CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OCCLUSION USING AUGMENTED REALITY

1 . A device comprising:

a camera configured to capture an image of a physical object;

a display;

a processor comprising an augmented reality (AR) occlusion application configured to:

identify the physical object based on the image of the physical object;

determine that the physical object includes confidential content based on an identification of the physical object; and

display an AR content in the display in response to determining that the physical object includes the confidential content, the AR content configured to occlude only the confidential content.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

determine a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generate an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level of the confidential content; and

generate the AR content based on the occlusion configuration.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

identify a user of the device;

determine a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determine a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generate an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level of the confidential content exceeding the permission level of the user; and

generate the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content configured to occlude the physical object to the user.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

identify a user of the device;

determine a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determine a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generate an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level and the permission level, the occlusion configuration identifying a portion of the physical object to be occluded to the user;

generate the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content configured to occlude only the confidential content to the user.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

identify a user of the device;

determine a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determine that the confidential content includes a document;

determine a confidentiality level associated with the document;

generate an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level and the permission level, the occlusion configuration identifying a portion of the document to be occluded to the user; and

generate the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content occluding only the portion of the document to the user.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

identify a user of the device;

determine a permission level associated with an identification of the user; and

generate a replacement content consistent with the permission level of the user, the AR content including the replacement content, the replacement content configured to occlude and replace the confidential content.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR content includes a notification of the confidential content to a user of the device.

8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR content includes a portion of an image of a background of the physical object.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the AR occlusion application is further configured to:

detect a removal of the display from a line of sight between an eye of the user and the confidential content; and

generate a notification message to a server in response to detecting the removal, the notification message identifying the user and the confidential content.

10 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first set of sensors configured to generate user-based sensor data related to a user of the device; and

a second set of sensors configured to generate ambient-based sensor data related to the device,

wherein the AR occlusion application is configured to:

determine a user-based context based on the user-based sensor data, and an ambient-based context based on the ambient-based sensor data;

generate an occlusion configuration based on the user-based context and the ambient-based context; and

generate the AR content based on the occlusion configuration.

11 . A method comprising:

capturing an image of a physical object with a camera of a device;

identifying, using a hardware processor of the device, the physical object based on the image of the physical object;

determining, using the hardware processor, that the physical object includes confidential content based on an identification of the physical object; and

displaying an AR content in a display of the device in response to determining that the physical object includes the confidential content, the AR content configured to occlude only the confidential content.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generating an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level of the confidential content; and

generating the AR content based on the occlusion configuration.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a user of the device;

determining a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determining a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generating an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level of the confidential content exceeding the permission level of the user; and

generating the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content configured to occlude the physical object to the user.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a user of the device;

determining a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determining a confidentiality level of the confidential content;

generating an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level and the permission level, the occlusion configuration identifying a portion of the physical object to be occluded to the user; and

generating the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content configured to occlude only the confidential content to the user.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a user of the device;

determining a permission level associated with an identification of the user;

determining that the confidential content includes a document;

determining a confidentiality level associated with the document;

generating an occlusion configuration based on the confidentiality level and the permission level, the occlusion configuration identifying a portion of the document to be occluded to the user; and

generating the AR content based on the occlusion configuration, the AR content configured to occlude only the portion of the document to the user.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a user of the device;

determining a permission level associated with an identification of the user; and

generating a replacement content consistent with the permission level of the user, the AR content including the replacement content, the replacement content configured to occlude and replace the confidential content.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the AR content includes a notification of the confidential content to a user of the device or a portion of an image of a background of the physical object.

18 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting a removal of the display from a line of sight between an eye of the user and the confidential content; and

generating a notification message to a server in response to detecting the removal, the notification message identifying the user and the confidential content.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating user-based sensor data related to a user of the device; and

generating ambient-based sensor data related to the device,

determining a user-based context based on the user-based sensor data, and an ambient-based context based on the ambient-based sensor data;

generating an occlusion configuration based on the user-based context and the ambient-based context; and

generating the AR content based on the occlusion configuration.

20 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

capturing an image of a physical object with a camera of a device;

identifying the physical object based on the image of the physical object;

determining that the physical object includes confidential content based on an identification of the physical object; and

displaying an AR content in a display of the device in response to determining that the physical object includes the confidential content, the AR content configured to occlude only the confidential content.