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Patent No.:

US 12198204 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2023

Ledger-based image distribution permission and obfuscation

Applicant:

Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Pramond Verma, Fairfax, VA (US);

Richard Daniel Gunjal, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Dan Housley

Andrew M. Calderon

Calderon Safran & Wright P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Josnel Jeudy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/6254 (2013.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06V 40/166 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01);
Abstract

Using an image analysis model within an image intended for distribution online, an image portion depicting personally identifiable information is identified, the personally identifiable information comprising image data usable to identify a specific individual. Using an online profile, a person depicted in the image portion is identified. A transaction is posted in a publicly-accessible distributed encrypted ledger, the transaction comprising an encrypted request to allow the image to be distributed online. According to a response to the request, the image portion is obfuscated, the obfuscating comprising altering data of the image portion, the altering making the image portion unusable to identify the person.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Verma, Pramond. (2025). Ledger-based image distribution permission and obfuscation (U.S. Patent No. 12198204). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12198204

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