Methods and apparatus for securely displaying digital images
AssigneeThe 41st Parameter, Inc.
InventorsOri Eisen, Raz Yalov
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and apparatus for securing personalized or sensitive information appearing in digital images. Digital images containing information to be secured is processed and divided into a plurality of image cells. At least one image cell from the plurality of image cells is selected and redacted or altered to render the information to be secured with the selected image cells indecipherable. The invention also provides methods and apparatus for redacting information to be secured in a high throughput automated process.
Claims25
A method for securing a digital image containing sensitive information, the method comprising:
- selecting a digital image;
- dividing the selected digital image into a plurality of image cells;
- selecting from the plurality of image cells at least one image cell;
- and
- automatically redacting the selected at least one image cell.
A computer readable medium containing program instructions for automatically securing a digital image which contains sensitive information, comprising:
- selecting a digital image;
- dividing the selected digital image into a plurality of image cells;
- selecting from the plurality of image cells at least one image cell;
- and
- redacting the selected at least one image cell.
The computer readable medium of 10, wherein the computer readable medium selects and redacts more than one digital image at substantially the same time.
A method for automatically securing a digital image, comprising:
- selecting a first digital image;
- dividing the first digital image into a plurality of image cells;
- altering at least a portion of at least one image cell;
- and
- generating a second digital image wherein the altered portion is indecipherable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.