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US 10,503,924 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for automated privacy protection in distributed images
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsRobert Murphy, Evan Spiegel
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Abstract
A method executed by a computer includes receiving an image from a client device. A facial recognition technique is executed against an individual face within the image to obtain a recognized face. Privacy rules are applied to the image, where the privacy rules are associated with privacy settings for a user associated with the recognized face. A privacy protected version of the image is distributed, where the privacy protected version of the image has an altered image feature.
Claims13
A method executed by a computer, comprising:
- receiving a digital image from a client device;
- executing a facial recognition technique against an individual face within the digital image to obtain a recognized face;
- adding textual content to the digital image in response to the recognized face to form an enhanced digital image;
- applying privacy rules to the enhanced digital image, wherein the privacy rules are associated with privacy settings for a user associated with the recognized face;
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- distributing a privacy protected version of the enhanced digital image, wherein the privacy protected version of the enhanced digital image has an altered image feature, and wherein the distribution of the privacy protected version of the enhanced digital image is limited by selectively blocking distribution of the enhanced digital image in accordance with the privacy rules.
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