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Methods for monitoring audio and images on the internet
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 2007-01-30
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Granted: 2009-02-03
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Expires: 2027-01-30
Abstract
Abstract An Internet monitoring method identifies content on the Internet through embedded data and pattern matching, determines the owners of the content and notifies the owners of this use of their audio or images on the Internet.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Rhoads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/005; G06T1/0064; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0051; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/323
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals in which digital watermark data is imperceptibly embedded and decoding the digital watermark data from the obtained signals; by reference to said decoded digital watermark data, determining owners of the audio or image signals; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the owners.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals in which digital watermark data is imperceptibly embedded and decoding the digital watermark data from the obtained signals; by reference to said decoded digital watermark data, determining owners of the audio or image signals; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the owners.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the digital watermark data includes public and private codes imperceptibly embedded in the audio or image signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the image signals include video signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the audio or image signals are automatically obtained by downloading files including the audio or image signals from the Internet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein automatically obtaining includes randomly downloading audio or image signals from one or more Internet sites.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein determining owners includes consulting a registry that associate identification codes carried in the digital watermark data with owner information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the digital watermark data includes an identification code from which distribution information about the audio or image signals is obtained.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the digital watermark data includes a pattern robust to scale or rotation changes to facilitate detection in scaled or rotated signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the pattern comprises a symmetric pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the pattern comprises a frequency domain pattern.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the digital watermark data includes an index into a registry database storing information identifying an owner associated with the audio or image signal from which the watermark data is decoded.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the digital watermark data includes an index into a registry database storing information identifying distribution information associated with the audio or image signal from which the watermark data is decoded.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the obtaining includes obtaining the audio or image signals from an Internet channel through which the audio or image signals are transmitted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the obtaining includes obtaining the audio or image signals in an Internet tollgate that flags recognition of the audio or image signals passing through the tollgate.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals by performing plural pattern matching between the obtained audio or image signals and plural stored patterns to generate identification data; by reference to said identification data, determining owners of the audio or image signals; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the owners.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals by performing plural pattern matching between the obtained audio or image signals and plural stored patterns to generate identification data; by reference to said identification data, determining owners of the audio or image signals; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the owners.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the audio or image signals are automatically obtained by downloading files from the Internet that includes the audio or image signals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 15 wherein automatically obtaining includes randomly downloading audio or image signals from one or more Internet sites.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 15 wherein determining owners includes consulting a registry that associates identification data with owner information.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; processing the obtained audio or image signals to produce processed data; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals by performing plural pattern matching operations between the processed data and plural stored patterns; by reference to the identification of said audio or image signals, determining proprietors thereof; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the proprietors.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of monitoring distribution of digital image or audio signals on the Internet, the method comprising: automatically obtaining audio or image signals from the Internet; processing the obtained audio or image signals to produce processed data; automatically identifying plural of the obtained signals by performing plural pattern matching operations between the processed data and plural stored patterns; by reference to the identification of said audio or image signals, determining proprietors thereof; creating a report identifying the audio or image signals; and providing the report to the proprietors.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the audio or image signals are automatically obtained by downloading files from the Internet that include the audio or image signals.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 19 wherein automatically obtaining includes randomly downloading audio or image signals from one or more Internet sites.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 19 that includes consulting a registry that asociates identification data with proprietor information.
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