Messaging system and method
OwnerIdan Zuta, Marc Zutainventors
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Abstract
A method for messaging personal pictures with others includes means for achieving a controlled level of sender's personal exposure with each recipient. A controlled level of sender's personal exposure is achieved by evaluating the picture and transmitting or displaying it only if predefined criteria regarding the evaluation results vs. characteristics of the intended recipient are met. A system for messaging personal pictures comprising means for storing pictures, means for pictures evaluation and means for pictures transfer or display according to the evaluation results.
Claims20
A method for messaging digital pictures with others by sending a user's pictures to a plurality of recipients, wherein the pictures include a user's face and/or body and/or parts thereof,
- characterised in that, prior to sending the pictures, further steps are performed for achieving a controlled level of a user's personal exposure with each recipient, comprising:
- a. evaluating a personal exposure in the picture by computing an amount of personal data revealed in the user's face and/or body and/or parts thereof;
- b. comparing the personal exposure in the picture with an amount of exposure allowed with an intended recipient;
- c. if the amount of personal exposure revealed in the picture is greater than the allowed level of personal exposure with the intended recipient, then editing the picture to reduce the level of the user's personal exposure;
- and wherein the pictures include one or more of the following:
- a photo, photograph, image, pic, file, stream of images, digital photo, stream from webcam, an original picture (OP), a picture version (PV), one picture or a stream of pictures or frames.
A system for messaging digital pictures with others, comprising picture input means connected to processor/controller means with memory means, and an output channel for sending the pictures, characterised in further including means for achieving a controlled level of a user's personal exposure prior to sending the pictures, comprising:
- a. means for evaluating a personal exposure in the picture by computing an amount of personal data revealed in the user's face and/or body and/or selected areas thereof;
- b. means for comparing the personal exposure in the picture with an amount of exposure allowed with an intended recipient;
- c. means for deciding whether the amount of personal exposure revealed in the picture is greater than the allowed level of personal exposure;
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- d. means for editing the picture to reduce the level of the user's personal exposure, if the amount of personal exposure revealed in the picture is greater than the allowed level of personal exposure;
- and wherein the pictures include one or more of the following:
- a photo, photograph, image, pic, file, stream of images, digital photo, stream from webcam, an original picture (OP), a picture version (PV), one picture or a stream of pictures or frames.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.