Video Blur Filter for Secure Digital Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video communication systems lack adequate safety and security protocols, allowing recipients to unknowingly view inappropriate or offensive content from unknown users, as they cannot control or filter incoming video streams effectively.
Innovation Solution
A video blur system that applies a blur filter to digital video streams based on user-defined settings, allowing recipients to control the degree and duration of blur, thereby protecting them from unwanted content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional video communication systems allow recipients to view incoming video streams without restriction, then the ease of operation is improved, but the security and safety of recipients deteriorates as they may view inappropriate or offensive content from unknown users
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies a blur filter to incoming video streams before the recipient views them. This preliminary action occurs automatically when a video call is initiated, blocking inappropriate content before it can harm the recipient, while still allowing the call to proceed normally.
Solution Approach 2:
The blur filter acts as an intermediary between the incoming video stream and the recipient's view. It mediates the content delivery by selectively obscuring portions of the video stream based on detected inappropriate content, allowing safe content to pass through while blocking harmful content.
2Reliability
If a blur filter is applied to incoming video streams to protect recipients from inappropriate content, then the security and safety of recipients is improved, but the loss of information increases as recipients cannot see the full video content clearly
Solution Approach 1:
The blur filter applies local quality changes to specific regions of the video stream rather than the entire stream. Only portions containing inappropriate content are blurred, while the rest of the video remains clear and viewable, minimizing information loss while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the blur parameter based on the detected content. When inappropriate content is detected, the blur intensity increases in affected regions; when safe content is detected, the blur intensity decreases or is removed entirely, allowing flexible information preservation while maintaining protection.
3Ease of operation
If the blur filter is applied automatically upon initiating video communication, then the ease of operation is improved as no manual intervention is needed, but the device complexity increases due to content detection and blur application mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The video communication system performs self-service by automatically detecting inappropriate content and applying blur filters without requiring manual intervention from the recipient. The system monitors its own incoming video streams and autonomously protects the recipient, simplifying operation despite increased internal complexity.
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AI summary
This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that apply a blur filter to a digital video stream of a user to a recipient based on blur settings. The disclosed system receives a request to initiate a digital video communication between a first user (e.g., a customer) associated with a first user client device and a second user (e.g., an agent) associated with a second user client device. The disclosed system determines a blur setting (e.g., a degree of blur and an amount of time) associated with the second user indicating to blur a digital video stream from the first user client device at the second user client device. The disclosed system initiates the digital video communication by presenting a blur filter on the digital video stream according to the blur setting for display at the second user client device.