US7747038B2
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Method and apparatus for associating identifiers with content
Assignee: Digimarc Corp
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Filing: 2008-10-07
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Granted: 2010-06-29
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Expires: 2028-10-07
Abstract
Abstract Watermark detection in an image or the like can be optimized by exploiting the innate biases in the image to emphasize the watermark signal. The watermark signal can be trial-located with different origins in the image to find one that yields improved results. Similarly, the image can be processed (e.g., by changing resolution, rotation, or compression) so as to change the innate biases to better reinforce the watermark signal. Compression of an image can be done in accordance with a desired identifier, with the compressor deciding which image components to retain and which to discard based, in part, on the identifier that is to be associated with the image. The techniques are also applicable to other forms of content, such as audio. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Rhoads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/005; G06T1/0028; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/40; G10; G10L; G10L19/00; G10L19/018; 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; H04N1/32203; H04N1/32229; H04N1/32288; H04N1/32352; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/238; H04N21/2389; H04N21/23892; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/835; H04N21/8358; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0051; G06T2201/0061; G06T2201/0064; G06T2201/0065; 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: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of processing first content information to produce desired content information having auxiliary information steganographically encoded therein, the method including the acts: determining whether a feature of the first content information has an attribute consistent with an attribute of the desired encoded content information; and if so, avoid changing said feature of the first content information when changing other features of the first content information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of processing first content information to produce desired content information having auxiliary information steganographically encoded therein, the method including the acts: determining whether a feature of the first content information has an attribute consistent with an attribute of the desired encoded content information; and if so, avoid changing said feature of the first content information when changing other features of the first content information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 in which said determination is negative, then making a change to said feature of the first content information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the content information comprises visual information represented in a pixel domain, and the attribute is whether a value of said pixel is above an average value of neighboring pixels.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of processing first content information to produce desired second content information having certain identifying characteristics, the method including the acts: determining whether a feature of the first content information has an attribute consistent with an attribute of the desired second content information; and if so, avoid changing said feature of the first content information when changing other features of the first content information.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of processing first content information to produce desired second content information having certain identifying characteristics, the method including the acts: determining whether a feature of the first content information has an attribute consistent with an attribute of the desired second content information; and if so, avoid changing said feature of the first content information when changing other features of the first content information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 in which said determination is negative, then making a change to said feature of the first content information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the first and second content information both comprise visual information represented in a pixel domain, and the attribute is whether a value of said pixel is above an average value of neighboring pixels.
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