DocumentCode :
3040425
Title :
Privacy Visor: Method Based on Light Absorbing and Reflecting Properties for Preventing Face Image Detection
Author :
Yamada, Tomoaki ; Gohshi, Seiichi ; Echizen, Isao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf., Tokyo, Japan
fYear :
2013
fDate :
13-16 Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
1572
Lastpage :
1577
Abstract :
A method is proposed for preventing unauthorized face image revelation through unintentional capture of facial images. Methods such as covering the face and painting particular patterns on the face effectively prevent detection of facial images but hinder face-to-face communication. The proposed method overcomes this problem through the use of a device worn on the face that corrupts the Haar-like features through the use of light absorbing and reflecting materials, which makes faces in captured images mostly undetectable. The device is similar in appearance to a pair of eyeglasses, so face-to-face communication is only slightly hindered, and it does not need a power supply. Testing of a prototype "privacy visor" showed that captured facial images are sufficiently corrupted to prevent unauthorized face image revelation by face detection.
Keywords :
data privacy; face recognition; object detection; Haar-like features; eyeglasses; face image detection; face-to-face communication; light absorbing property; light reflecting property; privacy visor method; unauthorized face image revelation; Face; Face detection; Face recognition; Feature extraction; Materials; Privacy; Reflection; Face detection; Haar-like feature; Light absorbing material; Light reflecting material; Unauthorized face image revelation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SMC.2013.271
Filename :
6722024
Link To Document :
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