Methods and apparatus for asserting and maintaining privacy
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1. A method of maintaining the privacy of a subject of a recording, comprising:
- determining the location of at least one subject;
providing the location of the subject to a database;
determining the location of a recording device when a recording is made;
providing the location of the recording device to the database; and
determining from the provided locations whether at least one subject is in the recording
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method of and apparatus for maintaining the privacy of a subject of a recording are disclosed. The location of at least one subject is determined. The location of the subject is stored in a database. The location of a recording device when a recording is made is determined. The location of the recording device is provided to the database.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of maintaining the privacy of a subject of a recording, comprising:
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determining the location of at least one subject;
providing the location of the subject to a database;
determining the location of a recording device when a recording is made;
providing the location of the recording device to the database; and
determining from the provided locations whether at least one subject is in the recording - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for maintaining the privacy of subjects of recordings, comprising:
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at least one device for use by a subject, arranged to provide the location of the subject to a database;
at least one recording device the location of which is provided to the database;
the database being arranged to determine from the provided locations whether at least one subject is in the recording - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of asserting privacy for a subject, comprising:
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registering a desire for privacy for the subject with a database;
determining the location of the subject; and
recording the location of the subject with the database. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of protecting privacy, comprising:
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receiving and storing subject location data indicating the location of at least one subject at a specified time;
receiving recorder location data indicating the location of a recording device;
comparing the subject location data with the recorder location data; and
determining from the comparison whether at least one subject may be in the recorded data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. Apparatus for protecting privacy, comprising:
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storing means for storing subject location data indicating the location of at least one subject at a specified time;
receiving means for receiving recording location data indicating the location of a recording device when data was recorded;
comparing means for comparing the stored subject location data with the recording location data; and
determining means for determining from the comparison whether at least one subject may be in the recorded data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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