured to retrieve the recognizable characteristics of one or more potential users associated with the potential target systems, and evaluate whether the picture includes one or more representations of at least one actual target user from the potential users based on the recognizable characteristics of the potential users; a distortion module configured to distort a feature of the representations of the least one actual target user in response to the determination; a communication module configured to communicate the distorted picture to a computer network.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a picture and associated metadata captured by a content capture system, the associated metadata including a picture time when the picture was taken and a picture location where the picture was taken, the picture possibly including a captured representation of a target user; a recognizable characteristic datastore configured to store recognizable characteristics of a plurality of target users, the recognizable characteristics of each respective target user of the plurality of target users capable of assisting in identifying captured representations of the respective target user in pictures, each respective target user of the plurality of target users associated with a respective mobile device; a datastore configured to store user preferences of each respective target user of the plurality of target users, the user preferences defining when the respective target user of the plurality of target users wishes to distort or wishes not to distort captured representations of the respective target user of the plurality of target users in pictures; a location identification module configured to capture a target location of each respective mobile device associated with each respective target user of the plurality of target users at a plurality of target times in a day; a module configured to; identify from the associated metadata the picture time when the picture was taken and the picture location where the picture was taken, and evaluate the target locations of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the plurality of target users to identify any particular mobile devices that were at or near the picture location at or near the picture time to identify a set of one or more potential target users of the plurality of target users who might have been captured in the picture; a characteristic recognition module configured to; retrieve the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users, evaluate the picture to try to identify any captured representation of any potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was captured in the picture, by searching the picture for the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users, and define each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was identified to have been captured in the picture as an actual target user; a distortion module configured to; retrieve the user preferences of any actual target user, determine whether the user preferences of any actual target user indicate a wish to distort at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user in the picture, and in response to the user preferences, initiate a process to distort the at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user to generate a distorted picture; and a communication module configured to communicate at least a portion of the distorted picture to a computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving a picture and associated metadata, the picture and the associated metadata captured by a content capture system, the associated metadata including a picture time when the picture was taken and a picture location where the picture was taken, the picture possibly including a captured representation of a target user; storing recognizable characteristics of a plurality of target users, the recognizable characteristics of each respective target user of the plurality of target users capable of assisting in identifying captured representations of the respective target user in pictures, each respective target user of the plurality of target users associated with a respective mobile device; storing user preferences of each respective target user of the plurality of target users, the user preferences defining when the respective target user of the plurality of target users wishes to distort or wishes not to distort captured representations of the respective target user of the plurality of target users in pictures; capturing a target location of each respective mobile device associated with each respective target user of the plurality of target users at a plurality of target times in a day; identifying from the associated metadata the picture time when the picture was taken and the picture location where the picture was taken; evaluating the target locations of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the plurality of target users to identify any particular mobile devices that were at or near the picture location at or near the picture time to identify a set of one or more potential target users of the plurality of target users who might have been captured in the picture; retrieving the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; evaluating the picture to try to identify any captured representation of any potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was captured in the picture, by searching the picture for the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; defining each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was identified to have been captured in the picture as an actual target user; retrieving the user preferences of any actual target user; determining whether the user preferences of any actual target user indicate a wish to distort at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user in the picture; in response to the user preferences, initiating a process to distort the at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user to generate a distorted picture; and providing at least a portion of the distorted picture to a computer network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving a picture and associated metadata, the picture and the associated metadata captured by a content capture system, the associated metadata including a picture time when the picture was taken and a picture location where the picture was taken, the picture possibly including a captured representation of a target user; means for storing recognizable characteristics of a plurality of target users, the recognizable characteristics of each respective target user of the plurality of target users capable of assisting in identifying captured representations of the respective target user in pictures, each respective target user of the plurality of target users associated with a respective mobile device; means for storing user preferences of each respective target user of the plurality of target users, the user preferences defining when the respective target user of the plurality of target users wishes to distort or wishes not to distort captured representations of the respective target user of the plurality of target users in pictures; means for capturing a target location of each respective mobile device associated with each respective target user of the plurality of target users at a plurality of target times in a day; means for identifying from the associated metadata the picture time when the picture was taken and the picture location where the picture was taken; means for evaluating the target locations of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the plurality of target users to identify any particular mobile devices that were at or near the picture location at or near the picture time to identify a set of one or more potential target users of the plurality of target users who might have been captured in the picture; means for retrieving the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; means for evaluating the picture to try to identify any captured representation of any potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was captured in the picture, by searching the picture for the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; means for defining each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was identified to have been captured in the picture as an actual target user; means for retrieving the user preferences of any actual target user; means for determining whether the user preferences of any actual target user indicate a wish to distort at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user in the picture; means for, in response to the user preferences, initiating a process to distort the at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user to generate a distorted picture; and means for providing at least a portion of the distorted picture to a computer network.
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a picture and associated metadata, the picture and the associated metadata captured by a content capture system, the associated metadata including a picture time when the picture was taken and a picture location where the picture was taken, the picture possibly including a captured representation of a target user; storing recognizable characteristics of a plurality of target users, the recognizable characteristics of each respective target user of the plurality of target users capable of assisting in identifying captured representations of the respective target user in pictures, each respective target user of the plurality of target users associated with a respective mobile device; storing user preferences of each respective target user of the plurality of target users, the user preferences defining when the respective target user of the plurality of target users wishes to distort or wishes not to distort captured representations of the respective target user of the plurality of target users in pictures; capturing a target location of each respective mobile device associated with each respective target user of the plurality of target users at a plurality of target times in a day; identifying from the associated metadata the picture time when the picture was taken and the picture location where the picture was taken; evaluating the target locations of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the plurality of target users to identify any particular mobile devices that were at or near the picture location at or near the picture time to identify a set of one or more potential target users of the plurality of target users who might have been captured in the picture; retrieving the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; evaluating the picture to try to identify any captured representation of any potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was captured in the picture, by searching the picture for the recognizable characteristics of each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users; defining each potential target user of the set of one or more potential target users who was identified to have been captured in the picture as an actual target user; retrieving the user preferences of any actual target user; determining whether the user preferences of any actual target user indicate a wish to distort at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user in the picture; in response to the user preferences, initiating a process to distort the at least a portion of the captured representation of the actual target user to generate a distorted picture; and providing at least a portion of the distorted picture to a computer network.
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