US 11,734,397 B2
Hallmark-based image capture prevention
Sai Prasanth Vuppala, Visakhapatnam (IN); Phani Kumar V. U. Ayyagari, Hyderabad (IN); Madan K Chukka, Hyderabad (IN); Manish Anand Bhide, Hyderabad (IN); and Purnachandra Rao Jasti, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,066.
Prior Publication US 2023/0169155 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 21/16 (2013.01) [G06T 1/005 (2013.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G06F 2221/0737 (2013.01); G06T 2201/0064 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for image protection, the method comprising:
identifying, with a first device comprising a computer and a first camera, a picture having a hallmark;
transmitting via the first device a message requesting authorization to have a copy of the picture, the message containing data representative of the hallmark;
receiving, via the first device, a response message; and
determining via the first device whether the response message authorizes capture of a copy of the picture.