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Watermark detection
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
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Filing: 1999-02-18
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Granted: 2005-11-29
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Expires: 2019-02-18
Abstract
Abstract Method of detecting a watermark embedded in a signal (S), in which a plurality of frames of the signal (S) is combined to a detection set (Dj) for one detection event. According to the invention, the reliability of watermark detection is enhanced by using non-consecutive frames to form the detection set (Dj). The invention also relates to an apparatus ( 2 ) for recording and/or playback of a signal, and to a system for broadcast monitoring, comprising such a watermark detector ( 24 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice J. J. J-B. Maes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/005; G06T1/0071; H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; H04H20/30; H04H20/31; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/913; H04H2201/00; H04H2201/50; H04N2005/91307; H04N2005/91335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of detecting one or more watermarks embedded in a signal comprising consecutive frames, the method comprising: selecting a plurality of frames from the signal to form each detection set of a plurality of detection sets, and determining whether the one or more watermarks is embedded in the signal based on detecting a corresponding watermark in each of the detection sets, wherein at least one frame in each detection set is not immediately consecutive with any other frame in the detection set, and each detection set differs from each other detection set.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of detecting one or more watermarks embedded in a signal comprising consecutive frames, the method comprising: selecting a plurality of frames from the signal to form each detection set of a plurality of detection sets, and determining whether the one or more watermarks is embedded in the signal based on detecting a corresponding watermark in each of the detection sets, wherein at least one frame in each detection set is not immediately consecutive with any other frame in the detection set, and each detection set differs from each other detection set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each detection set includes a predetermined number of frames, and selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting frames at a predetermined distance from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the predetermined number of frames and the predetermined distance are chosen to be such that their greatest common divisor equals one.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
106 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the signal includes frames of images, and each detection set includes a predetermined number of frames, the method further including: dividing the consecutive frames in the signal into a plurality of series of a number of consecutive frames corresponding to each detection set, which number of consecutive frames in each series equals the number of frames in the detection set, and wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting a reference frame from each series, the reference frames in consecutive series being shifted by one position relative to a start of the series.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the signal substantially corresponds to an MPEG-encoded signal, and the predetermined number of frames corresponds to a multiple of a GOP size of the MPEG-encoded signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , further including: determining a composite measure of correlation based on a correlation between each of the frames of each detection set and a corresponding target watermark, and for at least one detection set, determining whether the corresponding target watermark is present in the at least one detection set based on the corresponding measure of correlation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting equally spaced frames of the consecutive frames.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the consecutive frames comprises MPEG-encoded I, B, and P frames, and selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting a uniform distribution of the I, B, and P frames from the consecutive frames.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes diagonal interleaving.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting from the consecutive frames based on a repetition of a set of spacing parameters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 6 , further including: for at least one detection set, controlling access to the signal based on whether the corresponding target watermark is present in the at least one detection set.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting equally spaced frames of the consecutive frames.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the consecutive frames comprise MPEG-encoded I, B, and P frames, and selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting a uniform distribution of the I, B, and P frames from the consecutive frames.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes diagonal interleaving.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the plurality of frames for each detection set includes selecting from the consecutive frames based on a repetition of a set of spacing parameters.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , further including: for at least one detection set, controlling access to the signal based on detecting the corresponding watermark in the at least one detection set.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
119 words
A device for detecting one or more watermarks embedded in a signal, the device comprising: a receiver that is configured to receive the signal; and a combiner that is configured to combine a plurality of frames of the signal to form each detection set of a plurality of detection sets, and a watermark detector that is configured to detect the one or more watermarks based on detecting a corresponding watermark in each detection set, wherein at least one frame of the plurality of frames that form each detection set is not consecutive in the signal with any other frame of the plurality of frames that form the detection set, and each detection set differs from each other detection set.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
119 words
A device for detecting one or more watermarks embedded in a signal, the device comprising: a receiver that is configured to receive the signal; and a combiner that is configured to combine a plurality of frames of the signal to form each detection set of a plurality of detection sets, and a watermark detector that is configured to detect the one or more watermarks based on detecting a corresponding watermark in each detection set, wherein at least one frame of the plurality of frames that form each detection set is not consecutive in the signal with any other frame of the plurality of frames that form the detection set, and each detection set differs from each other detection set.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus for recording and/or playback of a signal, comprising a device as claimed in claim 17 for detecting a watermark embedded in the signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for monitoring a broadcast signal, comprising a device as claimed in claim 17 for detecting a watermark embedded in the broadcast signal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device of claim 17 , further including: a switch, operably coupled to the watermark detector, that is configured to control access to the signal based on detecting the corresponding watermark in at least one detection set.
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