Patent ID: 7546537

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for displaying an image, the method comprising: accessing an image, the image having a display size and a first display clarity; obscuring the clarity of the image to create an obscured version of the image, wherein obscuring the clarity of the image to create the obscured version of the image comprises obscuring the clarity of the image to create the obscured version of the image without human intervention; causing display of the obscured version of the image to a user, the displayed obscured version of the image having the same display size as the image and a second display clarity that is lower than the first display clarity of the image; causing display of a message to the user indicating that the obscured version of the image is displayed to the user to enable the user to determine whether the image is objectionable without having to view the image at the first display clarity; receiving, from the user, user input indicating a willingness to enhance the clarity of the obscured version of the image; and in response to the user input, causing display of an enhanced version of the image to the user, the displayed enhanced version of the image having the same display size as the image and the obscured version of the image, and having a third display clarity that is higher than the second display clarity of the obscured version of the image.