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Detection of out-of-phase low visibility watermarks
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 2001-08-20
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Granted: 2004-07-13
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Expires: 2021-08-20
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to detecting digital watermarks. In a preferred embodiment, media is embedded with a digital watermark component. The media includes a cyan color plane, a magenta color plane, a yellow color plane, and a black color plane. The digital watermark component is embedded in the cyan, magenta, and yellow color planes. The digital watermark component is inverted and is embedded in the black color plane. The embedded media is illuminated with infrared light, which emphasizes the black color plane. An input device captures a digital image of the illuminated media. The digital watermark component is detected from the emphasized black plane.
Inventors
- 👤 Alastair M. Reed
- 👤 Jeremy Cattone
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 11:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/14; G06K7/1404; G06K7/1408; G06K7/1417; B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/30; B42D25/333; B42D25/36; B42D25/378; B42D25/382; 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; G06K7/1439; 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; G06T1/0028; G06T1/0042; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/40; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/003; G07D7/0034; G07D7/004; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/16; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G10; G10L; G10L19/00; G10L19/018; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/00884; G11B20/00891; H; H04; 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; H04N1/32229; H04N1/32251; H04N1/32288; H04N1/32293; H04N1/32309; 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; G06K2019/06215; G06K2019/06253; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0051; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3207; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3233; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/327; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/328; H04N2201/3284
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A method to detect an out-of-phase digital watermark, the out-of-phase digital watermark embedded in media, said method comprising: illuminating the embedded media with infrared light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured illuminated image to detect the out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
44 words
A method to detect an out-of-phase digital watermark, the out-of-phase digital watermark embedded in media, said method comprising: illuminating the embedded media with infrared light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured illuminated image to detect the out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the out-of-phase digital watermark comprises at least a first component and a second component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first component is embedded in at least a first color plane, and the second component is embedded in at least a black color plane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 3 , wherein the second component is inverted with respect to the first component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein said black color plane includes black ink comprising carbon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of shielding the media from visible light.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of filtering visible light before said step of capturing an image.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
81 words
A method to detect a digital watermark embedded in media, wherein the digital watermark comprises a plurality of components, with at least some of the plurality of components cooperating to reduce localized perceptibility of the digital watermark, wherein at least one of the plurality of components is printed with a material that is responsive to non-visible light, said method comprising: exposing the media with to the non-visible light; and detecting the at least one digital watermark component from the exposed media.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
81 words
A method to detect a digital watermark embedded in media, wherein the digital watermark comprises a plurality of components, with at least some of the plurality of components cooperating to reduce localized perceptibility of the digital watermark, wherein at least one of the plurality of components is printed with a material that is responsive to non-visible light, said method comprising: exposing the media with to the non-visible light; and detecting the at least one digital watermark component from the exposed media.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 8 , wherein the digital watermark comprises an out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of components include a plurality of colors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of colors includes at least black and the at least one digital watermark component is embedded in the black color.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus to detect a digital watermark, wherein the digital watermark comprises a plurality of components, with at least a first component and a second component cooperating to reduce perceptibility of the digital watermark, said apparatus comprising: an infrared illumination source to illuminate media embedded with a digital watermark; and an input device to capture an image of the media illuminated by said infrared illumination source.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus to detect a digital watermark, wherein the digital watermark comprises a plurality of components, with at least a first component and a second component cooperating to reduce perceptibility of the digital watermark, said apparatus comprising: an infrared illumination source to illuminate media embedded with a digital watermark; and an input device to capture an image of the media illuminated by said infrared illumination source.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising electronic processing circuitry to process digital watermark detecting software instructions for detecting the digital watermark in a captured image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein said input device comprises an infrared-pass filter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein said digital watermark comprises an out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising an opaque housing to shield at least said input device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said input device comprises at least one of a digital camera and a web camera.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus to detect an out-of-phase digital watermark embedded in media comprising: means for illuminating the media with infrared light; means for capturing an image of the illuminated media; and means for analyzing the captured image to detect the out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus to detect an out-of-phase digital watermark embedded in media comprising: means for illuminating the media with infrared light; means for capturing an image of the illuminated media; and means for analyzing the captured image to detect the out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
45 words
A method to detect a digital watermark embedded in at least a first of a plurality of color planes, said method comprising: isolating the first color plane from the plurality of color planes; and analyzing the isolated color plane to detect the embedded digital watermark.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
45 words
A method to detect a digital watermark embedded in at least a first of a plurality of color planes, said method comprising: isolating the first color plane from the plurality of color planes; and analyzing the isolated color plane to detect the embedded digital watermark.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 19 , wherein said isolating step comprises the step of illuminating the plurality of color planes with non-visible light.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 20 , wherein the digital watermark comprises an out-of-phase digital watermark.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 20 , wherein the digital watermark comprises a first digital watermark component in a first of the plurality of color planes; and a second digital watermark component in a second of the plurality of color planes so as to be inverted relative to the first digital watermark component in the first color plane.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 22 , wherein the second digital watermark component offsets localized luminance that is attributable to the first digital watermark component when a printed object in which the digital watermark is embedded is illuminated in a visible spectrum.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
94 words
A method to detect a digital watermark that is embedded in media including a plurality of channels, said watermark comprising a first digital watermark component embedded in a first of the plurality of channels; and a second digital watermark component embedded in a second of the plurality of channels, wherein the second digital watermark is generally inverted relative to the first digital watermark component in the first channel, said method comprising: illuminating the media with non-visible light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured image to detect the digital watermark.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
94 words
A method to detect a digital watermark that is embedded in media including a plurality of channels, said watermark comprising a first digital watermark component embedded in a first of the plurality of channels; and a second digital watermark component embedded in a second of the plurality of channels, wherein the second digital watermark is generally inverted relative to the first digital watermark component in the first channel, said method comprising: illuminating the media with non-visible light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured image to detect the digital watermark.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the second digital watermark component in the second of the plurality of channels is embedded so as to be spatially registered with the first digital watermark component in the first of the plurality of channels when the media is printed.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 24 , wherein the second digital watermark component in the second of the plurality of channels is embedded so as to cancel at least some visibly perceptible artifacts that are caused by the embedding of the first digital watermark component.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 24 , wherein the second digital watermark component in the second of the plurality of channels is embedded so as to cancel at least some luminance, perceptible in a visible spectrum, that is attributable to the first digital watermark component embedded in the first of the plurality of channels when both channels are printed.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the second digital watermark component in the second of the plurality of channels is embedded so as to be spatially inverted relative to the first digital watermark component in the first channel.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 28 , wherein the image is captured in at least one of the visible spectrum and the infrared spectrum.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 24 , wherein the non-visible light comprises infrared light.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of detecting a digital watermark component embedded in media that includes a plurality of channels, the digital watermark comprising a first digital watermark component embedded in a first channel, and a second digital watermark component embedded in a second channel, wherein the second digital watermark component is embedded so as to be registered with the first digital watermark component to reduce at least some visual artifacts in a visible spectrum that are attributable to the first digital watermark component, said method comprising: illuminating the media with non-visible light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured image to detect the digital watermark.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of detecting a digital watermark component embedded in media that includes a plurality of channels, the digital watermark comprising a first digital watermark component embedded in a first channel, and a second digital watermark component embedded in a second channel, wherein the second digital watermark component is embedded so as to be registered with the first digital watermark component to reduce at least some visual artifacts in a visible spectrum that are attributable to the first digital watermark component, said method comprising: illuminating the media with non-visible light; capturing an image of the illuminated media; and analyzing the captured image to detect the digital watermark.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 31 wherein at least one of the first channel and the second channel comprises a black channel.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 32 , wherein the first channel comprises a cyan channel, a magenta channel and a yellow channel, and the second channel comprises a black channel.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 32 , wherein the second channel comprises a cyan channel, a magenta channel and a yellow channel, and the first channel comprises a black channel.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 31 , wherein the second digital watermark component comprises the first digital watermark component but in an inverted form, and wherein the visual artifacts comprise a change in luminance that is attributable to the first digital watermark component when printed.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 31 , wherein the non-visible light comprises infrared light.
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