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US 2026/0228355 A1Published application
Trustworthy state indication and control systems for digital sensing systems
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsJames Pierce, Robyn Anderson
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a sensing device comprising a camera to capture sensor data, a user-perceptible indicator that indicates to a user a current privacy mode from a plurality of privacy modes, and a processor to process the sensor data based on the current privacy mode. The plurality of privacy modes includes at least a True On mode in which all sensing capabilities are active, a True Off mode in which no sensing capabilities are active, and at least one intermediate privacy mode in which a subset of sensing capabilities are active.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensing component;
- a user-perceptible indicator;
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to:
- select a current privacy state from a plurality of privacy states, the plurality of privacy states including a first privacy state, a second privacy state, and at least one intermediate privacy state between the first and second states;
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- control the user-perceptible indicator according to the current privacy state.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sensing component;
- a user-perceptible indicator;
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to:
- enforce sensing and processing capability limits corresponding to a selected capability state of a plurality of capability states, wherein the plurality of capability states are arranged along an ordered spectrum of sensing capability and include a maximum capability state, a minimum capability state, and at least one intermediate capability state, and the at least one intermediate capability state enables a proper subset of sensing or processing capabilities;
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- control the user-perceptible indicator to present a representation corresponding to the enforced capability state, wherein the apparatus is prevented from presenting a representation of a capability state unless the corresponding capability limits are enforced, and wherein the enforced capability state and the representation presented by the indicator are maintained in correspondence such that neither can change without a corresponding change in the other.
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