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Printable interfaces and digital linking with embedded codes
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 2002-07-03
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Granted: 2003-11-11
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Expires: 2022-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A physical medium is encoded with machine readable information that provides a human interface to a computer system. The information encoded into the medium indicates a computer implemented process, and is encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme, such as encoding by modifying color values of a graphic or other image printed on the medium. For example, a digital watermark or other steganographic data hidden in the image indicates a web page. In response to the user selecting the encoded information area, the machine readable information is decoded, and used to invoke a computer implemented process.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Rhoads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:52
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/14; B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/20; B42D25/23; B42D25/30; B42D25/333; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06037; G06K19/06046; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/14; G06K19/18; G06K7/1404; G06K7/1408; G06K7/1417; G06K7/1439; G06K7/1447; 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; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/40; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/003; G07D7/0032; G07D7/0034; 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; G11B20/00166; G11B20/0021; G11B20/00884; G11B20/00891; H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/66; H04B1/665; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00002; H04N1/00005; H04N1/00026; H04N1/00037; H04N1/00071; H04N1/00074; H04N1/00079; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; H04N1/32149; H04N1/32154; H04N1/3216; H04N1/32203; H04N1/32208; H04N1/32251; H04N1/32288; H04N1/32352; H04N19/00; H04N19/46; H04N19/467; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/238; H04N21/2389; H04N21/23892; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/835; H04N21/8358; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/913; G06K2019/06215; G06K2019/06253; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0052; G06T2201/0065; G11B20/00115; G11B20/00181; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N2005/91307; H04N2005/91321; H04N2005/91335; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3207; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3233; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3249; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/327; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/328; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
An encoded physical medium suitable for use in interfacing a user and a system such that the user can control a plurality of system implemented processes, the encoded physical medium comprising: an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating an action to be performed by a system when the encoded information area is selected by a user; a visible logo serving as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
An encoded physical medium suitable for use in interfacing a user and a system such that the user can control a plurality of system implemented processes, the encoded physical medium comprising: an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating an action to be performed by a system when the encoded information area is selected by a user; a visible logo serving as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An encoded physical medium as recited in claim 1 wherein the action corresponds to execution of a web page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An encoded physical medium as recited in claim 1 wherein the action corresponds to an application program that is executable upon the system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An encoded physical medium as recited in claim 1 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding a color.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The encoded physical medium of claim 1 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding more than one color.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The encoded physical medium of claim 5 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding more than one color, and the spectral encoding scheme encodes information based upon the values of the more than one color.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The encoded physical a medium of claim 1 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding in a color image printed with more than one ink.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The encoded physical medium of claim 7 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding colors CMYK.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
142 words
A system suitable for controlling a machine implemented process, the system comprising: a digital processor; memory coupled to the digital processor, the memory storing operating instructions suitable for controlling the operation of the digital processor; an encoded physical medium including: an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating a machine implemented process, the system operable to open up the machine implemented process when the encoded information area is selected by the user, and a visible logo serving as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark; a sensor coupled to the digital processor and operable for measuring information present within the encoded area located on the encoded physical medium; wherein the encoded area has been encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
142 words
A system suitable for controlling a machine implemented process, the system comprising: a digital processor; memory coupled to the digital processor, the memory storing operating instructions suitable for controlling the operation of the digital processor; an encoded physical medium including: an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating a machine implemented process, the system operable to open up the machine implemented process when the encoded information area is selected by the user, and a visible logo serving as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark; a sensor coupled to the digital processor and operable for measuring information present within the encoded area located on the encoded physical medium; wherein the encoded area has been encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system as recited in claim 9 wherein the system is coupled to the Internet, and the encoded linking information includes or references a uniform resource locator (URL).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system as recited in claim 9 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding a color.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for interfacing a human user with a system, the method comprising: providing an encoded physical medium, including an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating a machine implemented process, wherein the encoded information has been encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme, and a visible logo serves as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark; in response to the user selecting the encoded information area, measuring and decoding the machine readable information encoded within the encoded information area; and invoking the computer implemented process.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for interfacing a human user with a system, the method comprising: providing an encoded physical medium, including an encoded information area wherein machine readable linking information has been embedded in a digital watermark in an image, the encoded linking information indicating a machine implemented process, wherein the encoded information has been encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme, and a visible logo serves as a reference indicating that the image is embedded with the digital watermark; in response to the user selecting the encoded information area, measuring and decoding the machine readable information encoded within the encoded information area; and invoking the computer implemented process.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the machine readable linking information includes a uniform resource locator or reference to a uniform resource locator, and the machine implemented process indicated by the machine readable linking information is a web page.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 13 wherein invoking the machine implemented process includes: establishing a communications link between a user's system and the web page; and displaying the web page upon a display screen of the user's system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the machine implemented process is a computer application, and invoking the machine implemented process includes initiating execution of the computer application.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding more than one color.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding more than one color, and the spectral encoding scheme encodes information based upon the values of the more than one color.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding in a color image printed with more than one link.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the spectral encoding scheme includes encoding colors CMYK.
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