Methods, systems, and devices for obscuring entities depicted in captured images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10346624-B2
Application number	US-201414186528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2014
Priority date	Oct 10, 2013
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring an image that includes a depiction of a feature of one or more entities, attaining identification of a particular entity of the one or more entities for which the depiction of the feature is present in the image, and obtaining relationship data that indicates whether the particular entity has a relationship with a device that facilitated acquisition of the image. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
one or more elements of programmable hardware configured to perform functions including at least:
acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image;
obtain term data using the pointer, which term data includes one or more terms of service that govern release of a clear version of the image, the one or more terms of service specifying one or more damages; and
release an at least partially clear version of the image based on an evaluation of the one or more damages.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
capture the image that contains the depiction of the feature of the particular entity.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire from another device metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire via a network metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire name metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire number metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
identify the particular entity.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said identify the particular entity comprises:
identify the particular entity at least partly through analysis of one or more previously captured images.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein said identify the particular entity comprises:
identify the particular entity at least partly through analysis of the metadata.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform functions comprising:
request identification data of the particular entity; and
receive the identification data of the particular entity.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
identify the particular entity at least partly based on the beacon.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine whether a name of the particular entity is stored.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine whether the particular entity is included within a contact list stored in memory.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine at least partly via user input whether the particular entity has a relationship with a device.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire metadata and obfuscated data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon included in the image comprises:
acquire metadata and encrypted data of an image that contains a depiction of a feature of a particular entity, the metadata including a pointer associated with a beacon associated with the particular entity in the image.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine whether the particular entity is included within a social network friend list.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the release an at least partially clear version of the image based on an evaluation of the one or more damages comprises:
release for viewing an at least partially clear version of the image based on an evaluation of the one or more damages.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
establish a handshake communication with the beacon.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine whether a pre-existing relationship exists with respect to the particular entity based at least partly on one or more images previously captured or stored.

21. The system of claim 1 , wherein the release an at least partially clear version of the image based on an evaluation of the one or more damages comprises:
release an at least partially clear version of the image based on an evaluation of the one or more damages and based on a specific key.

22. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware is further configured to perform a function comprising:
determine whether a pre-existing social media relationship exists with the particular entity.

23. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of programmable hardware are further configured to perform an operation comprising:
automatically adjust the one or more terms of service based at least partly on a popularity of the particular entity on social media.

24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the automatically adjust the one or more terms of service based at least partly on a popularity of the particular entity on social media comprises:
automatically adjust the one or more damages based at least partly on a popularity of the particular entity on social media.

25. The system of claim 24 , where

Assignees

• Elwha Llc

Inventors

• Holman Pablos
• Hyde Roderick A
• Levien Royce A
• Lord Richard T
• Lord Robert W
• Malamud Mark A

Classifications

• G06Q50/184 Primary

  Intellectual property management · CPC title

• G06F21/6209 Primary

  to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself · CPC title