18462525. IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

MASANORI Fukada of Tokyo (JP)

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18462525 titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an image processing apparatus that can identify and handle privacy information within image files.

  • The apparatus determines if the image file structure allows for privacy information to be included in the data.
  • If privacy information can be included, the apparatus displays identification information to indicate this capability.

Potential Applications

This technology can be applied in various fields such as healthcare, law enforcement, and personal photography where privacy of information is crucial.

Problems Solved

This technology addresses the issue of handling privacy information within image files, ensuring that sensitive data is not displayed at a first priority.

Benefits

The apparatus provides a way to manage privacy information within image files, enhancing data security and privacy protection.

Potential Commercial Applications

"Privacy-Enabled Image Processing Apparatus" - Optimizing image processing for privacy-sensitive industries.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be image processing software that allows users to manually blur or redact sensitive information in images.

Unanswered Questions

How does the apparatus ensure the privacy information is not displayed at a first priority?

The apparatus likely uses algorithms to prioritize the display of non-sensitive image data over privacy information.

Can the apparatus detect different types of privacy information within the image files?

The apparatus may have the capability to recognize various types of privacy information based on metadata or specific patterns within the image data.


Original Abstract Submitted

An image processing apparatus that processes an image file having a structure that includes a plurality of pieces of image data and metadata relating to the plurality of pieces of image data comprises a determining unit configured to determine whether the structure is a file structure in which privacy information can be included in data, among the plurality of pieces of image data and the metadata, that is not to be displayed at a first priority, and a display control unit configured to, when the determining unit determines that the structure is a file structure in which privacy information can be included in the data, display identification information capable of identifying the structure as a file structure in which privacy information can be included in the data.