Patents by Inventor Pei-Hsi Chen

Pei-Hsi Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Adding privacy protection to photo uploading/ tagging in social networks
    Patent number: 8744143
    Abstract: An individual is identified in a photograph. A portion of the photograph is temporarily blurred to prevent the individual from being recognized. Once consent is received for the tag, the blur is removed. However, if consent is not received, the blur remains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Pei-Hsi Chen
  • ADDING PRIVACY PROTECTION TO PHOTO UPLOADING/ TAGGING IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20120250951
    Abstract: An individual is identified in a photograph. A portion of the photograph is temporarily blurred to prevent the individual from being recognized. Once consent is received for the tag, the blur is removed. However, if consent is not received, the blur remains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Pei-Hsi Chen