US 12,293,493 B1
Hardware-based protection of private content captured by a camera device
Shaomin Xiong, Newark, CA (US); Lidu Huang, Danville, CA (US); Michael Andrew Brookmire, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Dongmin Yang, San Jose, CA (US); Fei Liu, Los Altos, CA (US); Yizhi Xiong, Foster City, CA (US); and Zhaochun Yu, Wilmette, IL (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/179,286.
Int. Cl. G06T 5/70 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 5/70 (2024.01) [G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G06T 2207/20132 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving input regarding a plurality of objects to be concealed in media captured by an imaging device;
identifying at least one of the plurality of objects in a field of view of the imaging device; and
modifying the at least one of the plurality of objects in media captured by the imaging device using one or more hardware-based actuators, wherein modifying the at least one of the plurality of objects causes the one of the plurality of objects to be concealed.