Image processing method and intelligent household appliance

By combining color and depth images to detect the human body and sensitive areas, and by using image masking or physical occlusion of the camera, the privacy leakage problem caused by smart refrigerator cameras is solved, and effective privacy protection is achieved.

CN115909388BActive Publication Date: 2026-06-05HISENSE GRP HLDG CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HISENSE GRP HLDG CO LTD
Filing Date
2021-09-30
Publication Date
2026-06-05

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Smart refrigerator cameras may lead to the leakage of user privacy, especially the leakage of nude images of sensitive parts of users in the home, threatening user privacy and personal safety.

Method used

By combining color and depth images, human body areas and sensitive areas are detected, and privacy protection measures are taken, such as image masking or physical camera shielding, to prevent user privacy from being leaked.

Benefits of technology

It effectively detects and protects user privacy, avoids privacy leaks in smart refrigerator scenarios, and improves the robustness of privacy protection and detection effectiveness.

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Abstract

The application discloses an image processing method and intelligent household electrical appliances, which are used for avoiding user privacy leakage when collecting images in the scenario of an intelligent refrigerator. The method provided by the application comprises the following steps: when a user triggers an image collection device of the intelligent household electrical appliances to start, a color image and a depth image of the same scene are determined; and whether the scene has a user privacy leakage situation is judged based on the color image and the depth image.
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