Protection of private content and objects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10394188-B2
Application number	US-201615279779-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for shielding objects from view are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises detecting a specified presence around a given object; determining if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object; and when the detected presence does not have the authorization to view the given object, building a three dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence. In an embodiment, building the shielding image includes determining a position for the shielding image, and building the shielding image at the determined position. In an embodiment, a mobile communications device is used to build the holographic shielding image, and multiple cameras are installed in the mobile communications device to recognize placement of people in an area surrounding the given object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of generating a holographic image for shielding objects from view, comprising:
detecting a specified presence around a given object;
determining if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object;
and determining when and where to build a three-dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence, including when the detected presence does not have the authorization to view the given object, a holographic display apparatus building the three dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence, including
determining a position of the detected presence, using the determined position of the detected presence for determining a position for the holographic shielding image, and the holographic display apparatus building the holographic shielding image at the determined position for the holographic shielding image; and wherein:

the specified presence moves relative to the given object; and
the building a three-dimensional holographic image includes dynamically adjusting positions of the three-dimensional holographic image as the specified presence moves relative to the given object to keep the three-dimensional holographic image between the specified presence and the given object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a position for the holographic shielding image includes:
determining a position of the given object; and
using the determined position of the given object and the determined position of the detected presence in a process for determining the position of the holographic shielding image.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
a specified mobile communications device is used to build the three dimensional holographic shielding image; and
the detecting a specified presence around a given object includes using multiple cameras installed in the mobile communications device to recognize placement of people in an area surrounding the given object.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object includes:
obtaining image data of a defined area relative to the given object; and
analyzing the image data to determine if any one of a pre-specified group of images is present in the defined area.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein:
the analyzing the image data includes analyzing the image data to determine if any persons are in the defined area; and
the determining if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object further includes when any persons are determined to be in the defined area, identifying a security level for each of said any persons in the defined area.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the building a three dimensional holographic image includes generating a plurality of shielding holographic images at different positions at different times to shield the given object from the detected specified presence.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein:
the generating the plurality of shielding holographic images includes generating the plurality of the shielding holographic images at the different positions at the different times, to keep the given object shielded from the detected specified presence as the detected specified presence moves relative to the given object.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the building a three dimensional holographic image includes:
identifying a level of security for the given object; and
shielding the given object in a predetermined manner based on the level of security identified for the given object.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the given object is a three dimensional holographic object.

10. A system for generating a holographic image for shielding objects from view, comprising:
a mobile communications device including:
an imaging module for detecting a specified presence around a given object, a processing module for determining if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object and for determining when and where to build a three-dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence, and a holographic display module for building the three dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence when the detected presence does not have the authorization to view the given object; and wherein:
the processing module includes a sub-module for determining a position of the detected presence, and using the determined position of the detected presence for determining a position for the holographic shielding image;
the building a three dimensional holographic shielding image include building the holographic shielding image at the determined position of the holographic shielding image; the specified presence moves relative to the given object; and the building a three-dimensional holographic image includes dynamically adjusting positions of the three-dimensional holographic image as the specified presence moves relative to the given object to keep the three-dimensional holographic image between the specified presence and the given object.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein:
the imaging module obtains image data of a defined area relative to the given object; and
the processing module includes an image analysis sub-module for analyzing the image data to determine if any one of a pre-specified group of images is present in the defined area.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the imaging module includes multiple cameras to recognize placement of people in an area surrounding the given object.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the given object is a three dimensional holographic object.

14. A computer program product for generating a holographic image for shielding objects, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therein, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:
detect a specified presence around a given object;
determine if the detected presence has authorization to view the given object;
and determine when and where to build a three-dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence, including when the detected presence does not have the authorization to view the given object, operate a holographic display module to build the three dimensional holographic shielding image between the given object and the detected presence to shield the given object from the detected presence, including
determining a position of the detected presence, using the determined position of the detected presence for determining a position for the holographic shielding image, and building the holographic shielding image at the determined position for the holographic shielding image; and wherein:

the specified presence moves relative to the given object; and
the building a three-dimensional holographic image includes dynamically adjusting positions of the three-dimensional holographic image as the specified presence moves relative to the given object to keep the three-dimensional holographic image between the specified presence and the given object.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bostick James E
• Ganci Jr John M
• Keen Martin G
• Rakshit Sarbajit K

Classifications

• G09G2358/00

  Arrangements for display data security · CPC title

• G03H1/2294

  Addressing the hologram to an active spatial light modulator · CPC title

• G09G3/003

  to produce spatial visual effects · CPC title

• G03H2226/05

  Means for tracking the observer · CPC title

• G09G5/00

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title