Targeted obstrufication of an image
Embodiments include a system, a device, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program product. An embodiment provides a device that includes an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image. The device also includes a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy.
1. A device comprising:
an anonymization module disposed in the device operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received digital and/or analog image; and
a communications module disposed in the device operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy; and a display module coupled to the anonymization module, the display module operable to display an indication of anonymization policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image further includes:
an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of at least one of a distinguishing part, aspect, and/or characteristic of a subject depicted in a received image.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image further includes:
an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of at least one of a person, face, article, license plate, and/or label associated with a subject depicted in a received image.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image further includes:
an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject represented in a received digital signal.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module operable to produce an anonymized image by causing in response to an anonymization policy a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image further includes:
an anonymization module operable to produce an anonymized image by at least one of initiating, triggering, instigating, bringing about, and/or affecting a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image in response to an anonymization policy.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy further includes:
a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy and receivable by a local image capture device.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy further includes:
a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy and receivable by a remotely located image capture device.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy further includes:
a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy and receivable by an anonymization indicator located at a location physically removed from the anonymization module.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy further includes:
a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy and receivable by a remotely located anonymization indicator that is coupled with an image capture system operable to capture and transmit the image.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy further includes:
a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy and to receive the image depicting a subject.
11. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a selector module operable to designate the anonymization policy.
12. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies further includes:
a selector module operable to implement the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies further includes:
a selector module operable to designate the anonymization policy in response to at least one of a received human input, a selection received from an anonymization controller, and/or a selection algorithm.
15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies further includes:
a selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from a library of at least two anonymization policies.
16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies further includes:
a selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies, the selected policy persisting as the selected policy for a time.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module further includes a selector module operable to designate the anonymization policy.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the anonymization module further includes a selector module operable to choose the anonymization policy from at least two anonymization policies.
19. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a digital storage media configurable by the anonymized image.
20. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a computing device.
21. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a computing device that includes the anonymization module.
22. A method comprising:
obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to a privacy policy;
and
displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image; and
sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy to at least a human-perceivable display.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to a privacy policy further includes:
obscuring a person, article, object, face, license plate, and/or label of a subject depicted in a received image in response to a privacy policy.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to a privacy policy further includes:
obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received digital, and/or analog image in response to a privacy policy.
25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy further includes:
sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy and receivable by at least one of a remotely located image capture device, a privacy policy indicator at a location physically distant from the device, and/or a local privacy policy indicator.
26. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image.
27. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
receiving the image depicting the subject.
28. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
saving digital data representative of the subject depicted in the received image with the property obscured in response to the privacy policy.
29. A device comprising:
means for obscuring in response to a privacy policy a property of a subject depicted in a received image;
means for displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and near in time to a capture of the received image; and
means for sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy receivable by a human-perceivable display and means for displaying an indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image.
30. The device of claim 29 , wherein the means for sending a signal indicative of the privacy policy receivable by a human-perceivable display include:
means for broadcasting the privacy policy.
31. The device of claim 29 , further comprising:
means for saving digital data representative of the subject depicted in the received image with the property obscured in response to the privacy policy.
32. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium:
a) program instructions operable to perform a process via a computing device, the process comprising:
sending a signal indicative of a privacy policy receivable by at least a human-perceivable display;
obscuring a property of a subject depicted in a received image in response to the privacy policy; and
causing a displayed indication of the privacy policy perceivable by a human proximate to the subject and prior to a capture of the received image; and
b) a computer-readable signal bearing medium bearing the program instructions.
33. The computer program product of claim 32 , wherein the process further includes:
receiving the image depicting the subject.
34. The computer program product of claim 32 , wherein the process further includes:
saving digital data representative of the subject depicted in the received image with the property obscured in response to the privacy policy.
35. The computer program product of claim 32 , wherein the computer-readable signal bearing medium further includes:
a computer storage medium.