Methods to prevent unauthorized photo and video capturing

Abstract

A visual content protection method is disclosed. The visual content protection method includes scanning and monitoring viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof using at least one scanning system, detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within the scanned viewers, comparing the detected at least one camera and / or the image capturing device with information from a library, determining compatibility percentage of the detected camera and / or the image capturing device with the library information, forming a blurred layer and / or positioning a mechanical obstacle in front of the presentation scene to block the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device view and / or shutting off light, and preventing taking a photo and / or recording a video of the presentation scene by the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device.

Description

METHODS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED PHOTO AND VIDEO CAPTURINGTECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to an anti-photography method and more particularly relates to a method for preventing unauthorized photo and video capturing of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, locations, meetings, and people.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] In today's digital age, preserving data in companies, cinemas, theaters, galleries, etc. is of paramount importance. Data is the backbone of decision-making, business operations, and strategic planning in companies. It encompasses everything from critical business information and financial records to proprietary research and customer data. Ensuring this data is preserved and protected is essential to maintain a competitive advantage, recover from disasters, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Misuse of data by users can lead to significant financial losses, reputational damage, and legal liabilities, making data preservation and security a top priority for companies. In entertainment venues including cinemas, galleries, and theaters, protecting intellectual property is equally crucial. Unauthorized recording of cinema scenes or performances can lead to significant financial losses and intellectual property theft.

[0003] Over the years, various methods have been developed to preserve data and prevent misuse by users. Traditional methods include physical backups on external hard drives, which are then stored in secure locations. More modem approaches involve cloud storage solutions with advanced encryption and access controls, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access sensitive information. Additionally, companies use RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) systems to provide redundancy and improve data reliability. Software solutions like automated backup programs, data synchronization tools, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems also play a crucial role in protecting data from misuse by monitoring and controlling data transfers and access. Various methods are employed to detect and prevent unauthorized recording in entertainment venues such as sensors and machine learning techniques.

[0004] Many systems and methods have been previously developed for the purpose of preventing photography of presentation scenes. For example, lun Yong Wayne Tan presenteda patent on “Method and system for identifying unauthorized image capture of secure monitor in work environment” (JP2021136016A). Jun Yong Wayne Tan has devised a method aimed at detecting unauthorized image captures of content displayed on secure monitors, bolstered by a comprehensive security system, a dedicated computer program, and a computer-readable storage medium. This innovative solution addresses scenarios in workplace environments where sensitive content associated with authorized users is displayed on secure monitors vulnerable to potential unauthorized viewing. The method involves a computing device monitoring each secure monitor through captured feeds, analyzing these feeds to detect specific trigger events indicative of unauthorized image capture attempts. Upon identifying such events, the system automatically initiates corrective actions to mitigate the security breach. This invention represents a robust approach to safeguarding confidential information and maintaining data integrity in sensitive workplace settings. Calm Sujin presented a patent on “Device with IR LED to prevent photographing” (KR20210144052A). Calm Sujin has developed a device featuring an infrared ray (IR) LED designed to prevent unauthorized photography. This innovative device addresses concerns surrounding the unauthorized capture of personal information and secure data displayed on computers, such as portrait rights, customer information, designs, blueprints, and intellectual property rights. Additionally, it extends its application to digital output devices like smartphone screens in public restrooms, lodging establishments, and similar environments. By incorporating an IR LED that emits infrared rays invisible to the naked eye, the device effectively acts as a backlight, preventing digital cameras equipped with standard sensors from capturing protected content without permission. This invention represents a significant advancement in safeguarding sensitive information and intellectual property from unauthorized photography. The invention utilizing an IR LED to prevent unauthorized photography addresses privacy concerns effectively by making digital content invisible to standard cameras. However, its reliance on IR technology may pose limitations in environments where ambient IR interference or advanced camera sensors capable of IR detection could potentially bypass its protective measures. Using IR technology may be harmful to eyes of the viewer with serious consequences. Additionally, the effectiveness of this technology may vary depending on the distance and angle of the camera relative to the protected content.

[0005] There is, therefore, a need for an efficient, reliable, and robust method to hinder an unauthorized, illicit, or improper misuse of data shown in presentation scenes. There is furthera need for a method to prevent people from taking pictures and / or recording videos of the presentation scenes.SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0006] This summary is intended to provide an overview of the subject matter of this patent, and is not intended to identify essential elements or key elements of the subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to determine the scope of the claimed implementations. The proper scope of this patent may be ascertained from the claims set forth below in view of the detailed description below and the drawings.

[0007] According to one or more exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a visual content protection method. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may scan and monitor viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof using at least one scanning system, detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within exemplary scanned viewers using a processing unit, comparing an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or image capturing device with information from a library using an exemplary processing unit, determining compatibility percentage of an exemplary detected camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device with an exemplary library information using an exemplary processing unit, forming a blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers to block an exemplary at least one camera and / or the image capturing device view when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than a threshold, and preventing taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof by an exemplary at least one camera and / or the image capturing device. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may be electrically connected to the at least one scanning system. In an exemplary embodiment, forming an exemplary blurred layer may include an electronically controllable transparency incorporated in a glass or mechanical blockage by activating a curtain / blind drop and / or risinga partition. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may include a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein and a processor configured to access an exemplary memory and execute an exemplary processor-readable instructions.

[0008] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may further include categorizing an exemplary library information and sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library information may include at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, giving an exemplary alarm and / or notification may include sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary alarm and / or the notification may include at least one of an exemplary categorized library information, at least one picture of an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device, a camera holder while trying to take a picture and / or record a video, and combinations thereof.

[0010] In an exemplary embodiment, forming an exemplary blurred layer may include forming an exemplary blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

[0011] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary presentation scene may include an electronic presentation screen, artworks in a gallery, theater scene, cinema scene, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include at least one of a computer screen, a smart phone screen, a tablet screen, an electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof.

[0012] In an exemplary embodiment, forming an exemplary blurred layer may include activating at least one of a curtain, a blind drop, a partition between an exemplary at least one of an exemplary theater scene, an exemplary cinema scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers.

[0013] In an exemplary embodiment, preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of at least one of an exemplary gallery, an exemplary theater, an exemplary cinema scene, an exemplary meeting, and combinations thereof may include identifying an exemplary camera holder from a data archive of registered people attending an exemplary at least one of an exemplary gallery, an exemplary theater, an exemplary cinema, an exemplary meeting, and combinations thereof, locating the camera holder with a light marker beam, and sending a first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority to take an action. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary first alarm and / or notification may include identification data, time tag, and location of an exemplary camera holder according to an exemplary data archive of an exemplary registered people.

[0014] In an exemplary embodiment, preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of exemplary artworks in an exemplary gallery, exemplary locations, exemplary assets, exemplary works with authorship may include taking at least one photo of an exemplary camera holder, saving an exemplary at least one photo in an exemplary memory, and sending an exemplary first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority.

[0015] In an exemplary embodiment, preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include taking at least one photo of an exemplary camera holder, saving an exemplary at least one photo in an exemplary memory, and disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

[0016] In an exemplary embodiment, disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder may include at least one of shutting down an exemplary electronic presentation screen, locking an exemplary electronic presentation screen, and combinations thereof.

[0017] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may further include sending a second alarm and / or a notification to at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary second alarm and / or notification may include an exemplary photo of an exemplary camera holder while trying to take a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary electronic presentation screen.

[0018] In an exemplary embodiment, forming an exemplary blurred layer may include placing a variable transparency layer between an exemplary at least one of an exemplary electronic presentation screen, exemplary artworks in an exemplary gallery, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary tradesecrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may become blurred when an exemplary processing unit determines that an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device has the compatibility percentage of more than 50 % compared to an exemplary library information.

[0019] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may include an electrochromic layer, a photochromic layer, a thermochromic layer, a liquid crystal layer, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), an electrophoretic layer, a polarized layer, an electrowetting layer, a pumped liquid layer, and combinations thereof.

[0020] In an exemplary embodiment, detecting an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device within exemplary scanned viewers may include using one algorithm. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary algorithm may include at least one of YOLO, Matlab, Faster R-CNN (Region-based Convolutional Neural Networks), SSD (Single Shot MultiBox Detector), Mask R-CNN, RetinaNet, Deep SORT (Simple Online and Realtime Tracking), EfficientDet, and combinations thereof.

[0021] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information may include at least one of a customized library, Pytorch, OpenCV, NumPy, Matplotlib, Roboflow, Kaggle, tqdm, Pillow (PIL), torchvision, Pandas, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information comprises at least one of shape of shape of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, reflection of an exemplary camera’s lens, dimension of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, shape of an exemplary lens, roughness of an exemplary lens, color of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, roughness of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device and combinations thereof.

[0022] In an exemplary embodiment, determining compatibility percentage of an exemplary detected camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device with an exemplary library information using an exemplary processing unit and forming a blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers to block an exemplary at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device view happen in a time period in a range of 1 ms to 100 ms.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The drawing figures depict one or more implementations in accord with the present teachings, by way of example only, not by way of limitation. In the figures, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements.

[0024] FIG. 1A illustrates a flowchart of a visual content protection method, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG. IB illustrates a flowchart of a method that may be further integrated to an exemplary visual content protection method, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG. 2A illustrates a flowchart of a method of preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary electrical presentation screen, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 2B illustrates a flowchart of a method of preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of at least one of an exemplary theater, cinema scene, gallery, meeting, and combinations thereof, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure; and

[0028] FIG. 3 illustrates a computer system in which an embodiment of the present disclosure, or portions thereof, may be implemented as computer-readable code, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0030] In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth by way of examples in order to provide a thorough understanding of the relevant teachings. However, it should be apparent that the present teachings may be practiced without such details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and / or circuitry have been described at a relatively high-level, without detail, in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring aspects of the present teachings.

[0031] The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the present disclosure, as to its structure, organization, use and method of operation, together with further objectives and advantages thereof, will be better understood from the following discussion. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth by way of examples in order to provide a thorough understanding of the relevant teachings. However, it should be apparent that the present teachings may be practiced without such details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and / or circuitry have been described at a relatively high- level, without detail, in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring aspects of the present teachings. The following detailed description is presented to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the methods and devices disclosed in exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. For purposes of explanation, specific nomenclature is set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that these specific details are not required to practice the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Descriptions of specific exemplary embodiments are provided only as representative examples. Various modifications to the exemplary implementations will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other implementations and applications without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the implementations shown, but is to be accorded the widest possible scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.

[0032] The present disclosure is directed to exemplary embodiments of a visual content protection method. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include preventing misuse of data shown in at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof by preventing capturing a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works withauthorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may be used for protecting data shown on electronic presentation screens, theater scenes, cinema scenes, artworks in a gallery, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include at least one of computers, tablets, smart phones, electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include forming a blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers to block an exemplary at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device view when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than a threshold. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary threshold may be 50 %. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may be used to hinder misuse of data shown on exemplary electronic presentation screens, exemplary theater scenes, exemplary cinema scenes, exemplary artworks in a gallery, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof.

[0033] In an exemplary embodiment, for implementing an exemplary visual content protection method a processing unit and at least one scanning system may be used. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least one scanning system may be electrically connected to an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least one scanning system may scan and monitor viewers of at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof using an exemplary at least one seaming system. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may include a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein and a processor configured to access an exemplary memory. In anexemplary embodiment, an exemplary processor may be configured to execute exemplary processor-readable instructions.

[0034] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include scanning and monitoring viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof, detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within exemplary scanned viewers using an exemplary processing unit, comparing an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or image capturing device with information from a library using an exemplary processing unit, determining compatibility percentage of an exemplary detected camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device with an exemplary library information using an exemplary processing unit, forming a blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers to block an exemplary at least one camera and / or the image capturing device view when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than a threshold, and preventing taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof by an exemplary at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary threshold may be 50 %. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may be electrically connected to an exemplary at least one scanning system. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may categorize an exemplary library data. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library data may include at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may help an exemplary at least one authority to find an exemplary camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device in a short period of time by specifying exact location of an exemplary camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary presentation scene may include at least one of an electronic presentation screen, a theater scene, artworks in a gallery, cinema scene,and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority, an exemplary alarm and / or an exemplary notification may include at least one of an exemplary categorized library information at least one picture of an exemplary at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device, a camera holder while trying to take a picture and / or record a video. In an exemplary embodiment, sending an exemplary alarm and / or notification to at least one authority may include sending a picture of an exemplary camera holder while taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary presentation scene, a secret documents including at least one of a hardcopy and an electronic version, anyone who is not willing for their pictures being taken, machine, equipment, a private location, a meeting, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof.

[0035] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include forming an exemplary blurred layer between exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary blurred layer may include a variable transparency layer. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may be electrically connected to an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may be formed in front of an exemplary electronic presentation screen, exemplary artworks in an exemplary gallery, exemplary meetings. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include at least one of a computer screen, a smart phone screen, a tablet screen, an electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may become blurred when an exemplary processing unit determines that an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or image capturing device has an exemplary compatibility percentage of more than 50% with an exemplary library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may include a transparent layer that becomes blurred when an exemplary compatibility percentage is more than 50%. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may include at least one of an electrochromic layer, a photochromic layer, a thermochromic layer, a liquid crystal layer, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), an electrophoretic layer, a polarized layer, anelectrowetting layer, a pumped liquid layer, electro-optic effects, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrochromic layer may change opacity based on an applied electrical voltage. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary photochromic layer may adjust transparency in response to UV light exposure. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary thermochromic layer may alter transparency with changes in temperature. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary Liquid crystal layer may use liquid crystals that change alignment to vary transparency when activated by an electric current. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) may suspend liquid crystals in a polymer matrix, allowing for transparency control via electric current. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrophoretic layer may utilize charged particles that move within a fluid or solid medium to change opacity when influenced by an electric field. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrophoretic layer may utilize charged particles that move within a fluid or solid medium to change opacity when influenced by an electric field. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary polarized layer may utilize polarized materials that may change alignment of light passing through, affecting transparency. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrowetting layer may use electric fields to control wetting properties of a hydrophobic surface, altering transparency based on changes in surface tension. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary pumped liquid layer may involve a layer where a liquid is pumped or controlled between two surfaces, altering optical properties of exemplary two surfaces to adjust transparency. In an exemplary embodiment, exemplary electro-optic effects may include Kerr effect and Pockels effects. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary Kerr effect and an exemplary Pockels effect may be a phenomenon where refractive index of a material changes in response to an applied electric field.

[0036] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary presentation scene, a secret documents including at least one of a hardcopy and an electronic version, anyone who is not willing for their pictures being taken, machine, equipment, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, preventing an exemplary camera holder while trying to take a photo and / or recorded a video of an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include taking at least one photo of an exemplary camera holder via an exemplary at least one scanning system, saving an exemplary at least one photoin an exemplary memory, and disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder to an exemplary electronic presentation screen. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may disconnect an exemplary camera holder when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is more than 50%. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may include an exemplary electronic presentation screen. In an exemplary embodiment, disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder may include at least one of shutting down an exemplary electronic presentation screen, locking an exemplary electronic presentation screen, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may send a second alarm and / or notification to at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary second alarm and / or notification may include an exemplary photo taken from an exemplary camera holder. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may categorize an exemplary library data. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library data may include at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library data may help an exemplary at least one authority to find an exemplary camera in a short period of time by specifying exact location of an exemplary camera.

[0037] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary at least one of artworks in galleries, theater scenes, cinema scenes, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary at least one of artworks in galleries, theater scenes, cinema scenes, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof may include identifying an exemplary camera holder from a data archive of registered people attending an exemplary at least one of an exemplary gallery, an exemplary theater, an exemplary cinema, an exemplary meeting, and combinations thereof, locating an exemplary camera holder with a light marker beam, and sending a first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority to take an action. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary light marker may include a He-Ne Laser beam. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary first alarm and / or notification may include identification data, time tag, and location of an exemplary camera holder according to anexemplary data archive of exemplary registered people. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary first alarm and / or notification may include at least one of an exemplary categorized library data, location of an exemplary camera holder, identification of an exemplary camera holder, time tag of an exemplary event, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library data may include at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof.

[0038] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may be implemented as a software in an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary method may use one algorithm of at least one of Matlab, YOLO, Faster R-CNN (Region-based Convolutional Neural Networks), SSD (Single Shot MultiBox Detector), Mask R-CNN, RetinaNet, Deep SORT (Simple Online and Realtime Tracking), and EfficientDet, and combinations thereof. YOLO (Y ou Only Look Once) is a state-of-the-art, real-time object detection algorithm. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary algorithm may include YOLOvl, YOLOv2, YOLOv3, YOLOv4, YOLOv5, YOLOv6, YOLOv7, and YOLOv8. In an exemplary embodiment, YOLO may operate by framing object detection as a single regression problem, straight from image pixels to bounding box coordinates and class probabilities. In an exemplary embodiment, Y OLO may simultaneously predict multiple bounding boxes and class probabilities. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information may include at least one of shape of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, reflection of an exemplary camera’s lens, dimension of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, shape of an exemplary lens, roughness of an exemplary lens, color of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, roughness of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information may include at least one of a customized library, Pytorch, OpenCV, NumPy, Matplotlib, Roboflow, Kaggle, tqdm, Pillow (PIL), torchvision, Pandas, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary customized library may include a customized compilation of necessary and enough collection of an exemplary library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary necessary and enough collection of an exemplary library information may include every data regarding physical characteristics of a camera.

[0039] FIG. 1 A illustrates a flowchart 100 of a visual content protection method 102, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, method 102 may include a step 104 of scanning and monitoring viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, a step 106 of detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within the scanned viewers, a step 108 of comparing the detected at least one second camera and / or the image capturing device with information from a library, a step 110 of determining compatibility percentage of the detected second camera and / or the image capturing device with the library information, a step 112 of forming a blurred layer between the at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers, and a step 114 of preventing taking a photo and / or recording a video.

[0040] In further detail with respect to step 104, step 104 of scanning and monitoring viewers may include scanning exemplary viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof using at least one scanning system. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least scanning system may scan and monitor at least one person who is watching an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least one scanning system may record a video of at least one person who is watching an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary scanning system may scan with a maximum field of view of 180 degrees. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary scanning system may be electrically connected to an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary scanning system may scan and monitor at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary presentation scene may include a screen of an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary presentation scene may include at least one of an electronicpresentation screen, an artwork in a gallery, a theater scene, a cinema scene, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include at least one of a computer screen, a smart phone screen, a tablet screen, an electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof.

[0041] In further detail with respect to step 106, step 106 of detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device may include detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within an exemplary scanned viewers using an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, exemplary scanned viewers may include recorded videos of exemplary viewers. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may divide an exemplary recorded video into a plurality of frames. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may use an algorithm to detect an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device within an exemplary plurality of frames of an exemplary recorded video. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary algorithm may include at least one of Matlab, YOLO, Faster R-CNN (Region-based Convolutional Neural Networks), SSD (Single Shot MultiBox Detector), Mask R-CNN, RetinaNet, Deep SORT (Simple Online and Realtime Tracking), EfficientDet, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary YOLO algorithm may include at least one of YOLOvl, YOLOv2, YOLOv3, YOLOv4, YOLOv5, YOLOv6, YOLOv7, YOLOv8, and combinations thereof.

[0042] In further detail with respect to step 108, step 108 of comparing an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or image capturing device may include comparing an exemplary detected at least one camera and / or image capturing device with information from a library using an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information may include at least one of Pytorch, OpenCV, NumPy, Matplotlib, Roboflow, Kaggle, tqdm, Pillow (PIL), torchvision, Pandas, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary library information may include at least one of shape of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, reflection of an exemplary camera’s lens, dimension of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, shape of an exemplary lens, roughness of an exemplary lens, color of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device, roughness of an exemplary camera and / or image capturing device and combinations thereof.

[0043] In further detail with respect to step 110, step 110 of determining compatibility percentage of an exemplary detected camera and / or the image capturing device may include determining compatibility percentage of an exemplary detected camera with an exemplarylibrary information using an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary compatibility percentage may include a validation parameter to determine how much an exemplary detected camera is similar to an exemplary library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may confirm existence of an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device within exemplary frames when an exemplary compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

[0044] In further detail with respect to step 112, step 112 of forming a blurred layer between an exemplary at least one of a presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers may be used to prevent a camera holder (an exemplary viewer) from seeing an exemplary presentation scene when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than a threshold. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary threshold is 50%. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary blurred layer may include at least one of a variable transparency layer, a curtain, a blind drop, a partition between at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may be used to prevent taking a photo and / or recoding a video by an exemplary camera holder of at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary curtain may be used to prevent taking a photo and / or recoding a video by an exemplary camera holder of at least one of an exemplary at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, forming an exemplary blurred layer may include forming an exemplary at least one of an exemplary curtain, an exemplary blind drop, an exemplary partition between an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplarypeople, and combinations thereof and exemplary viewers when an exemplary compatibility percentage of an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device is more than 50% compared to an exemplary library information.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may include a transparent layer that blurs in response to detection of an exemplary camera with compatibility percentage of more than 50% compared to an exemplary library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary variable transparency layer may include at least one of an electrochromic layer, a photochromic layer, a thermochromic layer, a liquid crystal layer, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), an electrophoretic layer, a polarized layer, an electrowetting layer, a pumped liquid layer, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrochromic layer may change opacity based on an applied electrical voltage. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary photochromic layer may adjust transparency in response to UV light exposure. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary thermochromic layer may alter transparency with changes in temperature. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary Liquid crystal layer may use liquid crystals that change alignment to vary transparency when activated by an electric current. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) may suspend liquid crystals in a polymer matrix, allowing for transparency control via electric current. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrophoretic layer may utilize charged particles that move within a fluid or solid medium to change opacity when influenced by an electric field. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electrophoretic layer may utilize charged particles that move within a fluid or solid medium to change opacity when influenced by an electric field. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary polarized layer may utilize polarized materials that can change the alignment of light passing through, affecting transparency. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary Electrowetting layer may use electric fields to control the wetting properties of a hydrophobic surface, altering transparency based on changes in surface tension. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary pumped liquid layer may involve a layer where a liquid is pumped or controlled between two surfaces, altering optical properties of exemplary two surfaces to adjust transparency.

[0046] In further detail with respect to step 114, step 114 of preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video may include preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video when an exemplary determinedcompatibility percentage is higher than a threshold. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary threshold may be 50%. In an exemplary embodiment, visual content protection method 102 may employ method 202 and method 222 for preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets, an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof. Method 202 and method 222 are illustrated below.

[0047] FIG. IB illustrates a flowchart 120 of a method 122 that may be further integerated to visual content protection method 102, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, method 122 may include a step 124 of categorizing the library information and a step 126 of sending an alarm and / or notification including the categorized library information to at least one authority.

[0048] In further detail with respect to step 124, step 124 of categorizing the library information may include categorizing an exemplary library information using an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library information may include at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library information may help authorities to find an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device in a short period of time.

[0049] In further detail with respect to step 126, step 126 of sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority may include sending an exemplary alarm and / or notification to at least one authority using an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may be electrically connected to an alarm device. In an exemplary embodiment, sending an exemplary alarm and / or notification may include sending an exemplary categorized library data to an exemplary at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, sending an exemplary alarm and / or notification may further include at least one picture of the at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device, a picture of a camera holder while trying to take a picture and / or record a video, and combinations thereof.

[0050] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may include preventing exemplary viewers to take a photo and / or record a video of at least one of an exemplary presentation scene, exemplary works with authorship rights, exemplary assets,an exemplary intellectual property, exemplary trade secrets, exemplary locations, exemplary meetings, exemplary people, and combinations thereof In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary presentation scene may include at least one of electronic presentation screen, artworks in a gallery, a theater scene, a cinema scene, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary electronic presentation screen may include at least one of a computer screen, a smart phone screen, a tablet screen, an electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof. FIG. 2A illustrates a flowchart 200 of a method 202 of preventing an exemplary camera holder (viewer) from taking a photo and / or recording a video of an exemplary electrical presentation screen, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, method 202 may include a step 204 of taking at least one photo of the camera holder, a step 206 of saving the at least one photo in the memory, and a step 208 of disconnecting access of the camera holder when the determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

[0051] In further detail with respect to step 204, step 204 of taking at least one photo of an exemplary camera holder may include taking at least one photo of an exemplary camera holder using an exemplary at least one scanning system. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least one photo may include an exemplary camera holder and an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may detect an exemplary camera holder and an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device within an exemplary at least one photo. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may identify background of an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device and an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may produce one photo using an exemplary background and motion of an exemplary at least one camera and / or image capturing device within an exemplary background.

[0052] In further detail with respect to step 206, step 206 of saving the at least one photo may include saving an exemplary at least one photo in an exemplary memory. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary memory may be used to store at least one of recorded videos of an exemplary at least scanning system, an exemplary library information, data of an exemplary camera holder, an exemplary photo of an exemplary camera holder while trying to take a photo and / or record a video of an exemplary electronic presentation screen, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may identify an exemplary cameraholder within an exemplary plurality of frames. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary at least one photo with identification data of an exemplary camera holder and an exmpalry time tag may be send to at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may further categorize an exemplary library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library information may include a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary categorized library information may help an exemplary at least one authority to find an exemplary camera in a short period of time. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may send an exemplary at least one photo including categorized library information to an exemplary at least one authority. In an exemplary embodiment, sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority may include sending at least one picture of an exemplary at least one camera and / or an exemplary image capturing device and an exemplary camera holder while trying to take a picture and / or record a video.

[0053] In further detail with respect to step 208, step 208 of disconnecting access of the camera holder may include disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder when an exemplary determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%. In an exemplary embodiment, disconnecting access of an exemplary camera holder may include at least one of shutting down an exemplary electronic presentation screen, locking an exemplary electronic presentation screen, and combinations thereof.

[0054] FIG. 2B illustrates a flowchart 220 of a method 222 of preventing an exemplary camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of at least one of an exemplary theater scene, cinema scene, artworks in a gallery, meetings, and combinations thereof, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, method 220 may include a step 224 of identifying an exemplary camera holder from a data archive of registered people for attending an exemplary at least one of the gallery, an exemplary theater, an exemplary cinema, exemplary meetings, and combinations thereof, a step 226 of locating the camera holder with a light marker beam, and a step 228 of sending a first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority to take an action.

[0055] In further detail with respect to step 224, step 224 of identifying the camera holder may include identifying an exemplary camera holder from a data archive of registered people attending an exemplary at least one of an exemplary gallery, an exemplary theater, anexemplary cinema, meetings, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may identify an exemplary camera holder within a plurality of frames of an exemplary recorded video. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may check seat number, time tag, and identification of an exemplary camera holder using an exemplary data archive of registered people.

[0056] In further detail with respect to step 226, step 226 of locating the camera holder with a light marker may include illuminating an exemplary camera holder with an exemplary light marker directed towards a point among a crowd. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary light marker may be electrically connected to an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary light marker may include the same sight view as an exemplary at least one scanning system. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary light marker may illuminate an exemplary camera holder for faster reaction of an exemplary at least one authority.

[0057] In further detail with respect to step 228, step 228 of sending a first alarm and / or notification may include sending a first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority to take an action. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary first alarm and / or notification may include at least one of identification data of an exemplary camera holder, time tag, location (seat number) of an exemplary camera holder, and combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary first alarm and / or notification may include an exemplary categorized library information. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary visual content protection method may be implemented on an exemplary processing unit. In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may include a computer system which is illustrated in FIG. 3 and described herein below. In an exemplary embodiment, overall response time of an exemplary processing unit can be improved with faster processor; therefore, the more sensitive data requiring protection the faster processor may be employed.

[0058] In an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary processing unit may include a computer system. FIG. 3 illustrates a computer system 300 in which an embodiment of the present disclosure, or portions thereof, may be implemented as computer-readable code, consistent with one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, steps 106 108, and 110 of flowchart 100, steps 124 and 126 of flowchart 120, steps 206 and 208 of flowchart 200, and steps 224 and 228 of flowchart 220 may be implemented in computer system 300 using hardware, software, firmware, tangible computer readable media havinginstructions stored thereon, or a combination thereof and may be implemented in one or more computer systems or other processing systems. In an exemplary embodiment, computer system 300 may include processor 304.

[0059] If programmable logic is used, such logic may execute on a commercially available processing platform or a special purpose device. One ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter can be practiced with various computer system configurations, including multi-core multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, computers linked or clustered with distributed functions, as well as pervasive or miniature computers that may be embedded into virtually any device.

[0060] For instance, a computing device having at least one processor device and a memory may be used to implement the above-described embodiments. A processor device may be a single processor, a plurality of processors, or combinations thereof. Processor devices may have one or more processor “cores.”

[0061] An embodiment of the invention is described in terms of this example computer system 500. After reading this description, it will become apparent to a person skilled in the relevant art how to implement the invention using other computer systems and / or computer architectures. Although operations may be described as a sequential process, some of the operations may in fact be performed in parallel, concurrently, and / or in a distributed environment, and with program code stored locally or remotely for access by single or multiprocessor machines. In addition, in some embodiments the order of operations may be rearranged without departing from the spirit of the disclosed subject matter.

[0062] Processor 304 may be a special purpose or a general-purpose processor device. As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the relevant art, processor 304 may also be a single processor in a multi-core / multiprocessor system, such system operating alone, or in a cluster of computing devices operating in a cluster or server farm. Processor 304 may be connected to a communication infrastructure 302, for example, a bus, message queue, network, or multicore message-passing scheme.

[0063] In an exemplary embodiment, computer system 300 may include a display interface 308, for example a video connector, to transfer data to a display unit 326, for example, a monitor. Computer system 300 may also include a main memory 306, for example, random access memory (RAM), and may also include a secondary memory 310. Secondary memory 310 may include, for example, a hard disk drive 312, and a removable storage drive 314.Removable storage drive 314 may include a floppy disk drive, a magnetic tape drive, an optical disk drive, a flash memory, or the like. Removable storage drive 314 may read from and / or write to a removable storage unit 324 in a well-known manner. Removable storage unit 324 may include a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, an optical disk, etc., which may be read by and written to by removable storage drive 314. As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the relevant art, removable storage unit 324 may include a computer usable storage medium having stored therein computer software and / or data.

[0064] In alternative implementations, secondary memory 310 may include other similar means for allowing computer programs or other instructions to be loaded into computer system 300. Such means may include, for example, a removable storage unit 322 and an interface 316. Examples of such means may include a program cartridge and cartridge interface (such as that found in video game devices), a removable memory chip (such as an EPROM, or PROM) and associated socket, and other removable storage units 322 and interfaces 316 which allow software and data to be transferred from removable storage unit 322 to computer system 300.

[0065] Computer system 300 may also include a network interface 318. Network interface 318 allows software and data to be transferred between computer system 300 and external devices. Network interface 318 may include a modem, a network interface (such as an Ethernet card), a communications port, a PCMCIA slot and card, or the like. Software and data transferred via network interface 318 may be in the form of signals, which may be electronic, electromagnetic, optical, or other signals capable of being received by network interface 318. These signals may be provided to network interface 318 via a communications path 320. Communications path 320 carries signals and may be implemented using wire or cable, fiber optics, a phone line, a cellular phone link, an RF link or other communications channels.

[0066] In this document, the terms “computer program medium” and “computer usable medium” are used to generally refer to media such as removable storage unit 324, removable storage unit 322, and a hard disk installed in hard disk drive 312. Computer program medium and computer usable medium may also refer to memories, such as main memory 306 and secondary memory 310, which may be memory semiconductors (e.g. DRAMs, etc.).

[0067] Computer programs (also called computer control logic) are stored in main memory 306 and / or secondary memory 310. Computer programs may also be received via network interface 318. Such computer programs, when executed, enable computer system 300 to implement different embodiments of the present disclosure as discussed herein. In particular,the computer programs, when executed, enable processor device 304 to implement the processes of the present disclosure, such as the operations in method 102 illustrated by flowchart 100 of FIG 1A, flowchart 120 of FIG IB, flowchart 200 of FIG. 2A, and flowchart 220 of FIG. 2B discussed above. Accordingly, such computer programs represent controllers of computer system 300. where exemplary embodiments of method 102 method 122, method 202, and method 222 are implemented using software, the software may be stored in a computer program product and loaded into computer system 300 using removable storage drive 314, interface 316, and hard disk drive 312, or network interface 318.

[0068] Embodiments of the present disclosure also may be directed to computer program products including software stored on any computer useable medium. Such software, when executed in one or more data processing device, causes a data processing device to operate as described herein. An embodiment of the present disclosure may employ any computer useable or readable medium. Examples of computer useable mediums include, but are not limited to, primary storage devices (e.g., any type of random access memory), secondary storage devices (e.g., hard drives, floppy disks, CD ROMS, ZIP disks, tapes, magnetic storage devices, and optical storage devices, MEMS, nanotechnological storage device, etc.).

[0069] The embodiments have been described above with the aid of functional building blocks illustrating the implementation of specified functions and relationships thereof. The boundaries of these functional building blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein for the convenience of the description. Alternate boundaries can be defined so long as the specified functions and relationships thereof are appropriately performed.

[0070] Industrial Applicability

[0071] An exemplary method employs a blurred screen approach when detecting a photographic action, making it suitable for diverse industrial applications. An exemplary innovation ensures that sensitive content displayed on electronic screens, whether in cinemas, theaters, galleries, or during presentations, remains protected from unauthorized photography. By dynamically blurring the screen upon detecting a photographic attempt, an exemplary method effectively prevents clear and identifiable images from being captured, thereby safeguarding intellectual property, preserving artistic integrity, and maintaining privacy in professional settings. This approach not only enhances security measures against potential data breaches but also reinforces compliance with copyright laws and confidentiality agreements across various sectors.

[0072] While the foregoing has described what are considered to be the best mode and / or other examples, it is understood that various modifications may be made therein and that the subject matter disclosed herein may be implemented in various forms and examples, and that the teachings may be applied in numerous applications, only some of which have been described herein. It is intended by the following claims to claim any and all applications, modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the present teachings.

[0073] Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are set forth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, are approximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable range that is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with what is customary in the art to which they pertain.

[0074] The scope of protection is limited solely by the claims that now follow. That scope is intended and should be interpreted to be as broad as is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the language that is used in the claims when interpreted in light of this specification and the prosecution history that follows and to encompass all structural and functional equivalents. Notwithstanding, none of the claims are intended to embrace subject matter that fails to satisfy the requirement of Sections 101, 102, or 103 of the Patent Act, nor should they be interpreted in such a way. Any unintended embracement of such subject matter is hereby disclaimed.

[0075] Except as stated immediately above, nothing that has been stated or illustrated is intended or should be interpreted to cause a dedication of any component, step, feature, object, benefit, advantage, or equivalent to the public, regardless of whether it is or is not recited in the claims.

[0076] It will be understood that the terms and expressions used herein have the ordinary meaning as is accorded to such terms and expressions with respect to their corresponding respective areas of inquiry and study except where specific meanings have otherwise been set forth herein. Relational terms such as first and second and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by “a” or “an” does not,without further constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

[0077] The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various implementations. This is for purposes of streamlining the disclosure, and is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed implementations require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed implementation. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.

[0078] While various implementations have been described, the description is intended to be exemplary, rather than limiting and it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many more implementations and implementations are possible that are within the scope of the implementations. Although many possible combinations of features are shown in the accompanying figures and discussed in this detailed description, many other combinations of the disclosed features are possible. Any feature of any implementation may be used in combination with or substituted for any other feature or element in any other implementation unless specifically restricted. Therefore, it will be understood that any of the features shown and / or discussed in the present disclosure may be implemented together in any suitable combination. Accordingly, the implementations are not to be restricted except in light of the attached claims and their equivalents. Also, various modifications and changes may be made within the scope of the attached claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A visual content protection method, the method comprising: scanning and monitoring viewers of at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof using at least one scanning system; detecting at least one camera and / or image capturing device within the scanned viewers using a processing unit, the processing unit being electrically connected to the at least one scanning system, the processing unit comprising: a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor- readable instructions; comparing the detected at least one camera and / or the image capturing device with information from a library using the processing unit; determining compatibility percentage of the detected camera and / or the image capturing device with the library information using the processing unit; forming a blurred layer between the at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers to block the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device view when the determined compatibility percentage is higher than a threshold; and preventing taking a photo and / or recording a video of the at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, private locations, private meetings, people, and combinations thereof by the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device.. The visual content protection method of claim 1, further comprises: categorizing the library information, the categorized library information comprising at least one of a phone, a hidden camera on glasses, a hidden camera on clothes, a wristwatch camera, a pen camera, and combinations thereof; and sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority, the alarm and / or the notification comprising at least one of the categorized library information, at least one picture of the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device, a camera holder while trying to take a picture and / or record a video, and combinations thereof.

3. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein forming the blurred layer comprises forming the blurred layer between the at least one of a presentation scene, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectual property, trade secrets, locations, meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers when the determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

4. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein the presentation scene comprises an electronic presentation screen, artworks in a gallery, a theater scene, and a cinema scene.

5. The visual content protection method of claim 4, wherein forming the blurred layer comprises electrically controlling transparency between the at least one of the theater scene, the cinema scene, the works with authorship rights, the assets, the intellectual property, the trade secrets, the locations, the meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers by activating at least one of a curtain, a blind drop, a partition between the at least one of the theater scene, the cinema scene, the works with authorship rights, the assets, the intellectualproperty, the trade secrets, the locations, the meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers.

6. The visual content protection method of claim 4, wherein preventing the camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of at least one of artworks in the gallery, the theater scene, the cinema scene, meetings, and combinations thereof, comprises: identifying a camera holder from a data archive of registered people attending the at least one of the theater, the cinema, meetings, an\d combinations thereof; locating the camera holder with a light marker beam; and sending a first alarm and / or notification to at least one authority to take an action, the first alarm and / or notification comprising identification data, time tag, and location of the camera holder according to the data archive of the registered people.

7. The visual content protection method of claim 4, wherein preventing the camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of a at least one of the presentation scene, the works with authorship rights, the assets, the intellectual property, the trade secrets, the locations, people, and combination thereof, comprises: taking at least one photo of the camera holder; saving the at least one photo in the memory; and sending an alarm and / or notification to at least one authority.

8. The visual content protection method of claim 4, wherein the electronic presentation screen comprises at least one of a computer screen, a smart phone screen, a tablet screen, an electronic presentation board, and combinations thereof.

9. The visual content protection method of claim 4, wherein preventing the camera holder from taking a photo and / or recording a video of the electronic presentation screen comprises: taking at least one photo of the camera holder; saving the at least one photo in the memory; and disconnecting visional access of the camera holder to the electronic presentation screen when the determined compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.

10. The visual content protection method of claim 9, wherein disconnecting access of the camera holder comprises at least one of shutting down the electronic presentation screen, locking the electronic presentation screen, and combinations thereof.

11. The visual content protection method of claim 9, wherein disconnecting access of the camera holder comprises giving access to at least one authority for turning on the electronic presentation screen.

12. The visual content protection method of claim 9, further comprises sending a second alarm and / or a notification to at least one authority, the second alarm and / or notification comprising the photo of the camera holder while trying to take a photo and / or recording a video of the electronic presentation screen.

13. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein forming the blurred layer comprises placing a variable transparency layer between the at least one of the electronic presentation screen, artworks in the gallery, works with authorship rights, assets, intellectualproperty, trade secrets, private locations, private meetings, people, and combinations thereof and the viewers, the variable transparency layer becomes blurred when the processing unit determines that the detected at least one camera and / or the image capturing device has the compatibility percentage is higher than 50%.compared to the library information.

14. The visual content protection method of claim 13, wherein the variable transparency layer comprises at least one of an electrochromic layer, a photochromic layer, a thermochromic layer, a liquid crystal layer, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), an electrophoretic layer, a polarized layer, an electrowetting layer, a pumped liquid layer, and combinations thereof.

15. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein detecting the at least one camera within the scanned viewers comprises using one algorithm, the algorithm comprises at least one of YOLO, Matlab, Faster R-CNN (Region-based Convolutional Neural Networks), SSD (Single Shot MultiBox Detector), Mask R-CNN, RetinaNet, Deep SORT (Simple Online and Realtime Tracking), EfficientDet, and combinations thereof.

16. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein the library information comprises at least one of a customized library, Pytorch, OpenCV, NumPy, Matplotlib, Roboflow, Kaggle, tqdm, Pillow (PIL), torchvision, Pandas, and combinations thereof.

17. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein the library information comprises at least one of shape of the camera and / or image capturing device, reflection of the camera’s lens, dimension of the camera and / or image capturing device, shape of the lens,roughness of the lens, color of the camera and / or image capturing device, roughness of the camera and / or image capturing device and combinations thereof.

18. The visual content protection method of claim 1, wherein determining compatibility percentage of the detected camera and / or the image capturing device with the library information using the processing unit and forming a blurred layer between the at least one of a the presentation scene, the works with authorship rights, the assets, the intellectual property, the trade secrets, the locations, the meetings, the people, and combinations thereof and the viewers to block the at least one camera and / or the image capturing device view happens in a time period in a range of ms to 100 ms.

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