System and method for fine-grained control of privacy from image and video recording devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert G Farrell, James R Kozloski, Clifford A Pickover
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Abstract
A system and method for fine-grained privacy control of image and video recordings uses a model-based approach to solve privacy issues. The method includes steps of: receiving a digital capture of a subject bound by privacy constraints; receiving information regarding the subject, the environment, and the privacy constraints; using the information to generate a model image of the subject within the environment; associating a disposition tag with an appearance of the subject in the model image; and comparing the model image with the digital capture to determine coordinates in the recording where a privacy control action, such as a blocking action, should be applied.
Claims20
A method for providing privacy control for digital capture of a recording, said method comprising:
- using a processor device, performing:
- receiving the digital capture from a recorder, said digital capture comprising the recording of a person within an environment, wherein said person is bound by privacy constraints;
- receiving information regarding the environment, the person, and the privacy constraints;
- identifying the person within the digital capture based on the received information regarding the person;
- generating a model image of the environment including the person by applying the information about the person, the environment, and the privacy constraints;
- associating a disposition tag with an identified person in the model image, wherein said disposition tag references a privacy control action to take according to the person's privacy constraints;
- comparing the model image with the digital capture of the recording;
- and
- determining coordinates in the recording where the privacy control action is to be applied.
An information processing system for providing privacy control for digital capture of a recording, comprising:
- a processor device;
- and
- a memory operably coupled with the processor device, said memory comprising computer-executable instructions causing a computer to perform:
- receiving the digital capture from a recorder, said digital capture comprising the recording of a person within an environment, wherein said person is bound by privacy constraints;
- receiving information regarding the environment, the person, and the privacy constraints;
- identifying the person within the digital capture based on the received information regarding the person;
- generating a model image of the environment including the person by applying the information about the person, the environment, and the privacy constraints;
- associating a disposition tag with an identified person in the model image, wherein said disposition tag references a privacy control action to take according to the person's privacy constraints;
- comparing the model image with the digital capture of the recording;
- and
- determining coordinates in the recording where the privacy control action is to be applied.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with computer-executable instructions for providing privacy control for digital capture of a recording stored thereon, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
- receiving the digital capture from a recorder, said digital capture comprising the recording of a person within an environment, wherein said person is bound by privacy constraints;
- receiving information regarding the environment, the person, and the privacy constraints;
- identifying the person within the digital capture based on the received information regarding the person;
- generating a model image of the environment including the person by applying the information about the person, the environment, and the privacy constraints;
- associating a disposition tag with an identified person in the model image, wherein said disposition tag references a privacy control action to take according to the person's privacy constraints;
- comparing the model image with the digital capture of the recording;
- and
- determining coordinates in the recording where the privacy control action is to be applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.