Information processing device and information processing method for avoiding leakage of information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11405528-B2
Application number	US-201917051621-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2019
Priority date	May 23, 2018
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

An information processing device and an information processing method capable of effectively implementing sales promotion measures for promoting product purchase via an EC company while avoiding leakage of personal information are provided. The information processing device includes a processing unit that performs mask processing or mosaic processing on a predetermined area of a captured image acquired by capturing at least one of a purchase history, a delivery statement, and an email provided to a user by at least one electronic commerce company, and a determination unit that determines whether the captured image that has been processed includes predetermined information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a processing unit configured to perform mask processing or mosaic processing on a predetermined area of a captured image acquired by capturing at least one of a purchase history, a delivery statement, or an email provided to a user by at least one electronic commerce company; and
a determination unit configured to
determine whether the captured image that has been processed includes predetermined information, and
output an alert to the user when the determination unit determines that the processed captured image does not include the predetermined information,

wherein the processing unit and the determination unit are each implemented via at least one processor.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform mask processing or mosaic processing based on a predetermined processing condition set in advance for each of the electronic commerce companies.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to modify or change the mask processing or the mosaic processing according to an operation of the user.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit is further configured to determine whether the processed captured image includes the predetermined information based on a predetermined set condition that is set in advance.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined information includes transaction identification information for identifying a transaction performed between the electronic commerce company and the user.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined information further includes transaction supplementary information about the transaction.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the transaction supplementary information includes at least one of transaction date, transaction product identification information, a transaction product name, a transaction quantity, or a transaction amount of money.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing device is a user terminal operated by the user.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 , further comprising an image capturing unit configured to capture at least one of the purchase history, the delivery statement, or the email,
wherein the image capturing unit is implemented via at least one processor.

10. The information processing device according to claim 8 , further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the processed captured image to a server,
wherein the transmission unit is implemented via at least one processor.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing device is a server that can communicate with a user terminal operated by the user.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive the captured image from the user terminal,
wherein the reception unit is implemented via at least one processor.

13. The information processing device according to claim 10 , further comprising an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the predetermined information from the processed captured image,
wherein the information acquisition unit is implemented via at least one processor.

14. The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein the information acquisition unit is further configured to acquire transaction information including a content of transaction performed between the electronic commerce company and the user from another server managed by the electronic commerce company using the predetermined information that has been acquired.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14 , wherein the transaction information includes at least one of transaction date, transaction product identification information, a transaction product name, a transaction quantity, a transaction amount of money, or a transaction status.

16. The information processing device according to claim 14 , further comprising an incentive determination unit configured to determine whether to provide a predetermined incentive to the user based on the transaction information referring to a predetermined incentive providing condition that is set in advance,
wherein the incentive determination unit is implemented via at least one processor.

17. An information processing method comprising:
performing mask processing or mosaic processing on a predetermined area of a captured image acquired by capturing at least one of a purchase history, a delivery statement, or an email provided to a user by at least one electronic commerce company;
determining whether the captured image that has been processed includes predetermined information; and
outputting an alert to the user when the determination of whether the captured image includes determined information determines that the processed captured image does not include the predetermined information.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute an information processing method, the method comprising:
performing mask processing or mosaic processing on a predetermined area of a captured image acquired by capturing at least one of a purchase history, a delivery statement, or an email provided to a user by at least one electronic commerce company;
determining whether the captured image that has been processed includes predetermined information; and
outputting an alert to the user when the determination of whether the captured image includes determined information determines that the processed captured image does not include the predetermined information.

Assignees

• Felica Networks Inc

Inventors

• Tada Jun

Classifications

• H04N1/4493 Primary

  Subsequently rendering the image intelligible using a co-operating image, mask or the like · CPC title

• G06Q30/0224 Primary

  based on user history · CPC title

• G06Q30/06

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• G06F21/6245

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title