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Associating data with images in imaging systems
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 2000-01-13
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Granted: 2006-03-07
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Expires: 2020-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A steganographic embedder associates data with an image by encoding the data, a link to the data, or a combination of both into the image. The embedder may be located in an image capture device or an external process or device. In one application, for example, an embedder process steganographically encodes data into an image as part of the process of uploading the image from the image capture device to external storage.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce L. Davis
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Rhoads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:35
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: extracting a steganographic reference to auxiliary data in the image; querying a metadata database to request the auxiliary data associated with the image using the extracted reference to access the auxiliary data in the metadata database; and receiving the auxiliary data from the database.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: extracting a steganographic reference to auxiliary data in the image; querying a metadata database to request the auxiliary data associated with the image using the extracted reference to access the auxiliary data in the metadata database; and receiving the auxiliary data from the database.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 including: using the auxiliary data received from the database to create an image file including the image and the auxiliary data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 including: sending authentication data to the metadata database to request access to the auxiliary data associated with the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 including: sending a request to the metadata database to edit the auxiliary data associated with the image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A computer readable medium having software for performing the method of claim 1 .
Claim 7
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: maintaining a database of auxiliary data items associated with images, each item being associated with an image via a reference steganographically encoded in the image; from a requesting application, receiving a request for auxiliary data associated with an image, the request including a reference extracted from the image; using the reference to locate the auxiliary data associated with the image in the database; and returning the auxiliary data corresponding to the reference to the requesting application.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: maintaining a database of auxiliary data items associated with images, each item being associated with an image via a reference steganographically encoded in the image; from a requesting application, receiving a request for auxiliary data associated with an image, the request including a reference extracted from the image; using the reference to locate the auxiliary data associated with the image in the database; and returning the auxiliary data corresponding to the reference to the requesting application.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 including: determining whether the requesting application has access rights to the requested auxiliary data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 including: determining whether the requesting application has editing rights for the requested auxiliary data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A computer readable medium having software for performing the method of claim 6 .
Claim 12
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: maintaining a database of steganographic links and metadata databases associated with the steganographic links; from a requesting application, receiving a steganographic link extracted from an image, the link referencing auxiliary data about the image; using the steganographic link to locate a metadata database that stores the auxiliary data associated with the image; and forwarding the steganographic link to the metadata database that stores the auxiliary data associated with the image.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for associating auxiliary data with an image, the method comprising: maintaining a database of steganographic links and metadata databases associated with the steganographic links; from a requesting application, receiving a steganographic link extracted from an image, the link referencing auxiliary data about the image; using the steganographic link to locate a metadata database that stores the auxiliary data associated with the image; and forwarding the steganographic link to the metadata database that stores the auxiliary data associated with the image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A computer readable medium having software for performing the method of claim 10 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
An image database accessible on the internet, permitting storage of images from plural unrelated consumers, characterized in that the database maintains for each of several images—a history file detailing vendors from whom a consumer has requested service relating to an image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
An image database accessible on the internet, permitting storage of images from plural unrelated consumers, characterized in that the database maintains for each of several images—a history file detailing vendors from whom a consumer has requested service relating to an image.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of maintaining a transaction history for image processing transactions on images, the method comprising: maintaining a transaction history of an image stored on a networked device; in response to receiving a transaction request to process an image stored on the networked device, updating the transaction history of the image by adding data about the transaction to the transaction history.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of maintaining a transaction history for image processing transactions on images, the method comprising: maintaining a transaction history of an image stored on a networked device; in response to receiving a transaction request to process an image stored on the networked device, updating the transaction history of the image by adding data about the transaction to the transaction history.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 13 including: associating the transaction history with the image through a link between the image and the transaction history.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the link is a steganographic link embedded in the image.
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