Digital data encode system

Claim 2

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said digital data signals are of a digital data signal having a series of field data consisting of odd fields and even fields of a series of image frames, and said water mark data inserting control means inserts first and second water-mark data different from each other and prepared for every odd filed and every even field into the respective corresponding fields, by use of said water mark data inserting device.

Claim 3

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said digital data signals are of a digital data signal having a series of field data consisting of odd fields and even fields in a series of image frames, and said water data inserting control means comprising a field judging means (120) for judging whether the filed data under processing is of an odd field or an even field upon receipt of the digital data signals, and a water mark data selection output means (130), storing first and second water mark data (131, 132) different from each other and prepared for every odd field and every even field, for supplying the first water mark data (131) to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the odd field, or supplying the second water mark data (132) to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the even filed, depending on the judgement result by said field judging means (120).

Claim 4

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said water mark data inserting control means inserts a plurality of different water mark data (191, 192, 193) prepared for every signal component of the digital data signals extracted by a predetermined reference into the respective digital data signals of the corresponding signal components, by use of said water mark data inserting device.

Claim 5

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said water mark data inserting control means comprising a signal component judging means (180) for, upon receipt of the digital data signals, judging whether the signal component of the digital data signal under processing is brightness component, first color-difference component, or second color-difference component, and a water mark data selection output means (190), storing three kinds of different water mark data (191, 192, 193) prepared for every signal component of the above three kinds, for supplying the water mark data (191) prepared correspondingly to the brightness component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judging result designates the brightness component, supplying the water mark data (192) prepared correspondingly to the first color-difference component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the first color-difference component, or supplying the water mark data (193) prepared correspondingly to the second color-difference component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the second color-difference component, depending on the judgement result of said signal component judging means (180).

Claim 6

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said water mark data inserting control means comprising a signal component judging means (180) for, upon receipt of the digital data signals, judging whether the signal component of the digital data signal under processing is red-component, green-component, or blue-component, and a water mark data selection output means (190), storing three kinds of different water mark data (191, 192, 193) prepared for every signal component of the above three kinds, for supplying the water mark data (191) prepared correspondingly to the red-component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the red-component, supplying the water mark data (192) prepared correspondingly to the green-component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the green-component, or supplying the water mark data (193) prepared correspondingly to the blue-component to said water mark data inserting device (140) when the judgement result designates the blue-component, depending on the judgement result of said signal component judging means (180).

Claim 7

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising a spectrally-resolving means (110) for spectrally resolving the digital data signals upon receipt of them and supplying the obtained resolved signals to said water mark data inserting device (140) as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein.

Claim 8

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising a spectrally-resolving means (110) for spectrally resolving the digital data signals upon receipt of then, and supplying the obtained resolved signals, as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, to said water mark data inserting device (140), and an inversely-converting means (150), receiving the processed signals with the water mark data inserted therein by said water mark data inserting device (140), for inversely converting the spectrally-resolved data and supplying the obtained inversely-converted signals as water mark-embedded digital data signals.

Claim 9

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising a discrete cosine transform means (110) for performing discrete cosine transform on the digital data signals upon receipt of them and supplying the obtained transformed signals to said water mark data inserting device (140) as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, and an inverse discrete cosine transform means (150), receiving the processed signals with the water mark data inserted therein by said water mark data inserting device (140), for performing inverse discrete cosine transform on them and supplying the obtained inversely-transformed signals as water mark-embedded digital data signals.

Claim 10

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising a spectrally-resolving means (110) for spectrally resolving the digital data signals upon receipt of them and supplying the obtained resolved signals to said water mark data inserting device (140) as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, a sampling means (160) for sampling the processed signals with the water mark data inserted therein by said water mark data inserting device (140) to supply sampling signals, and an image compression means (170) for converting the sampling signals into image-compressed signals and supplying the obtained digital data compression data signals with the water mark embedded therein.

Claim 11

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, said digital data signals being of a digital data signal consisting of a series of image frames; further comprising an encoding means (860) for encoding the digital signals with the water mark data inserted therein by use of said water mark data inserting device, and an encode controlling means (850) for controlling said encoding means (860) so to perform encoding processing in a plurality of kinds of picture types corresponding to the encoding methods, said water mark data inserting control means comprising water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) for storing a plurality of different water mark data prepared correspondingly to a plurality of picture types for use in said encoding means (860) and said encode controlling means (850), and a water mark data selection output means (840) for, depending on the picture type decided by said encode controlling means (850), selecting the corresponding water mark data from said water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) and supplying it to said water mark data inserting device (820).

Claim 12

A digital data encode system as set forth in Claim 1, said digital data signals being of a digital data signal consisting of a series of image frames; further comprising a spectrally-resolving means (810) for dividing the image of the digital data signals into blocks of a predetermined size, spectrally resolving the corresponding digital data signals in every block, and supplying the obtained resolved signals to said water mark data inserting device (820) as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, an encoding means (860) for encoding the digital signals with the water mark data inserted therein by use of said water mark data inserting device (820), and an encode controlling means (850) for controlling said encoding means (860) so to perform encoding processing in a plurality of kinds of picture types, said water mark data inserting control means comprising water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) for storing a plurality of different water mark data prepared correspondingly to a plurality of picture types for use in said encoding means (860) and said encode controlling means (850), and a water mark data selection output means (840) for, depending on the picture type decided by said encode controlling means (850), selecting the corresponding water mark data from said water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) and supplying it to said water mark data inserting device (820), said water mark data inserting device (820) comprising a partial average calculator (823) for calculating the average of the absolute values of three points around each element in the resolved signals supplied from said spectrally-resolving means (810), as a partial average, a first multiplier (821) for multiplying the water mark data supplied from laid water mark data inserting control means by the output data of said partial average calculator (823) in every element, a second multiplier (822) for multiplying each element of the output data of said first multiplier (821) by a predetermined constant, and an adder (824) for adding the output data of said second multiplier (822) and the resolved signals supplied from said spectrally-resolving means (810) in every element.

Claim 13

A digital data encode system having a water mark data inserting unit including a water mark data inserting control means for inserting water mark data into digital data signals having a series of field data by control of a water mark data inserting device (820) and a water mark data detecting unit including a water mark data detecting means for detecting the water mark data from the digital data signals with the water mark data added thereto by said water mark data inserting unit: said digital data signals being of a digital data signal consisting of a series of image frames; said water mark data inserting unit further comprising an encoding means (860) for encoding the digital data signals with the water mark data inserted therein by use of said water mark data inserting device (820), and an encode controlling means (850) for controlling said encoding means (860) so to perform encoding processing in a plurality of kinds of picture types corresponding to the encoding methods; said water mark data inserting control means comprising first water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) for storing a plurality of different water mark data prepared correspondingly to a plurality of picture types for use in said encoding means (860) and said encode controlling means (850), and a water mark data selection output means (840) for, depending on the picture type decided by said encode controlling means (850), selecting the corresponding water mark data from said first water mark data storing means (831, 832, 833) and supplying it to said water mark data inserting device (820); said water mark detecting unit comprising a decoding means (1010) for decoding the digital data signals encoded by said encoding means (860) of said water mark data inserting device, and a display controlling means (1030) for controlling display depending on the data decoded by said decoding means (1010) according to the content of the water mark data inserted in the digital data signals or according to its presence; said water mark data detecting means comprising a water mark data extracting device (1040) for extracting candidate data, that is a candidate of the water mark data, from the data decoded by said decoding means, a second water mark data storing means (1081, 1082, 1083) for storing the same water mark data as the plurality of water mark data stored in said first water mark data storing means of said water mark-data inserting control means in said water mark data inserting device, a water mark data selection output means (1070) for selecting the corresponding water mark data from said second water mark data storing means (1081, 1082, 1083) according to the picture type in the encoding processing to be recognized in the decoding processing by said decoding means (1010) and supplying it, and a statistical similarity judging mean (1090) for making a comparison between the candidate data extracted by said water mark data extracting device (1040) and the water mark data supplied by said water mark data selection output means (1070), judging the statistical similarity thereof, and notifying said display controlling means (1030) of the judgement result.

Claim 14

A digital data encode system as claimed in Claim 13, said water mark data inserting unit further comprising a spectrally-resolving means (810) for dividing the image of the digital data signals into blocks of a predetermined size, spectrally resolving the corresponding digital data signals in every block, and supplying the obtained resolved signals to said water mark data inserting device (820) as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein; said water mark data inserting device (820) comprising a partial average calculator (823) for calculating the average of the absolute values of three points around each element in the resolved signals supplied from said spectrally-resolving means (810), as a partial average, a first multiplier (821) for multiplying the water mark data supplied from said water mark data inserting control means by the output data of said partial average calculator (823) in every element, a second multiplier (822) for multiplying each element of the output data of said first multiplier (821) by a predetermined constant, and an adder (824) for adding the output data of said second multiplier (822) and the resolved signals supplied from said spectrally-resolving means (810) in every element; said water mark data extracting device (1040) of said water mark data detecting means comprising a partial average calculator (1041) for calculating the average of the absolute values of three points around the block data decoded by said decoding means (1010) as a partial average, and a divider (1042) for dividing the block data decoded by said decoding means (1010) by the output data of said partial average calculator (1041).

Claim 15

A water mark data inserting method for inserting water mark data in digital data signals having a series of field data by use of a water mark data inserting device, comprising a step of, after dividing the digital data signals by a predetermined reference, inserting a plurality of different water mark data prepared correspondingly to the division into the respective digital data of the corresponding divisions, by use of said water mark data inserting device.

Claim 16

A water mark data inserting method as set forth in Claim 15, wherein said digital data signals are of a digital data signal having a series of field data consisting of odd fields and even fields of a series of image frames, further comprising the steps of: a step of storing first and second water mark data different from each other and prepared for every odd field and every even field, a step of judging whether the digital data signal is of the odd field or the even field one after another, a step of selecting one of the first and second water mark data as the water mark data to be inserted in the digital data signals, according to the judgement result in said field judging step, a step of spectrally resolving the digital data signals, and a step of, with respect to the frequency analyzed data, as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, obtained as a result of the spectrum resolution in said spectrally resolving step, inserting the first water mark data into the frequency analyzed data of the odd field or inserting the second water mark data into the frequency analyzed data of the even filed, according to the selection result in said water mark data selecting step.

Claim 17

A water mark data inserting method as set forth in Claim 15, further comprising a step of storing three kinds of different water mark data prepared for every brightness component, first color-difference component, and second color-difference component in the signal components of the digital data signals, a step of judging the signal components of the digital data signals one after another, a step of selecting one of the above three kinds of water mark data as the water mark data to be inserted in the digital signal data, according to the judgement result in said signal component judging step, a step of spectrally resolving the digital data signals, and a step of, with respect to the frequency analyzed data, as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, obtained as a result of the spectrum resolution in said spectrally resolving step, inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the brightness component into the data of the brightness component, inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the first color-difference component into the data of the first color-difference component, or inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the second color-difference component into the data of the second color-difference component, according to the selection result in said water mark data selecting step.

Claim 18

A water mark data inserting method as set forth Claim 15, further comprising a step of storing three kinds of different water mark data prepared for every red-component, green-component, and blue-component in the signal components of the digital data signals, a step of judging the signal components of the digital data signals one after another, a step of selecting one of the above three kinds of water mark data as the water mark data to be inserted in the digital signal data, according to the judgement result in said signal component judging step, a step of spectrally resolving the digital data signals, and a step of, with respect to the frequency analyzed data, as a subject of inserting the water mark data, obtained as a result of the spectrum resolution in said spectrally resolving step, inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the red-component into the data of the red-component, inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the green-component into the data of the green-component, or inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the blue-component into the data of the blue-component, according to the selection result in said water mark data selecting step.

Claim 19

A water mark data inserting method as set forth in Claim 15, further comprising a step of storing a plurality of different water mark data prepared for every plurality of picture types corresponding to the encoding methods in encoding the digital data signals, a step of judging the signal components of the digital data signals one after another, a step of selecting one of the above three kinds of water mark data, as the water mark data to be inserted in the digital signal data, according to the judgement result in said signal component judging step, a step of spectrally resolving the digital data signals, and a step of, with respect to the frequency analyzed data, as a subject of inserting the water mark data therein, obtained as a result of the spectrum resolution in said spectrally resolving step, inserting the water mark data prepared correspondingly to the picture type, according to the selection result in said water mark data selecting step.