Targeted obstrufication of an image
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1. A device comprising:
- an anonymization module disposed in the device operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received digital and/or analog image; and
a communications module disposed in the device operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy; and
a display module coupled to the anonymization module, the display module operable to display an indication of anonymization policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system, a device, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program product. An embodiment provides a device that includes an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image. The device also includes a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy.
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1. A device comprising:
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an anonymization module disposed in the device operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received digital and/or analog image; and a communications module disposed in the device operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy; and
a display module coupled to the anonymization module, the display module operable to display an indication of anonymization policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to a privacy policy; and displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image; and sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy to at least a human-perceivable display. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device comprising:
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means for obscuring in response to a privacy policy a property of a subject depicted in a received image; means for displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and near in time to a capture of the received image; and means for sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy receivable by a human-perceivable display and means for displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium:
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a) program instructions operable to perform a process via a computing device, the process comprising; sending a signal indicative of a privacy policy receivable by at least a human-perceivable display; obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to the privacy policy; and causing a displayed indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image; and b) a computer-readable signal bearing medium bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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