# US 9,438,851 B2 · Display apparatus and method for preventing divulgence of image information thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,851 B2 - Document ID: US9438851B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/298,653 - Filed: 2014-06-06 - Published: 2015-04-09 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-10-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kun-sok Kang; Hak-sup Song; Sang-il Lee; Joo-whan Lee; Seong-seol Hong; Soo-yong Lee; Mi-jin Choi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438851B2 ## CPC - H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)} - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - H04H 60/45: for identifying users - H04L 65/1089: by adding media; by removing media - H04N 7/155: {involving storage of or access to video conference sessions (tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831)} - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/44218: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)} - H04N 21/4542: {Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes} - H04N 21/4753: {for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password (cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08)} - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification} - H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method for preventing divulgence of image data thereof which may prevent image information including image data photographed by a camera of the display apparatus from being divulged by hacking, etc. The display apparatus includes a camera which captures an image; a display which displays the image thereon based on image data captured by the camera; a communicator which communicates with an outside of the apparatus through an Internet; and a controller which transmits image information including the image data captured by the camera, in the form of a transmission packet including the image data and a detection mark or indicator capable of detecting or indicating that the image data is to be transmitted to the outside, when the image information is to be transmitted to the outside through the communicator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus, comprising: a camera which photographs a scene to capture an image; a display which displays the image thereon based on image data captured by the camera; a communicator which communicates with an outside of the display apparatus through a communication network; and a controller which determines whether image information comprises, either first image information in which the image data captured by the camera is not included or second image information in which the image data captured by the camera is included, when the image information is transmitted via the communicator to the outside, and in response to the image information comprising the first image information, transmits the first image information to the outside, and in response to the image information comprising the second image information, performs a security operation with respect the second image information and transmits the second image information to the outside, wherein the security operation comprises forming a transmission packet of the transmitted second image information to comprise a detection mark showing that the image information includes the image data captured by the camera. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection mark comprises at least one of a tag showing that the image information comprises the image data captured by the camera, and user information concerning who has photographed the scene. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the user information comprises one of a user name and a user ID. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller determines whether the image data are to be transmitted to the outside, based on whether the image information comprises the detection mark when the image information is to be transmitted to the outside via the communicator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the controller further determines whether a video conference or video phone mode is active when it is determined that the image data are to be transmitted to the outside, and when it is determined that the video conference or video phone mode is not active, displays on the display a window comprising a message indicating that the image data captured by the camera are to be transmitted to the outside, a ‘continue tab’ for allowing a continued transmission of the image information to the outside, and a ‘cancel tab’ for stopping transmission of the image information to the outside, and when it is determined that the video conference or video phone mode is active, displays on the display a window comprising the message only. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the controller displays on the display a window comprising a message indicating that the image data captured by the camera are to be transmitted to the outside when it is determined that the image data are to be transmitted to the outside. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the window further comprises a ‘continue tab’ for allowing the continued transmission of the image information to the outside, and a ‘cancel tab’ for stopping transmission of the image information to the outside. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a microphone for inputting an audio, wherein the image information further comprises audio data that is input through the microphone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, providing a customization function, and further comprising a storage to store therein the image data captured by the camera, for each user. ### Claim 10 A method for preventing divulgence of image information of a display apparatus which comprises a camera, the method comprising: receiving a command for transmitting image information to an outside of the display apparatus; determining whether the image information comprises either first image information in which image data captured by the camera is not included or second image information in which the image data captured by the camera is included; and in response to the image information comprising the first image information, transmitting the first image information to the outside, and in response to the image information comprising the second image information, performing a security operation with respect the second image information and transmitting the second image information to the outside, wherein the security operation comprises forming a transmission packet of the transmitted second image information to comprise a detection mark showing that the image information includes the image data captured by the camera. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the detection mark comprises at least one of a tag notifying that the image information comprises the image data captured by the camera, and user information concerning who has photographed the scene. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the user information comprises one of a user name and a user ID. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: determining that the image data are to be transmitted to the outside depending on whether image information to be transmitted to the outside comprises the detection mark; and displaying a window comprising a message indicating that the image data captured by the camera are to be transmitted to the outside when it is determined that the image data are to be transmitted to the outside. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising determining whether a video conference or video phone mode is active after determining that the image information is to be transmitted to the outside, wherein the displaying the window comprises: displaying a window comprising the message, a ‘continue tab’ for allowing a continued transmission of the image information to the outside, and a ‘cancel tab’ for stopping transmission of the image information to the outside when it is determined that the video conference or video phone mode is not active; and displaying a window comprising the message only when it is determined that the video conference or video phone mode is active. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the displaying the window comprises displaying a window comprising the message, a ‘continue tab’ for allowing a continued transmission of the image information to the outside, and a ‘cancel tab’ for stopping transmission of the image information to the outside. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the display apparatus performs a customization function, and the image data captured by the camera comprise image data captured in real-time by the camera or image data stored for each user in advance. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the image information further comprises an audio that is input through a microphone. ### Claim 18 A method, comprising: converting image data in a display apparatus into a data packet; determining whether the image data is captured by a camera; in response to the image data not being captured by the camera, initiating transmitting the data packet and in response to the image data being captured by the camera, adding an indicator to the data packet for indicating that the packet is to be transmitted to an outside of the display apparatus; and initiating transmitting the data packet. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A method as recited in claim 18, further comprising displaying, when the packet includes the indicator, the image data to a user with a message indicating the image data captured by the camera is to be transmitted outside the display apparatus. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A method as recited in claim 19, further comprising allowing the user to stop the transmitting. ### Claim 21 A method, comprising: converting image data into a data packet; determining whether the image data is captured by a camera; and in response to the image data not being captured by the camera, initiating transmitting the data packet, and in response to the image data being captured by the camera, adding an indicator to the data packet for indicating that the data packet has been transmitted over an insecure network; and initiating transmitting the data packet over the insecure network. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising displaying, when the data packet includes the indicator, the image data to a user with a message indicating the image data is to be transmitted over the insecure network. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) A method as recited in claim 22, further comprising allowing the user to stop the transmitting.