Encryption of media based on content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10860739-B2
Application number	US-201414568621-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: accessing, on a mobile end user device, a media file; processing, using a processor of the mobile end user device, the media file to characterize the media file; detecting, using the processor, at least one privacy-sensitive characteristic of the media file; and setting an indicator, using the processor, denoting the media file as privacy-sensitive prior to permitting the media file to be stored on a cloud account device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
accessing, on a device, a media file;
processing, using a processor of the device, image data of the media file to characterize the media file as being privacy sensitive or not privacy sensitive, wherein the processing comprises parsing the image data to identify characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive, wherein the characteristics comprise a geographic attribute and standardized parameters wherein the geographic attribute comprises a location coordinate identified by a user as a location to keep private and wherein the standardized parameters comprises characteristics of the image data identified as privacy sensitive;
setting an indicator, using the processor, denoting the media file as privacy-sensitive based on the identifying characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive;
in an automated synchronization process, notifying a user regarding the indicator prior to permitting the media file to be stored on a cloud account device;
determining, using the processor, a user response to the notifying is not received within a predetermined time; and
automatically encrypting or obfuscating the data of the media file prior to permitting the media file to be stored on the cloud account device in the automated synchronization process, wherein the encrypting comprises applying an encryption factor to the media file that matches the encryption factor of the device irrespective of an encryption factor of the cloud account device, wherein the encrypting or obfuscating comprises distorting a face of a user included in the media file.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media file is automatically encrypted if it is determined to be privacy sensitive prior to storage in a location selected from the group consisting of local device storage and removable storage.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the applied encryption factor does not match the encryption factor of the cloud account device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the applied encryption factor is a biometric encryption factor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises processing the media file to recognize a threshold amount of exposed skin.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises image processing.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data that characterizes the media file as being privacy sensitive is selected from the group consisting of: exposed skin, a predetermined body part, sensitive key words, and sensitive topics.

8. A device, comprising:
a network communication device;
a processor coupled to the network communication device;
a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
access, on the device, a media file;
process the image data of the media file to characterize the media file as being privacy sensitive or not privacy sensitive, wherein to process comprises parsing the image data to identify characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive, wherein the characteristics comprise a geographic attribute and standardized parameters wherein the geographic attribute comprises a location coordinate identified by a user as a location to keep private and wherein the standardized parameters comprises characteristics of the image data identified as privacy sensitive;
thereafter set an indicator denoting the media file as privacy-sensitive based on the identifying characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive;
in an automated synchronization process, notify a user regarding the indicator prior to permitting the media file to be stored on a cloud account device;
determine a user response to a notification of the indicator is not received within a predetermined time; and
automatically encrypt or obfuscate the data of the media file prior to permitting the media file to be stored on the cloud account device in the automated synchronization process, wherein the encrypting comprises applying an encryption factor to the media file that matches the encryption factor of the device irrespective of an encryption factor of the cloud account device, wherein the encrypting or obfuscating comprises distorting a face of a user included in the media file.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the media is automatically encrypted if it is determined to be privacy sensitive prior to storage in a location selected from the group consisting of local device storage and removable storage.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the applied an encryption factor does not match the encryption factor of the cloud account device.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the applied encryption factor is a biometric encryption factor.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein processing the data of the media file comprises processing the media file to recognize a threshold amount of exposed skin.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein processing the data of the media file comprises image processing.

14. A product, comprising:
a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor of a device and comprising:
code that accesses, on a device, a media file;
code that processes image data of the media file to characterize the media file as being privacy sensitive or not privacy sensitive, wherein the code that processes comprises code that parses the image data to identify characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive, wherein the characteristics comprise a geographic attribute and standardized parameters wherein the geographic attribute comprises a location coordinate identified by a user as a location to keep private and wherein the standardized parameters comprises characteristics of the image data identified as privacy sensitive;
code that thereafter sets an indicator, using the processor, denoting the media file as privacy-sensitive based on the identifying characteristics included in the media file designated as privacy sensitive;
code that, in an automated synchronization process, notifies a user regarding the indicator prior to permitting the media file to be stored on a cloud account device;
code that determines a user response to a notification of the indicator is not received within a predetermined time; and
code that automatically encrypts or obfuscates the data of the media file prior to permitting the media file to be stored on the cloud account device in the automated synchronization process, wherein the encrypting comprises applying an encryption factor to the media file that matches the encryption factor of the device irrespective of an encryption factor of the cloud account device, wherein the encrypting or obfuscating comprises distorting a face of a user included in the media file.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Li Scott Wentao
• Vanblon Russell Speight
• Rivera David

Classifications

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04W12/033

  of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic · CPC title

• H04L2463/061

  applying further key derivation, e.g. deriving traffic keys from a pair-wise master key · CPC title

• G06F21/6254

  by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification · CPC title

• H04L67/1097

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title