AR/VR Camera Sandbox for Real-Time Private Space Anonymization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems fail to effectively preserve user privacy by inadvertently capturing and sharing private information, such as images and audio, in public spaces.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a secure data vault system with generative AI models that process raw data locally within a sandbox environment to identify and obfuscate private information in real-time, using a secure data vault system with generative AI models to detect and blur or mute private content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If AR/VR systems capture and share media content in public spaces, then user engagement and content sharing increase, but private information is inadvertently captured and exposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of image recognition algorithms and processing modules that act as a mediator between the camera capture function and the content sharing function. This intermediary automatically detects private spaces in captured images and prevents sharing when private areas are detected, thus resolving the contradiction between enabling content sharing and preventing privacy exposure
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically analyzing captured images, identifying private spaces through AI algorithms, and making decisions about whether to block sharing without requiring manual user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously protecting user privacy while maintaining the content sharing functionality
2Reliability
If real-time image processing is implemented to detect private spaces, then privacy protection improves, but system complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-training image recognition models with extensive datasets of private and public spaces before deployment. The system performs preliminary classification of captured images to quickly determine whether they contain private spaces, enabling fast real-time decisions without complex runtime analysis
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex manual privacy review processes with automated AI-based image recognition algorithms. Instead of mechanical or manual inspection methods, the patent uses machine learning models to automatically detect private spaces, reducing system complexity while improving reliability of privacy protection
3Ease of operation
If camera and microphone capture functions are used in AR/VR, then user experience and interaction quality improve, but risk of capturing private audio-visual information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by continuously monitoring captured audio-visual data in real-time and providing immediate feedback when private spaces are detected. The system analyzes incoming camera and microphone data, and when private information is detected, it automatically blocks the capture or sharing function, thus maintaining good user experience while preventing harmful private information capture
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the audio-visual capture and processing functions into separate modular components. The camera and microphone capture functions operate independently for user experience, while a separate analysis module processes the captured data to detect private spaces, allowing each component to optimize its function without compromising the other
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AI summary
Systems and methods are included. A system includes a display, a camera, and a secure data vault system. The secure data vault system includes a sandbox system operatively coupled to the camera and configured to receive camera data from the camera, wherein in operation of the sandbox system, the camera only sends camera data to the sandbox system, and wherein the sandbox system comprises an execution environment configured to restrict execution of instructions to a predefined memory address range. The secure data vault system also includes a display and rending system operatively coupled to the sandbox system and configured to render an image based on the camera data processed via the instructions and to display the image via the display, wherein the display and rendering system is configured to blur sections of the image based on location information derived from the image.