Patent ID: 9703983
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for automatically redacting a digital image, the method comprising: accessing a digital image for processing by an image security system, the digital image including sensitive information and associated with a predetermined document type of a plurality of predetermined document types; accessing a cell division pattern associated with the predetermined document type; dividing the digital image into a plurality of image cells according to the predetermined cell division pattern; and determining at least one image cell of the plurality of image cells that includes the sensitive information; determining within the at least one image cell, a first portion of the at least one image cell that includes the sensitive information and a second portion of the at least one image cell that does not include the sensitive information; and editing the digital image to redact the first portion of the at least one image cell and leaving the second portion of the at least one image cell unredacted.