IP Library Granted Patent US 10,185,841
Granted Patent B2
US 10,185,841 · App. 14/148,560 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Devices, methods, and systems for managing representations of entities through use of privacy beacons

Inventors: Pablos Holman (Seattle, WA); Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA); Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA); Richard T. Lord (Gig Harbor, WA); Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA); Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Elwha LLC
G06F21/6245G06F21/32G06F21/604G06K9/00671G06K9/46G06F9/451G06F2221/2141G06K2009/4666
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Patent No.
US 10,185,841
App. No.
14/148,560
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring a block of encrypted data that corresponds to an image that has been encrypted through use of a unique device code associated with an image capture device configured to capture the image that includes a representation of a feature of an entity, obtaining a privacy metadata that corresponds to a detection of a privacy beacon in the image, said at least one image captured by the image capture device, said privacy beacon associated with the entity, and determining, at least partly based on the obtained privacy metadata, and partly based on a calculation related to the block of encrypted data that corresponds to the whether to allow one or more processes related to the encrypted data block. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims (83)

1. A system comprising:

a memory bearing one or more executable instructions; and

a processor operably coupled to the memory, the processor programmed by the one or more executable instructions to perform operations including at least:

acquiring an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity;

detecting a privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity;

obtaining one or more terms of usage broadcast from the privacy beacon;

obfuscating the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon in the image;

providing the one or more terms of usage for user acceptance, the one or more terms of usage being automatically adjusted based at least partly on a popularity of the entity and a type of the at least one feature of the entity: and

releasing obfuscation of the image including the representation of the at least one feature of the entity upon user acceptance of the one or more terms of usage.

2. A system comprising:

circuitry configured for acquiring an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity that has been obfuscated;

circuitry configured for detecting identifier metadata associated with the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity;

circuitry configured for providing one or more terms of usage for user acceptance based on the identifier metadata, the one or more terms of usage being automatically adjusted based at least partly on a popularity of the entity and a type of the at least one feature of the entity; and

circuitry configured for releasing obfuscation of the image including the representation of the at least one feature of the entity upon user acceptance of the one or more terms of usage.

3. A method implemented by at least one computer processor programmed by one or more machine instructions, the method comprising:

acquiring an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity;

detecting a privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity;

obtaining one or more terms of usage broadcast from the privacy beacon;

obfuscating the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon;

providing the one or more terms of usage for user acceptance, the one or more terms of usage being automatically adjusted based at least partly on a popularity of the entity and a type of the at least one feature of the entity: and

releasing obfuscation of the image including the representation of the at least one feature of the entity upon user acceptance of the one or more terms of usage.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining the one or more terms of usage that set one or more conditions applicable to the image.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining the one or more terms of usage that specify one or more damages.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

assigning the one or more terms of usage to the privacy beacon.

7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

linking the one or more terms of usage with the privacy beacon.

8. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

assigning an address of the one or more terms of usage to the privacy beacon.

9. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

associating the one or more terms of usage with the privacy beacon.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the detecting the privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity comprises:

detecting a light privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity.

11. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining the one or more terms of usage that are transmitted.

12. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining a web address of the one or more terms of usage.

13. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on the at least one feature of the entity.

14. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on at least one property of the entity.

15. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on a specified net worth of the entity.

16. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating the one or more terms of usage that specify one or more damages for use of the image the contains the representation of the at least one feature of the entity.

17. The method of 16 , wherein the generating the one or more terms of usage that specify one or more damages for use of the image the contains the representation of the at least one feature of the entity comprises:

generating the one or more terms of usage that specify one or more liquidated damages for distribution to a social network of the image the contains the representation of the at least one feature of the entity.

18. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining the one or more terms of usage that include a liquidated damages provision.

19. The method of claim 3 , wherein the acquiring an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity comprises:

acquiring at an image capture device an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity.

20. The method of claim 3 , wherein the acquiring an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity comprises:

acquiring at a server an image including a representation of at least one feature of an entity.

21. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

monitoring for the privacy beacon.

22. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining an identity of the privacy beacon.

23. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

performing image recognition with respect to the image to recognize the at least one feature of the entity.

24. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining as metadata the one or more terms of usage.

25. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

confirming an identity of the entity based at least partly on a combination of recognition of the at least one feature of the entity and metadata.

26. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

acquiring multiple images of the at least one feature of the entity at one or more different angles to facilitate recognition of the at least one feature of the entity.

27. The method of claim 26 , further comprising:

identifying the at least one feature of the entity in the image based at least partly on image recognition performed using the multiple images of the at least one feature of the entity.

28. The method of claim 27 , further comprising:

generating at least a portion of the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on identification of the at least one feature of the entity in the image.

29. The method of claim 28 , wherein the generating at least a portion of the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on identification of the at least one feature of the entity in the image comprises:

generating at least a portion of the one or more terms of usage based at least partly on identification of the at least one feature of the entity in the image and based at least partly on a determined popularity of the entity.

30. The method of claim of 3 , wherein the detecting the privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity comprises:

optically detecting the privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity.

31. The method of claim 3 , wherein the obfuscating the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon comprises:

obfuscating the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon and in response to a determination of an absence of a preexisting relationship.

32. The method of claim 3 , wherein the detecting the privacy beacon in the image that includes the representation of the at least one feature of the entity comprises:

detecting at least one of the following types of the privacy beacon in the image: metadata, beacon, active, passive, visible, invisible, electromagnetic, thermal, reflective, RFID, near-field-communication (NFC), bar code, magnetic, broadcast, shape, feature, string of text or data, embedded, clothing integrated, or mobile phone integrated.

33. The method of claim 3 , wherein the obfuscating the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon comprises:

encrypting the representation of the at least one feature of the entity in response to detecting the privacy beacon.

34. The method of claim 3 , wherein the releasing obfuscation of the image including the representation of the at least one feature of the entity upon user acceptance of the one or more terms of usage comprises:

releasing obfuscation of the image for one or more of the following operations: display, access, transmit, post to social networking site, store, share, manipulate, save, or edit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: HOLMAN, PABLOS; HYDE, RODERICK A.; LEVIEN, ROYCE A.; LORD, RICHARD T.; LORD, ROBERT W.; MALAMUD, MARK A.
To: ELWHA LLC
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Continuity (17)
Continuation 14148523 · Jan 6, 2014
Continuation In Part 14051213 · Oct 10, 2013
Continuation In Part 14055471 · Oct 16, 2013
Continuation In Part 14055543 · Oct 16, 2013
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Continuation In Part 14084581 · Nov 19, 2013
Continuation In Part 14084591 · Nov 19, 2013
Continuation In Part 14108077 · Dec 16, 2013
Continuation In Part 14108107 · Dec 16, 2013
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Continuation In Part 14108217 · Dec 16, 2013
Continuation In Part 14109682 · Dec 17, 2013
Continuation In Part 14109726 · Dec 17, 2013
Continuation In Part 14145873 · Dec 31, 2013
Continuation In Part 14145886 · Dec 31, 2013
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