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Image data encoding system and image inputting apparatus
Assignee: NEC Personal Computers Ltd
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Filing: 1998-02-12
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Granted: 2001-10-02
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Expires: 2018-02-12
Abstract
Abstract An image data encoding system has a discrete cosine transformer for discrete cosine transforming the original image, an electronic watermark data embedding circuit for embedding the electronic watermark data in the data that has been transformed by the discrete cosine transformer, and a data selector for selecting the output signal of the discrete cosine transformer or the output signal of the electronic watermark data embedding circuit. Another image data encoding system has an electronic watermark embedding circuit for embedding electronic watermark data selected from a plurality of types of electronic watermark data to the digital image data, wherein at least one of the plurality of types of electronic watermark data is predetermined electronic watermark data that does not affect the digital image data even if the electronic watermark data is embedded in the digital image data.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirotaka Nakano
- 👤 Masahiro Hashimoto
- 👤 Koji Manabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N19/00; G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/0028; G06T1/0035; G06T1/20; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; H04N1/32149; H04N1/32154; H04N1/32165; H04N1/32187; H04N1/32192; H04N1/32267; H04N1/32277; H04N19/46; H04N19/467; H04N19/60; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/238; H04N21/2389; H04N21/23892; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/835; H04N21/8358; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0052; G06T2201/0053; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3233; H04N2201/324
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming means for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding means for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming means; data selecting means for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means, and a flip-flop connected to said data selecting means, wherein said data selecting means selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means corresponding to information stored in said flip-flop.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming means for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding means for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming means; data selecting means for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means, and a flip-flop connected to said data selecting means, wherein said data selecting means selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means corresponding to information stored in said flip-flop.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming means for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding means for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming means; data selecting means for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means, and wherein said data selecting means selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means corresponding to an external signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming means for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding means for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming means; data selecting means for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means, and wherein said data selecting means selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming means or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding means corresponding to an external signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming unit for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding unit for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming unit; data selecting unit for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit, and a flip-flop connected to said data selecting unit, wherein said data selecting unit selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit corresponding to information stored in said flip-flop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming unit for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding unit for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming unit; data selecting unit for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit, and a flip-flop connected to said data selecting unit, wherein said data selecting unit selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit corresponding to information stored in said flip-flop.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming unit for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding unit for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming unit; data selecting unit for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit, and wherein said data selecting unit selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit corresponding to an external signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
An image data encoding system for embedding electronic watermark data to an original image, which comprises: discrete cosine transforming unit for discrete-cosine transforming said original image; electronic watermark data embedding unit for embedding said electronic watermark data in the data which has been transformed by said discrete cosine transforming unit; data selecting unit for selecting the direct output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the direct output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit, and wherein said data selecting unit selects the output signal of said discrete cosine transforming unit or the output signal of said electronic watermark data embedding unit corresponding to an external signal.
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