Method and apparatus for privacy protection in images
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorPranav Mishra
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed. The method includes defining a first privacy setting related to a user. Communicating the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server. Storing the first privacy setting related to the user on the server. Applying the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image. Determining to apply a second privacy setting related to the user. Defining the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- defining a first privacy setting related to a user, wherein the first privacy setting is determined by the user;
- communicating the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;
- storing the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;
- applying the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;
- determining to apply a second privacy setting related to the user, wherein the second privacy setting is determined by the user;
- and
- defining the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network,
- wherein the second privacy setting determines how the image or another image of the user is accessible from the another device of the second user while overriding the first privacy setting for a period of time.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- define a first privacy setting related to a user;
- communicate the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;
- store the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;
- apply the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;
- determine to apply a second privacy setting related to the user;
- and
- define the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network,
- wherein the second privacy setting determines how the image or another image of the user is accessible from the another device of the second user while overriding the first privacy setting for a period of time.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-readable code embodied thereon, the computer-readable code executable by an apparatus and causing the apparatus, in response to the execution of the computer-readable code, causing the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- define a first privacy setting related to a user;
- communicate the first privacy setting using a first radio communication network to a server;
- store the first privacy setting related to the user on the server;
- apply the first privacy setting when analyzing an image to determine the user in the image;
- determine to apply a second privacy setting related to the user;
- and
- define the second privacy setting related to the user and communicating the second privacy setting to another device of a second user using a second radio communication network, wherein the second privacy setting determines how the image or another image of the user is accessible from the another device of the second user while overriding the first privacy setting for a period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.