Object Recognition Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Surveillance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing surveillance systems lack an effective method for high-accuracy object detection and privacy protection in video data, particularly in remote surveillance using drones or fixed cameras, necessitating improved technology for secure privacy preservation.

Innovation Solution

An AI-based system employing a multi-head self-supervised learning neural network for object detection and encryption using AES-CBC and RSA encryption to protect personal information in video data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional object detection methods are used in surveillance systems, then implementation is simpler, but detection accuracy is insufficient for reliable privacy protection

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveobject detection accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-training the neural network model with large amounts of data before actual surveillance operation. This pre-training phase prepares the model to achieve high detection accuracy in the deployment phase without requiring complex real-time processing, thus resolving the contradiction between accuracy and operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a copied approach by training the neural network on synthesized or pre-collected image data that replicates real surveillance scenarios. This allows the system to learn from extensive training data without requiring equally extensive real-time processing resources during actual surveillance, maintaining high accuracy while managing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If high-accuracy object detection is implemented using advanced neural networks, then privacy protection accuracy improves, but computational overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy protection accuracyVSAvoidcomputational overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The neural network model undergoes extensive pre-training before deployment, performing the computationally intensive learning phase in advance. Once trained, the model can perform object detection with high accuracy during surveillance operations with significantly reduced computational overhead, as the heavy lifting of pattern recognition has already been accomplished during training.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs self-service mechanisms through automated object detection and classification by the neural network, eliminating the need for manual review of surveillance footage. The model autonomously identifies and flags regions containing personal information, reducing the computational and human resources required for privacy protection while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Extent of automation

If manual mosaic processing is used to protect personal information, then privacy protection can be applied, but automation and efficiency are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoidprocessing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service automation where the neural network automatically detects objects containing personal information and triggers the mosaic processing function without human intervention. This automated pipeline maintains high productivity by continuously processing surveillance footage in real-time, while achieving complete automation of the privacy protection workflow from detection to obfuscation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the neural network continuously monitors surveillance footage, identifies regions requiring privacy protection, applies mosaic processing, and verifies the effectiveness of the obfuscation. This closed-loop feedback system ensures high automation while maintaining processing efficiency by only applying processing where needed and verifying results automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12530475B2System and method for object recognition and privacy preservation
Publication Date: 2026.01.20 FRACTAL ANALYTICS PTE LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for detecting an object region in an image and encrypting/decrypting a detected object region. The system comprises three main components: a database server, a data analytics system and a standard dashboard. The database server may further comprise a distributed database server and a key store database server. The data analytics system is executed by a computer processor configured to apply a multi-head self-supervised learning-based classifier to detect object information captured by the image. The data analytics system further comprise a privacy processing component that is configured to selectively encrypt the detected object using an encryption key following the advanced encryption standard with cipher block chaining mode (AES-CBC).