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Covert and robust mark for media identification
Assignee: Thorwirth Neils J
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Filing: 2008-09-29
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Granted: 2010-12-14
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Expires: 2028-09-29
Abstract
Abstract Systems and methods are described for repeatedly embedding information in media that is recoverable by emphasizing subtle variations between the media. In many embodiments perceptual models are used to identify portions of the media in which the embedded information is unlikely to be apparent to a human observer. One embodiment of the invention includes rendering the information in the form of a media, selecting a plurality of portions of media from the carrier media, combining at least part of the rendered media with each of the selected portions of the carrier media to form modified media portions, where the modifications to the modified media portions are not apparent to a human observer and creating a modified carrier medium using the modified media portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels Thorwirth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0021; G06T1/0028; G06F; G06F21/00; G06T1/005; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; H04N1/32149; H04N1/32203; H04N1/32229; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/238; H04N21/2389; H04N21/23892; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/442; H04N21/44236; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/835; H04N21/8358; G06T2201/00; G06T2201/005; G06T2201/0083; G06T2201/0202
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of imperceptibly embedding an image that includes human recognizable information in a video sequence, comprising: rendering the image; obtaining a plurality of video frames from the video sequence; combining at least part of the rendered image with each of the plurality of video frames to form modified video frames, where the parts of the rendered image are embedded in the frequency domain of each of the plurality of video frames in such a way that the information in the rendered image is human recognizable in the frequency domain of the combination of the plurality of video frames, and the modifications to the plurality of video frames are not apparent to a human observer; and thereby creating a modified video sequence containing the human recognizable image, using the rendered image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of imperceptibly embedding an image that includes human recognizable information in a video sequence, comprising: rendering the image; obtaining a plurality of video frames from the video sequence; combining at least part of the rendered image with each of the plurality of video frames to form modified video frames, where the parts of the rendered image are embedded in the frequency domain of each of the plurality of video frames in such a way that the information in the rendered image is human recognizable in the frequency domain of the combination of the plurality of video frames, and the modifications to the plurality of video frames are not apparent to a human observer; and thereby creating a modified video sequence containing the human recognizable image, using the rendered image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising randomly varying the geometry of the rendered image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein combining at least part of the rendered image with each of the plurality of video frames includes combining at least part of the rendered image with each video frame according to a perceptual. model.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the portions of the rendered image combined with video frames are selected pseudo randomly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the information comprises metadata related to the video sequence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the information identifies the time and location of video playback.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the information identifies the copyright owner or recipient of the media.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the information includes a reference to a database.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of uncovering an image containing human recognizable information from a marked video sequence created by imperceptibly embedding the image across a plurality of frames of an original video sequence, comprising: creating a plurality of difference frames by comparing a plurality of frames from the marked video sequence to the corresponding frames in the unmarked video sequence, where comparisons involving frames from the marked video sequence in which the human recognizable information is imperceptibly embedded result in difference frames that emphasize the human recognizable information imperceptibly embedded in the marked frames; and combining the difference frames in a predetermined manner to create a revealed image, where the combining of the difference frames in a predetermined manner proceeds until the human recognizable information in the revealed image is recognizable.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of uncovering an image containing human recognizable information from a marked video sequence created by imperceptibly embedding the image across a plurality of frames of an original video sequence, comprising: creating a plurality of difference frames by comparing a plurality of frames from the marked video sequence to the corresponding frames in the unmarked video sequence, where comparisons involving frames from the marked video sequence in which the human recognizable information is imperceptibly embedded result in difference frames that emphasize the human recognizable information imperceptibly embedded in the marked frames; and combining the difference frames in a predetermined manner to create a revealed image, where the combining of the difference frames in a predetermined manner proceeds until the human recognizable information in the revealed image is recognizable.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising emphasizing the image containing human recognizable information in frames in which it is embedded by applying a high pass filter to each of the plurality of difference frames.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9 wherein combining the difference frames in a predetermined manner to create a revealed image comprises averaging together the difference frames.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the image containing human recognizable information is recognized by a device as the combination of the difference frames creates a revealed image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein the revealed image is in the spatial. domain of the combined difference frames.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein the revealed image is in the frequency domain of the combined difference frames.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the frequency domain is the DCT domain.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the frequency domain is the Fourier domain.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the frequency domain is the Wavelet domain.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency domain is the DCT domain.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency domain is the Fourier domain.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency domain is the Wavelet domain.
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