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  System and practice for surveillance privacy-protection certification and registrationUSPTO Application #: 20060104444Title: System and practice for surveillance privacy-protection certification and registration Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for the certification of privacy compliance. The apparatus includes a registry of at least one of enrolled video surveillance operators, approved surveillance hardware devices, approved surveillance software programs, approved surveillance system installers, and approved entities that manage surveillance systems. The apparatus further includes a registry searcher, in signal communication with the registry, for receiving queries to the registry, and for determining whether at least one of a particular surveillance operator, a particular surveillance hardware device, a particular surveillance software program, a particular surveillance system installer, and a particular entity that manages a particular surveillance system is on the registry based on a given query. (end of abstract) Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. - Woobury, NY, US Inventors: Arun Hampapur, Sharathchandra Pankanti, Andrew William Senior USPTO Applicaton #: 20060104444 - Class: 380210000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Cryptography, Video Cryptography, Video Electric Signal Modification (e.g., Scrambling) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060104444. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to video surveillance and, more particularly, to privacy protection in video surveillance systems. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] As sensor technologies improve and data processing and transmission capabilities improve and become more widespread, the potential for intrusions on private citizens' privacy is also increased. One area of particular sensitivity for privacy intrusion is the rapid increase in video surveillance. It has been shown that there are technological means available for preventing certain kinds of privacy intrusion with video surveillance equipment, and reducing the effectiveness or effects of other privacy intrusion. Some ways to prevent and/or reduce the effects of certain types of privacy intrusion are described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 2003/0231769, entitled "Application Independent System, Method, and Architecture for Privacy protection, Enhancement, Control, and Accountability in Imaging Service Systems", filed on Jun. 18, 2002, commonly assigned to the assignee herein, and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. These methods include the re-rendering or summarization of surveillance video so that only certain details are presented (those required for the task, such as the number and location of people in the camera field of view) while hiding other details (e.g., the appearance and, hence, race, age, gender of those people). The deployment of such privacy protection schemes may be encouraged by public opinion or even legislated in certain jurisdictions and for certain purposes. [0003] Accordingly, it would be desirable and highly advantageous to have further methods and apparatus for providing privacy protection in video surveillance systems that enable the public to ascertain that such privacy protection is in place. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] These and other drawbacks and disadvantages of the prior art are addressed by the present invention, which is directed to privacy protection in video surveillance systems. [0005] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for the certification of privacy compliance. The apparatus includes a registry of at least one of enrolled video surveillance operators, approved surveillance hardware devices, approved surveillance software programs, approved surveillance system installers, and approved entities that manage surveillance systems. The apparatus further includes a registry searcher, in signal communication with the registry, for receiving queries to the registry, and for determining whether at least one of a particular surveillance operator, a particular surveillance hardware device, a particular surveillance software program, a particular surveillance system installer, and a particular entity that manages a particular surveillance system is on the registry based on a given query. [0006] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a privacy protection verification system. The system includes a compliance device for receiving at least one test stream from a privacy protection system, evaluating the at least one test stream with respect to at least one category of privacy intrusive data corresponding to a privacy protection goal, and outputting a measure of compliance of the at least one test stream with respect to the privacy protection goal. [0007] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for the certification of privacy compliance. The method includes the step of maintaining a registry of at least one of enrolled video surveillance operators, approved surveillance hardware devices, approved software programs, approved surveillance system installers, and approved entities that manage surveillance systems. The method further includes the step of providing access to the registry via queries directed to the registry to determine if at least one of a particular surveillance operator, a particular surveillance hardware device, a particular surveillance software program, a particular surveillance system installer, and a particular entity that manages a particular surveillance system is on the registry. [0008] According to an additional aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for privacy protection verification. The method includes the steps of receiving at least one test stream from a privacy protection system, evaluating the at least one test stream with respect to at least one category of privacy intrusive data corresponding to a privacy protection goal, and outputting a measure of compliance of the at least one test stream with respect to the privacy protection goal. [0009] According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for privacy protection verification. The method includes the steps of reviewing a surveillance product that is associated with a pre-specified level of claimed privacy protection, and certifying whether the surveillance product meets the pre-specified level of claimed privacy protection. [0010] These and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] The present invention may be better understood in accordance with the following exemplary figures, in which: [0012] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an environment in which the present invention may be applied, according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention; [0013] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for privacy registration according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention; and [0014] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for automatically testing compliance of a video system with a pre-determined privacy preserving standard, according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0015] The present invention is directed to privacy protection in video surveillance systems. [0016] The present description illustrates the principles of the present invention. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included within its spirit and scope. [0017] All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. [0018] Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future, i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure. [0019] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the block diagrams presented herein represent conceptual views of illustrative circuitry embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, it will be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, state transition diagrams, pseudocode, and the like represent various processes which may be substantially represented in computer readable media and so executed by a computer or processor, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown. Continue reading... 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