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Signal processing to hide plural-bit information in image, video, and audio data
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-12
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Granted: 2000-09-19
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Expires: 2017-11-12
Abstract
Abstract An identification code signal is impressed on a carrier to be identified (such as an electronic data signal or a physical medium) in a manner that permits the identification signal later to be statistically discerned and the carrier thereby identified. The method and apparatus are characterized by robustness despite degradation of the encoded carrier, and by holographic permeation of the identification signal throughout the carrier.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Rhoads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/913; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/005; G06T1/0057; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/003; G07D7/0032; G07D7/004; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/16; G07F17/26; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G07F7/1016; G07F7/12; G10; G10L; G10L19/00; G10L19/018; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/00094; G11B20/00115; G11B20/00166; G11B20/00181; G11B20/0021; G11B20/00884; G11B20/00891; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/66; H04B1/665; H04N1/00; H04N1/00002; H04N1/00005; H04N1/00026; H04N1/00037; H04N1/00071; H04N1/00074; H04N1/00079; H04N1/00838; H04N1/0084; H04N1/00843; H04N1/00846; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; H04N1/32149; H04N1/32203; H04N1/32208; H04N1/32251; H04N1/32288; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0052; G06T2201/0065; G06T2201/0081; H04N2005/91307; H04N2005/91321; H04N2005/91335; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3207; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3233; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/327; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/328
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input two-dimensional image to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the image comprising a plurality of rows of picture data, the method including processing said input image in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output image having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output image so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output image; and representing a given bit of the encoded message code differently, both in absolute and percentage terms, in said first and second excerpts to reduce image degradation and increase message security; wherein subtraction of the input two-dimensional image from the output image yields a difference frame comprised of difference values, said difference frame having a snow-like appearance in which at least half of said difference values have non-zero values.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input two-dimensional image to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the image comprising a plurality of rows of picture data, the method including processing said input image in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output image having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output image so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output image; and representing a given bit of the encoded message code differently, both in absolute and percentage terms, in said first and second excerpts to reduce image degradation and increase message security; wherein subtraction of the input two-dimensional image from the output image yields a difference frame comprised of difference values, said difference frame having a snow-like appearance in which at least half of said difference values have non-zero values.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 which includes performing said processing in a pixel domain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
139 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input image signal to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the input image signal including a plurality of picture data, the method including processing said input signal in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output signal having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output signal so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output signal, said encoding including changing a plurality of said picture data in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the image, said local scaling data being computed from said picture data using a non-linear function.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input image signal to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the input image signal including a plurality of picture data, the method including processing said input signal in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output signal having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output signal so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output signal, said encoding including changing a plurality of said picture data in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the image, said local scaling data being computed from said picture data using a non-linear function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 which includes deriving the local scaling data from picture data related thereto by use of a non-linear function, wherein doubling the value of picture data does not double the local scaling data corresponding thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 3 in which the local scaling data is also a function of first and second non-unity parameters.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 which includes performing said processing in a pixel domain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
138 words
In an audio processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input signal to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the input signal including a plurality of audio data, the method including processing said input signal in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output signal having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output signal so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output signal, said encoding including changing a plurality of said audio data in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the audio data, said local scaling data being computed from said audio data using a non-linear function.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
138 words
In an audio processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input signal to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the input signal including a plurality of audio data, the method including processing said input signal in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output signal having the message code steganographically encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output signal so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping excerpts of the output signal, said encoding including changing a plurality of said audio data in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the audio data, said local scaling data being computed from said audio data using a non-linear function.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 7 which includes deriving the local scaling data from audio data related thereto by use of a non-linear function, wherein doubling the value of audio data does not double the local scaling data corresponding thereto.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 in which the local scaling data is also a finction of first and second non-unity parameters.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
174 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input two-dimensional image to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the image being represented by plural elements, the method including processing said input image in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output image having the message code encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output image so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping rectangular excerpts of the output image when same is represented in the pixel domain; and representing a given bit of the encoded message code differently, both in absolute and percentage terms, in said first and second excerpts to reduce image degradation and increase message security, said encoding including changing a plurality of said elements in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the image, said local scaling data being computed from said picture elements using a non-linear function.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
174 words
In an image processing method that includes steganographically encoding an input two-dimensional image to embed a multi-bit message code therein, the image being represented by plural elements, the method including processing said input image in accordance with said multi-bit message code to produce an output image having the message code encoded therein, an improvement including: encoding the message code throughout the output image so that the message code can be recovered from first and second non-overlapping rectangular excerpts of the output image when same is represented in the pixel domain; and representing a given bit of the encoded message code differently, both in absolute and percentage terms, in said first and second excerpts to reduce image degradation and increase message security, said encoding including changing a plurality of said elements in accordance with said multi-bit message code, and also in accordance with local scaling data to control the amplitude of the multi-bit message code at different locations in the image, said local scaling data being computed from said picture elements using a non-linear function.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 in which the multi-bit message code comprises at least thirty two bits.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 in which the method includes processing with pseudorandom noise data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A tangible storage medium having an image processed in accordance with the method of claim 1 stored thereon.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The nierhod of claim 1 in which the input image is comprised of plural samples, and the processing includes performing binary addition operations between said samples and overlay data corresponding thereto.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 in which the multi-bit message code represents at least two fields of information, a first of said fields serving to identify a proprietor of said image, a second of said fields serving to track particular image data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3 in which the multi-bit message code comprises at least thirt two bits.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 in which the method includes processing with pseudo-random noise data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A tangible storage medium having an image processed in accordance with the method of claim 19 stored thereon.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
A video processing method that includes performing the method of claim 3 on plural frames of a video.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 3 in which the input signal is comprised of plural samples, and the processing includes performing binary addition operations between said samples and overlay data corresponding thereto.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 3 in which the multi-bit message code represents at least two fields of information, a first of s d fields serving to identify a proprietor of said image, a second of said fields serving to track par icular image data.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 in which the multi-bit message code comprises at least eight bits.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 in which the multi-bit message code comprises at least thirty two bits.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 7 in which the method includes processing with pseudo-random noise data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tangible storage medium having audio processed in accordance with the method of claim 23 stored thereon.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 3 in which the input signal is comprised of plural samples, and the processing includes performing binary addition operations between said samples and overlay data corresponding thereto.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 7 in which the multi-bit message code represents at least two fields of information, a first of s ad fields serving to identify a proprietor of said audio, a second of said fields serving to track particular audio data.
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