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Image Analysis > Applications ApplicationsApplications patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/15/07 - 20070263898 - Method of concealing an image There is disclosed a method of forming a security image from two or more images comprising manipulating tonal values of each image element of a first image to take values within a first set of tonal values, manipulating tonal values of each image element of a second image to take ... 11/15/07 - 20070263897 - Image and video quality measurement An image quality measurement system (10) determines various features of an image that relate to the quality of the image in terms of its appearance. The features include the image's blockiness invisibility (B), the image's colour richness (R) and the image's sharpness (S). These are all obtained without the use ... 11/08/07 - 20070258622 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information storing medium An information processing apparatus configured to generate object information from image information, the information processing apparatus includes: an image reference information generation part configured to generate image reference information based on the image information; wherein the object information includes the image reference information. ... 11/08/07 - 20070258621 - Ovd inspection method and inspection apparatus This invention provides a method and apparatus for inspecting defects and attachment position of an attached OVD without any influence of a change in the pattern of the OVD due to fluttering or undulation during conveyance of the printed product. Image input means and illumination means are arranged at positions ... 11/08/07 - 20070258619 - Image processing device, imge processing method thereof, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium The present invention aims to be able to provide an efficient public key digital watermark method which is specialized to information common to contents. In the method, arrangement order of digital data in input digital contents is set to become predetermined arrangement order so that the input digital contents constitute ... 11/08/07 - 20070258618 - System and/or method for image tamper detection The subject matter disclosed herein related to techniques for detecting tampering of the digital image data. ... 11/01/07 - 20070253593 - Methods for making an authenticating system A method for making an authenticating system for an object includes selecting an image and adding a watermark in a predetermined area of the image. The predetermined area may be a portion of the image. The method also includes establishing the image having the watermark therein on the object, and ... 11/01/07 - 20070253592 - Method and system for protecting and authenticating a digital image A method of protecting a digital image, the method comprising extracting feature values from the digital image based on a selected authentication bit-rate; embedding data corresponding to the feature values as a watermark in a into the digital image; and creating an image signature based on the data corresponding to ... 10/25/07 - 20070248242 - Mehtod and system for achieving access to an object or a service A method is disclosed for gaining access to an object and/or to a service of an object or service provider. A biometric reference parameter of at least one user is recorded in a personal mobile station (1). The user orders an object or service from a remote server (6, 7) ... 10/25/07 - 20070248241 - Digital content reproduction, data acquisition, metadata management, and digital watermark embedding The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems to embed pointer information for metadata in content using a method that will not delete the information, so that metadata correlated with content can be correctly obtained, even after the contents have been edited. In an example embodiment, a user terminal for ... 10/25/07 - 20070248240 - Selective video blanking Subsets of a video image (101) are analyzed to determine whether unauthorized playback-protected image is contained within the subsets. Regions of subsequent video images are prevented (210) from being displayed based upon whether the unauthorized playback-protected image is contained within the subsets. When a watermark is detected (220) within a ... 10/25/07 - 20070248239 - Method for the non-destructive testing of an element for a nuclear reactor A method for the non-destructive testing of an element for a nuclear reactor having the steps of: a) acquiring a radiographic digital image of at least one area in element, b) creating a reference image through the digital processing of the image obtained, and c) comparing the image obtained, processed ... 10/18/07 - 20070242853 - Digital watermarking methods, systems and apparatus This disclosure describes, e.g., methods, sensors and apparatus that provide steganographic indicia or digital watermarking in image or video data. One implementation provides a method including: determining one or more operating characteristics of a device; based at least on the one or more operating characteristics, adjusting a steganographic embedding process ... 10/18/07 - 20070242852 - Method and apparatus for watermarking sensed data A method and apparatus for watermarking sensed data in a sensing device which senses a subject to obtain sensed data includes the sensing device temporarily storing the sensed data. The sensing device collects metadata associated with a user of the sensing device and temporarily stores the metadata. The sensing device ... 10/11/07 - 20070237355 - Method and apparatus for adaptive context-aided human classification A method and an apparatus process digital images. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital data representing a plurality of digital images including a plurality of persons; performs face recognition to determine first scores relating to similarity between faces of the plurality of persons; performs clothes recognition to determine ... 10/11/07 - 20070237354 - Digital watermarking of picture identity documents using facial features An improved method of watermarking picture identification documents (IDs) such as passports, driver's licenses, identification cards and the like which combines biometric information with digital watermarking to provide an improved secure picture ID document and authentication of same. A facial image—that is part of the identification document—is processed such that ... 10/04/07 - 20070230741 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 10/04/07 - 20070230740 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 10/04/07 - 20070230739 - Digital watermark systems and methods A digital watermark is added to audio or visual content. An illustrative embodiment segments the content, permutes the segments, and transforms such data into another domain. The transformed data is altered slightly to encode a watermark. The altered data can then be inverse-transformed, and inverse-permuted, to return same to substantially ... 09/27/07 - 20070223784 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 09/27/07 - 20070223783 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 09/27/07 - 20070223782 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 09/27/07 - 20070223781 - Method for determining a response of each probe zone on a test strip A method for determining a response of each probe zone on a test strip is provided. The present invention selects an average pixel value of each section of reference white respectively adjacent to the image of a target line to serve as a reference for determining a color response of ... 09/27/07 - 20070223780 - Image processing method and device In an image processing device adapted to restore sub-information from composite image information produced by a composite image producing device which embeds invisible sub-information into visible main image information to produce the composite image information, the frequency components of the sub-information extracted for each of its color components are smoothed, ... 09/27/07 - 20070223779 - Image watermarking systems and methods A method of determining a location for a watermark on an image having an array of pixels, each pixel having image information associated therewith includes determining a size for the watermark. The size has a pixel height and a pixel width. The method also includes calculating a region brightness value ... 09/27/07 - 20070223778 - Method and apparatus for video/image communication with watermarking A video communication unit (405) includes a video input (415) for receiving an un-watermarked video or image signal transmission having a number of video or image frames (110, 120, 130, 140), wherein each video or image frame includes a number of bit planes, the video input (415) being operably coupled ... 09/20/07 - 20070217653 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 09/20/07 - 20070217652 - Digital watermark detection method and apparatus A specific frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component signal from an input image signal. A phase controller controls the phase of the specific frequency component signal. A correlator computes the cross-correlation value of the phase-controlled specific frequency component signal and the input image signal. A watermark information ... 09/13/07 - 20070211915 - Gesture activated home appliance Apparatus for operating home appliances using gesture recognition are disclosed. An image receiver receives a continuous stream of images of a gesture made within the image receiver's field of view. An image processor is connected to the image receiver for sampling the received stream of gesture images to form a ... 09/13/07 - 20070211914 - Method and apparatus for computerized image background analysis A computerized method of video analysis including receiving image data for a plurality of video frames depicting a scene that includes at least one of a plurality of background features. Each video frame includes s a plurality of image regions and at least one video frame has an object within ... 09/06/07 - 20070206831 - Information processing device, image pickup device, and information classification processing method Information created by a device and recorded on a recording medium and information supplied externally to the device and recorded on the recording medium are classified according to creation date and time information. Each image data file recorded on the recording medium has an original recorded file flag added thereto ... 08/30/07 - 20070201723 - Document capturing device, document filing system, and electronic document certificating system An image processing apparatus that has at least one of a scanning function, a printing function, a copying function, and a facsimile function, and is connected via a communication channel to a server storing image data includes: a memory storing image information printed on or scanned from a paper sheet; ... 08/30/07 - 20070201722 - Image processing methods using reversible watermarking The ability to remove a watermark from an encoded image opens the possibility of various novel applications. Several such applications are detailed. One employs a reversible watermark in conjunction with a second (robust) watermark. In this arrangement, the payload of the reversible watermark conveys information about the robust watermark (e.g., ... 08/30/07 - 20070201721 - Apparatus and method for embedding searchable information into a file for transmission, storage and retrieval Forensic communication apparatus and method. An apparatus is disclosed for recording image or other data in real time. The apparatus includes a capture device for capturing the image or other information. Once captured, a local verification device is operable to indelibly mark the captured image or other information with a ... 08/30/07 - 20070201720 - Authenticating signals and identification and security documents The application discloses signals and identification and security documents and methods and systems for authenticating such. In one implementation, a financial instrument or identification document is provided with an organic light emitting diode (OLED) array. The OLED array displays information thereon. The information is preferably correlated to the information on ... 08/30/07 - 20070201719 - Print medium quality adjustment system, inspection watermark medium output device for outputting watermark medium to undergo inspection, watermark quality inspection device, adjusted watermark medium output device, print medium quality adjustment method a To provide a print medium quality adjustment system that enables comprehensive electronic watermark quality evaluation and adjustment without requiring significant labor. An inspection watermark medium output device 11 comprises an inspection watermark signal generation unit 101 that generates a single inspection watermark signal or a plurality of inspection watermark signals, ... 08/23/07 - 20070195992 - Imaging forming apparatus and copy management system An additional data useful for the management of copies of a document for an image forming apparatus is embedded in a hard copy of the document. The additional data is embedded in an inherent image of a document as discrete dots arranged in a prescribed format. Preferably, the size of ... 08/23/07 - 20070195991 - Methods and systems for steganographic processing Electronic content data (e.g., audio or visual) can be steganographically encoded for a variety of purposes. In one particular arrangement, content is manipulated by several different parties, each of which inserts different steganographic information. Different portions of the content may be reserved for each party's respective encoding. A great variety ... 08/23/07 - 20070195989 - Biometric information detecting apparatus The invention relates to a biometric information detecting apparatus for monitoring a state of a living body based on information constituted by adding an auxiliary data capable of determining a measuring state when biometric information is measured to a biometric state value. A biometric information detecting apparatus of the invention ... 08/23/07 - 20070195987 - Digital media methods A consumer who encounters music of interest can operate a portable device to obtain a display of associated meta data (e.g., the title and artist, the artist's concert schedule, etc.) obtained from a remote computer system. The consumer can then initiate an electronic commerce transaction from the device, e.g., ordering ... 08/16/07 - 20070189579 - Encoding and decoding data in an image A graphically based encoded image, symbol or icon that can serve as a link from physical material or visual displays to electronic data to retrieve specific or general information. In one example, a graphic image is encoded with a value that is linked to a reference lookup table. For example, ... 08/16/07 - 20070189578 - Computer-implemented method and system for perceptual cryptography in file-sharing environments A computer-implemented method and system for perceptual cryptography in file-sharing environments are disclosed. The method and system include providing access to a quality-degraded version of a content bit-stream, and providing decryption keys for rendering the content bit-stream without quality degradation. ... 08/09/07 - 20070183627 - Visual aid for use in solving complex problems A visual aid to assist in identifying, analyzing, and solving a complex problem in which a first triadic set of parameters are visually represented in a triangular configuration and other successive sets of three parameters each are added to the same triangular representation in order to progressively define the problem. ... 08/09/07 - 20070183625 - Statistical match for facial biometric to reduce false accept rate/false match rate (far/fmr) This invention encompasses a method to improve the facial recognition biometrics matching process by applying a statistical analysis to the matching of an individual with multiple probe images to an individual with multiple enrolled images. The method uses two compensation tables to provide an overall matching score based on the ... 08/09/07 - 20070183624 - Methods and tangible objects employing machine readable data The present invention relates generally to steganography and data hiding. In one implementation we provide a method including: obtaining auxiliary data; providing a mask for a photo-reactive material, the mask corresponding at least in part to the auxiliary data; and exposing the material through the mask to steganographically impart the ... 08/09/07 - 20070183623 - Watermark systems and methods A number of novel watermarking applications, and improvements to watermarking methods, are disclosed. Included are techniques for encoding printed circuit boards and street signs with watermarks, deterring credit card fraud and controlling software licensing using watermarks, registering collectibles via watermarks, encoding the margins of printed pages with watermarks, and using ... 08/09/07 - 20070183622 - Perceptual modeling of media signals for data hiding The present invention relates generally to steganography and data hiding. In one embodiment a method is provided including obtaining a media signal; determining characteristics of the media signal; based at least in part on the characteristics of the media signal, providing a map of the media signal; transforming at least ... 08/02/07 - 20070177763 - Apparatus and method for preventing illegal distribution of digital contents by using a fingerprinting technique An apparatus and method for preventing illegitimate distribution of digital contents on Internet obtains a first wavelet image having a user information-embedding region by performing a wavelet transformation (WT). The user information embedding region of the first wavelet image is wavelet-transformed to obtain a second wavelet image composed of a ... 08/02/07 - 20070177762 - Image processing apparatus capable of processing image embedded with digital watermark, method for controlling the image processing apparatus, and storage medium storing program to execute the method An image processing apparatus includes a feature value generating unit configured to generate a feature value of an image of a first page; and an embedding unit configured to embed the feature value of the image of the first page generated by the feature value generating unit in an image ... 08/02/07 - 20070177761 - Watermark embedding functions adapted for transmission channels A method for controlling watermark embedding in a media object through the use of a watermark embedding command. The use of the embedding command enables watermark embedding to be adapted for the transmission channel at the time of transmission. ... 08/02/07 - 20070177760 - Printing media and methods employing digital watermarking Stationery, or other printable media, is encoded with a digital watermark. The watermark is not conspicuous to a human observer of the media, yet conveys plural bits of auxiliary information when optically scanned and digitally processed. The watermark can be formed by ink-jet printing, or otherwise. The encoded information can ... 08/02/07 - 20070177759 - System and method to automatically establish preferred area for image-wise watermark A system and method are disclosed for determining preferred image locations for placing watermark information (both hidden and obvious). The disclosure includes at least three criteria (image similarity, contrast, and image value range) that may be used alone or in combination to determine a preferred area of the target image ... 07/26/07 - 20070172098 - Apparatus to process images, video and objects The present invention relates generally to steganographic encoding and/or digital watermarking. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided including: an input to receive imagery or video; a processor to act on received imagery or video, said processor programmed to steganographically embed a first code and a second code in the ... 07/26/07 - 20070172097 - Methods to evaluate images, video and documents The present invention relates generally to steganographic encoding and/or digital watermarking. In one embodiment, a method is provided including: obtaining an image or video; encoding a first steganographic component in the image or video, wherein the first steganographic component comprises a first set of properties that are designed to be ... 07/26/07 - 20070172094 - Watermarking method and apparatus The invention provides a method and apparatus for watermarking a document, the method comprising: associating the document with an identification number; generating (70) a first set of numbers using a seed for the number generation comprising or derived from the identification number; applying a transform (62) to at least a ... 07/19/07 - 20070165905 - File system for a stage lighting array system A file system for a stage lighting system that maintains the different files associated with the stage lighting system. Each of the files that can represent an effect are maintained within the system within a configuration file. The configuration file can be updated on each start of the system so ... 07/19/07 - 20070165904 - System and method for using individualized mixed document A Mixed Media Reality (MMR) system and associated techniques are disclosed. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types (e.g., printed paper as a first medium and digital content and/or web link as a second medium). In one particular ... 07/19/07 - 20070165903 - Bragg diffracting security markers A method of marking an article with a watermark that diffracts radiation according to Bragg's law is disclosed. The watermark includes a periodic array of particles fixed in a matrix. The watermark may change colors with viewing angle, disappear and reappear with viewing angle or may diffract non-visible radiation that ... 07/12/07 - 20070160261 - Watermark detection by correlation shape analysis A watermark detector (100) detects a watermark in an information signal. The information signal is correlated with an expected watermark (Wi) for each of a plurality of relative positions of the information signal with respect to the watermark to derive a set of correlation results (64). The correlation results (64) ... 07/12/07 - 20070160260 - Method of scale factor retrieval There is provided a method of scale factor retrieval in a system (10) for processing image or video programme content. The method includes steps of: (a) receiving the programme content including watermark information embedded therein; (b) subjecting the programme content to spatial correlation processes to determine a plurality of correlation ... 07/12/07 - 20070160259 - Pattern recognition system, pattern recognition method, and pattern recognition program A pattern recognition system, pattern recognition method, and pattern recognition program capable of increasing the accuracy in computing the false acceptance probability and capable of ensuring a stable security strength are provided. Pattern recognition systems 10 and 10a comprise a first probability computation unit 32, and a second probability computation ... 07/05/07 - 20070154065 - Apparatus and method for generating a transmit frame An apparatus for generating a transmit frame from an information signal, the information signal comprising a first information frame and a second information frame, comprises a provider for providing a first reconstruction distortion value indicating a reconstruction distortion when replacing the first information frame by a replacement frame, and for ... 07/05/07 - 20070154064 - Watermarking compressed data A method of embedding auxiliary data in coefficients generated for a compressed data stream applies embedding rules to selected coefficients in different blocks to embed the data. The method receives coefficients in a data stream in which the coefficients are divided into blocks. It changes the value of selected coefficients ... 07/05/07 - 20070154063 - Image processing using rear view mirror-mounted imaging device Vehicle including a system for obtaining information about objects exterior of the vehicle includes a rear view mirror arranged proximate a windshield of the vehicle, an imaging device arranged on the mirror and having a field of view extending forward through the windshield, and a processor coupled to the imaging ... 07/05/07 - 20070154062 - Apparatus and method for optically surveying and/or examining a welding componentry Apparatus for optically surveying and/or examining a welding componentry, in particular a vehicle axle or instrument panel, includes a measuring space for accommodating a plurality of cameras for taking images of the welding componentry. The images are combined and evaluated in an evaluation unit. Disposed in the measuring space is ... 07/05/07 - 20070154061 - Curve fitting for synchronizing readers of hidden auxiliary data A curve fitting method is used to synchronize a reader of embedded data in a media signal. A circular reference signal is embedded in the media signal. After geometric distortion of the media signal, the reference signal is distorted, yet still detectable. The amount of distortion is derived by detecting ... 07/05/07 - 20070154060 - Digital imaging device having watermarking capability A digital imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image of an object; an image data processor for encoding image data contained in a digital signal of the object sensed by the image sensor, into a digital image of the object; and a watermark generating unit for generating ... 06/28/07 - 20070147658 - Image search apparatus, image search method, image production apparatus, image production method and program Image identifier information specific to image data to be input to an image search apparatus is embedded in the image data as a steganography in advance. Meanwhile, the side of an image search apparatus decodes the steganography contained in image data, detects the image identifier information, compares the detected image ... 06/28/07 - 20070147657 - Electronic watermarking method and apparatus for color image data Multi-color image data received from a host device are divided into blocks. The brightness of at least a first color in each block is tested to determine whether the block is watermarkable. An electronic watermark is embedded into each watermarkable block by modifying the image data of at least a ... 06/28/07 - 20070147654 - System and method for translating text to images A method comprises receiving input text; decomposing the input text into segments, e.g., single line segments; using a dictionary to identify at least one object in one of the segments for inclusion in a frame; and using cinematic conventions, e.g., proxemics, to arrange the at least one object in the ... 06/28/07 - 20070147653 - Digital watermark detection using predetermined color projections The present invention relates to digital watermarking. In one implementation, a system is provided to read a digital watermark from digital imagery which includes data representing a number of pixels. Each pixel of the number of pixels is defined by a set of values representing color components of the particular ... 06/21/07 - 20070140524 - Image watermarking based on sequency and wavelet transforms This invention is a new approach for the image watermarking in the wavelet transform domain based on sequency of the host and watermark image. For each sub-band a first transform level of the host image is thresholded and binarized. Sequencies of thresholded and binarized data host image are compared with ... 06/21/07 - 20070140523 - Image-watermarking method and device The invention concerns a method of inserting a watermark in an image comprising at least three components, the method comprises the steps of decomposing at least one component of the image into detail sub-bands in various directions and comprising coefficients, each coefficient being characterized by its position in the detail ... 06/14/07 - 20070133839 - Method to transmit a coded information and device therefore A method for transmitting a coded information to a user via a graphical display. The method comprises the step of obtaining coded information by a scanner, which has to be positioned near the graphical display. The coded information is transmitted to a number of code points that are arranged in ... 06/07/07 - 20070127772 - System and method for generating and verifying a self-authenticating document Described are a system and method for verifying a self-authenticating document. First, upon a request for verification of the document, a characteristic digital data “CDD” is extracted from the document. An image of at least a predetermined portion of the document is obtained. The image is divided into a predetermined ... 06/07/07 - 20070127771 - Image processing apparatus and method It is required to protect the copyrights and the like of partial images which form respective parts of an image obtained by reading an image, exchanged using a print as a medium, by an image scanner or the like. Input image data is divided into a plurality of image regions ... 06/07/07 - 20070127770 - System and method for optimizing data recovery for a partially destroyed document A system and method are provided for optimizing data recovery for a partially destroyed document by exploiting the localized nature of typical partial document destruction. The system and method physically lay out encoded document recovery information in a way such that the likelihood is increased of recovering the encoded document ... 06/07/07 - 20070127769 - Information embedding device, information reading device, and recording media with recorded computer-readable program thereof Information embedding is performed by extracting vertices composing a polygon from vector data, and changing the number of points that exist on the sides of the polygon based on the embedment information. Information reading is performed by extracting points existing on the sides of the polygon from the embedment information ... 05/31/07 - 20070121997 - Digital fingerprinting using synchronization marks and watermarks Digital fingerprinting using synchronization marks and watermarks. At a watermark embedder, an input host signal is divided into regions, and a subset of the regions is selected to receive synchronization marks. Respective synchronization marks are then embedded into the selected regions. At a receiver, an input signal is divided into ... 05/31/07 - 20070121996 - Methods of processing and displaying images and display device using the methods The invention proposes methods of processing and displaying images comprising the steps of:—modification of the color (C1) in at least one pixel of an image source; and—calculation of the color of the pixel in the processed images (C3, C4), in such a way that the average of the colors of ... 05/24/07 - 20070116327 - Combined occupant weight and spatial sensing in a vehicle Method and system for obtaining and optionally utilizing information about an occupant of a vehicle includes a weight sensor system arranged in connection with a bottom portion of a seat on which the occupant will be seated to provide data about weight of an occupant, and a spatial sensor system ... 05/24/07 - 20070116326 - Image processing program and image processing device A video game device calculates an angle of an object 71, etc., with respect to a reference direction in a three-dimensional space. Then, the video game device defines a virtual cylindrical model for each of a plurality of objects so that a bottom surface of each cylindrical model is perpendicular ... 05/24/07 - 20070116325 - Embedding geo-location information in media The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking and steganography. In one implementation, a method is provided including receiving data representing imagery. The data includes digital watermarking hidden therein through changes to at least some portions of the data. The digital watermarking includes at least geo-location information. The method further ... 05/24/07 - 20070116324 - Method and apparatus for transmitting watermark data bits using a spread spectrum, and for regaining watermark data bits embedded in a spread spectrum Spread spectrum technology and the related inserted or added information signal can be used for implementing watermarking digital audio signals. A known processing for retrieving at receiver or decoder side the watermark signal information bit from the spread spectrum is convolving the received or replayed spectrum with a spreading function ... 05/17/07 - 20070110275 - Digital watermarking apparatus and methods The present invention relates to various digital watermarking methods and systems. In one embodiment, a plurality of microlenses can provide a steganographic signal for a handheld device. The pattern corresponds to (or conveys) an identifier. In yet another embodiment, monetary objects are watermarked to signify currency denomination information. The information, ... 05/17/07 - 20070110274 - Steganographically encoding metallic, shiny or specular surfaces The present invention provides methods to steganographically mark metallic, shiny and/or specular surfaces. In one implementation, we provide a method including: obtaining auxiliary data; modifying the auxiliary data according to a pseudo-random signal; providing the modified auxiliary data on a specular surface with an ink or dye that provides a ... 05/17/07 - 20070110273 - Image processing method and image processing program product An information processing method is disclosed for embedding information in an image, the method including the steps of extracting a predetermined color region from the image, dividing the predetermined color region into unit regions, assigning a value included in the information to each of the unit regions, and replacing each ... 05/17/07 - 20070110272 - Encoding and decoding signals for digital watermarking This disclosure describes methods and systems for encoding a digital watermark into and/or detecting a digital watermark from a host (or media) signal such as audio, video or imagery. One implementation involves a method of detecting a digital watermark. The method includes: receiving a host signal carrying a digital watermark; ... 05/17/07 - 20070110271 - Product security pattern based on simultaneous color contrast A product package article has an HVS-perceivable security pattern on its surface. The security pattern is based on simultaneous color contrast. The security pattern can provide protection against counterfeiting. ... 05/10/07 - 20070104350 - Watermarked information embedding apparatus The watermarked information embedding apparatus which inputs an image and embeds watermarked information in the input image, comprises: picture element determining means which determines whether it is a picture element constituting a background image for each of picture elements which constitute the input image; background picture element removing means which ... 05/10/07 - 20070104349 - Tally image generating method and device, tally image generating program, and confidential image decoding method A second tally image generating means 20 that outputs a pixel value B1m,n of a second tally image B1 includes a decoding-time peripheral luminance value calculating section composed of a decoded pixel value calculating means 28 and a peripheral luminance value calculating means 29. The decoding-time peripheral luminance value calculating ... 05/10/07 - 20070104348 - Interactivity via mobile image recognition Systems and methods of interacting with a virtual space, in which a mobile device is used to electronically capture image data of a real-world object, the image data is used to identify information related to the real-world object, and the information is used to interact with software to control at ... 05/03/07 - 20070098215 - Method and device for generating image code and method and device for decoding image code A method and device for generating and decoding an image code without a direction finder pattern are provided. In the method of generating an image code, a two-dimensional image is generated by encoding the configured basic information and the error correction information, and disposing the encoded basic and error correction ... 05/03/07 - 20070098214 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium A digital watermark mark which is robust against alliance and average value attacks is embedded in data, and original data is protected from being tampered with. Image quality that may be obtained by an attacker by, e.g., an alliance attack is determined. In this case, LL3 is determined to be ... 05/03/07 - 20070098213 - Digital authentication with analog documents Security of photographic identification documents is enhanced by embedding within the photographic image encoded information that may be correlated to other information pertaining to the individual represented by the image, such other information being, for example, printed on the document adjacent to the photograph. ... 05/03/07 - 20070098212 - Two level cross-correlation based system for watermarking continuous digital media A two level cross-correlation based system for watermarking continuous digital media at the system application level. It is a post-compression process for watermarking where no a priori knowledge of the underlying compression algorithm is required. Per each compressed media frame, a current unique digital signature is generated based on the ... 05/03/07 - 20070098211 - Device storing vector image with embedded image style identifier, and methods and utilities for formatting a device image with image stryle attributes In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method retrieves a vector image from a device that is a target of an image request. The vector image illustrates at least a portion of the device. A first image style identifier, associated with a first set of style attributes for the vector image, is ... 05/03/07 - 20070098210 - Correlation-based system for watermarking continuous digital media A correlation-based system for watermarking continuous digital media at the system application level. It is a post-compression process for watermarking where no a priori knowledge of the underlying compression algorithm is required. Per each compressed media frame, a current unique digital signature is generated based on the data from the ... 04/26/07 - 20070092108 - Computing distortion of media signals using embedded data with repetitive structure and log-polar mapping A digital watermark detection method uses a matched filtering technique on a log polar re-mapping of a watermarked signal to detect peaks associated with a repetitive structure of a watermark. ... 04/26/07 - 20070092107 - Multi-technology information capture system and method A mobile system having a portable fingerprint collecting system for generating a digitized image of a fingerprint collected from a subject, a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of fingerprint templates cross-referenced with identification information, the database system configured to compare the digitized fingerprint images generated ... 04/26/07 - 20070092106 - Electronic watermark editor for compressed video The present invention provides an electronic watermark editor for a compressed video that can efficiently carry out editing such as deletion or rewriting of electronic watermark data. DCT coefficient values are extracted while applying all templates to video contents, and a template where a total sum of relative absolute value ... 04/26/07 - 20070092105 - Encoding device, decoding device, and printed matter In an encoding device that creates an image in which data is embedded, an embedding unit divides an image into a plurality of blocks, and embeds data in the image based on a difference in value of characteristics of adjacent blocks; and a restriction information recording unit records use restriction ... 04/26/07 - 20070092104 - Content authentication system and method A content capture device with watermarking features provides the ability to encode a captured content item with identification information to identify an owner or other interested party. The content capture device can be implemented as a digital camera or other device suitable for capturing digital content, whether it be audio, ... 04/26/07 - 20070092103 - Video fingerprinting using watermarks Video fingerprinting using watermarks is described herein. A watermark encoder embeds a watermark into an input video to produce a watermarked video. The watermark encoder can choose particular regions of the video that are sufficiently complex for watermarking. Spatial and temporal complexity analyses can be performed on a per-pixel basis ... 04/26/07 - 20070092102 - Software and method for embedding data in two color images A method of embedding watermark data into a two-color (binary) image includes assessing the suitability of each of several candidate pixels to embed a bit of watermark data. This is done by identifying candidate pixels for which one pixel directly above the candidate pixel and one pixel directly below the ... 04/19/07 - 20070086620 - Probe observing device and surface texture measuring device Provided is a probe observing device, including: a camera (230) for taking an image of a probe (210 ); an image processing unit (330) for processing data on the image taken by the camera (230); a monitor (400) for displaying the image data processed by the image processing unit (330); ... 04/19/07 - 20070086619 - Hiding codes in input data The present invention relates to hiding codes in input data. In one embodiment, a method is provided including: obtaining input data associated with image or visual information; selecting portions of the input data to hide a plural-bit code based at least in part on predetermined data; and modifying selected portions ... 04/12/07 - 20070081694 - Method for detecting fraud in a printed image A method is provided for authenticating an image printed at a predefined print resolution or in accordance with a predetermined print grid. The method includes the steps of scanning the image to produce digital data and segmenting the data into first and second groups corresponding, respectively, to first and second ... 04/05/07 - 20070076916 - Digital watermarking, steganographic data hiding and indexing content The present invention relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. In one embodiment, a method is provided including: receiving a media signal representing imagery or audio; receiving auxiliary data to be steganographically hidden in the media signal; receiving an indication of whether compression of the media signal can be adjusted; ... 03/29/07 - 20070071283 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method For detecting tampering made on a paper document, by carrying out image processing on grayscale image data optically read from the paper document, amplifying a predetermined grayscale value on the grayscale image data, and also, reducing the other grayscale values; and detecting whether or not the paper document has been ... 03/29/07 - 20070071282 - Digital watermark embedding apparatus and method, and digital watermark detection apparatus and method A digital watermark embedding apparatus includes a watermark providing unit configured to provide a digital watermark, an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image component from a plurality of frames of video contents based on image data of the plurality of frames, the image component affecting an error occurring at ... 03/29/07 - 20070071281 - Method and apparatus for determining encoding availability, and computer product An embedding-availability determining unit determines an availability of embedding data into an image based on an input/output characteristic of a predetermined feature amount related to a combination of an output device that outputs an image in which the data is embedded to a medium and an input device that inputs ... 03/29/07 - 20070071280 - Lossless embedding of data in digital objects Current methods of embedding hidden data in an image inevitably distort the original image by noise. This distortion cannot generally be removed completely because of quantization, bit-replacement, or truncation at the grayscales 0 and 255. The distortion, though often small, may make the original image unacceptable for medical applications, or ... 03/29/07 - 20070071279 - Embedding data reproduce apparatus An image having embedded data embedded therein is read to output an image signal, spectral analysis is executed for the image signal, and the embedded data embedded in the image signal is extracted based on a result of the spectral analysis and preset data. ... 03/29/07 - 20070071278 - Method and computer-readable medium for shuffling an asian document image A method, system, and computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions are provided, for randomly relocating text character images of a scanned-in Asian character document to produce a shuffled image, wherein the meaning of text in the shuffled image is not understandable although individual characters forming the text in the shuffled image ... 03/29/07 - 20070071277 - Apparatus and method for embedding a watermark using sub-band filtering The invention relates to a system for embedding a watermark into an input media signal. A plurality of sub-band signals of a sub-band encoded input signal is obtained; preferably by de-multiplexing of the corresponding bitstream. A set of sub-band signals is filtered by a sub-band filter (507) which has a ... 03/22/07 - 20070064973 - Adaptive mark placement A method of encoding a message into a document containing known information is disclosed. The method comprises identifying (1502) a plurality of logical information content categories associated with the known information, establishing (1503) a priority order in which said message is to be added to each of the categories, determining ... 03/15/07 - 20070058835 - Screen image authentication A method of verifying the authenticity of an image (1) rendered on a display screen (10) involves using a graphical representation of an authentication code (2) associated with the image. The graphical representation of the authentication code is also rendered on the display screen, while optional guide marks (3) may ... 03/08/07 - 20070053550 - Reversible watermarking using expansion, rate control and iterative embedding Reversible watermarking methods enable auxiliary data to be embedded in data sets, such as images, audio, video and software. The reversible nature of the method enables the original data set to be perfectly restored. Control systems with feedback loops are used to optimize embedding based on distortion or auxiliary data ... 03/08/07 - 20070053549 - Digital watermarking systems and methods The present invention relates to digital watermarking systems and methods. In a first implementation, so-called movie studio rough-cuts are watermarked to provide a forensic tracking clue or to provide security for distributed rough-cuts. In another implementation, a watermark is determined for a compressed video object. The watermark is compressed as ... 03/08/07 - 20070053548 - Embedding hidden auxiliary code signals in media Methods for embedding and reading identification codes from media signals use embedded code signals modulated with the auxiliary message. These embedded code signals convey hidden tracking codes in images, video, music and printed objects. The embedded code signals are embedded by varying characteristics of the signal. The identification code varies ... 03/01/07 - 20070047766 - Methods for steganographic encoding media The present invention relates to digital watermarking and steganographic encoding. In one implementation, contours associated with vector graphics are modulated to steganographically hide a message. Additional implementations are described and claimed. ... 03/01/07 - 20070047765 - Methods and apparatus to process media The presently claimed invention relates generally to digital watermarking and processing media files. In one implementation, a method is provided including: obtaining first media; obtaining second media; aggregating the first media and the second media to yield a unit; and examining the unit for the presence of a digital watermark. ... 03/01/07 - 20070047764 - Method for applying a digital watermark to an output image from a computer program A visible digital watermark is applied to output images from a computer program. Various attributes of the watermark are modified from image to image, making the watermark difficult to remove. For example, a watermark indicating “not for commercial use” can be applied to all output images from the program. Such ... 03/01/07 - 20070047763 - Associating first and second watermarks with audio or video content The present invention relates generally to processing audio or video content. In one embodiment, a method is provided including receiving audio or video content, the audio or video content includes a first watermark associated therewith, the first watermark has first data indicating that the audio or video content is rights ... 03/01/07 - 20070047762 - Methods and apparatus for hiding data in halftone images We propose methods for generating a halftone image, in which each pixel takes one of two tone values. The generated image contains hidden data, which is present at data storage pixels chosen using a pseudo-random number generator. In a first case, the data is hidden within an existing halftone image ... 03/01/07 - 20070047761 - Methods of analyzing human facial symmetry and balance to provide beauty advice A method of analyzing a person's facial features to assist in facial image makeover and hair styling comprising uploading a working image of the person onto a computer, determining horizontal balance data, determining spatial balance data, determining feature balance data, determining natural hair growth pattern data, determining color balance data, ... 03/01/07 - 20070047760 - Digital watermark detection utilizing host carrier information The present invention generally relates to digital watermarking and steganography. In one implementation, a method is provided including acts of receiving a media signal comprising a steganographic signal redundantly embedded therein; selecting a subset of the media signal for steganographic signal detection, wherein the subset of the media signal is ... 03/01/07 - 20070047759 - Method and apparatus for embedding information in imaged data, printed material, and computer product In an information embedding apparatus, an image selecting unit selects original image data from an original image data group, a decoder detects a code from the selected original image data, and a candidate code determining unit calculates a candidate code. A candidate code embedding unit embeds the candidate code in ... 03/01/07 - 20070047758 - Tamper-resistant text stream watermarking A tamper-resistant text stream watermarking system is provided. Content such as any text-based document including programming code is encoded with a watermarking mechanism. The mechanism modifies the text itself according to a preset repeating pattern without changing the substance. Examples include patterned use of white spaces, contractions, abbreviations, order of ... 02/22/07 - 20070041611 - Synthesis of superposition images for watches, valuable articles and publicity The present invention aims at synthesizing superposition images formed either by band moire shapes or by shape level lines for making the information forwarded by valuable articles or by time pieces such as watches and clocks more dynamic, as well as for improving their attractiveness and aesthetics. A further application ... 02/22/07 - 20070041610 - Processing device, processing method and computer readable medium A processing device has plural processing modules executing a processing; and plural connectors each having a linking section, an associating section, and a controller. The linking section is able to link with at least one other connector at an input side or an output side. The associating section associates the ... 02/22/07 - 20070041609 - Method of classifying defects A method of classifying defects of an object includes irradiating multi-wavelength light onto the object, splitting light reflected from the object into light beams, each of the light beams having different wavelengths, obtaining image information of the object based on each of the light beams, forming a characteristic matrix that ... 02/22/07 - 20070041608 - Watermark information embedding apparatus, image processing device, watermark information embedding method and image processing method A watermark information embedding apparatus capable of embedding a plurality of different types of information together in a document is provided. In a pattern table 19, (1) a permanent dot pattern which is to remain after a document is copied and (2) a temporary dot pattern which is to be ... 02/08/07 - 20070031000 - Digital watermarks The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking and steganographic data hiding. In one embodiment a method of rendering content to a user is provided. The rendered content includes a digital watermark embedded therein. In another embodiment, digital watermarking is utilized to facilitate purchase or lease of audio or video ... 02/08/07 - 20070030999 - System, computer program product and method for managing documents A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPS) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents, ... 02/08/07 - 20070030998 - Change analyst A method of determining change in a state of an object using images of the object, the method including providing a first image and a second image of the object, the first image and the second image being spaced apart in time, performing a plurality of pixel-based change detection algorithms ... 02/08/07 - 20070030997 - Imput complexity adaptive quantization watermarking Systems and methods are described that apply a watermark to data, such as data representing an image. In one implementation, the complexity of the image is measured. A quantization step size is calculated, based in part on the measured complexity of the image. A watermark or message is embedded into ... 02/08/07 - 20070030996 - Method and/or apparatus for video watermarking and steganography using simulated film grain An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a second circuit, and a watermark detection circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a bitstream, wherein the bitstream comprises a watermark message which represents hidden information. The second circuit may be configured to (i) simulate film grain in response to one ... 02/01/07 - 20070025591 - Geographic information systems using digital watermarks The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing images or video and related information. In one embodiment, geographic information system (GIS) layer information is registered or aligned to an image or video using digital watermark information embedded within the image or video. Other embodiments are provided as well. ... 02/01/07 - 20070025590 - Asymmetric subspace watermarking wherein D φo=mo is not a 0 vector. ... 02/01/07 - 20070025589 - Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus, such as a digital multiple function processing machine, capable of preventing degradation of security, while storing image data after an output process based on the image data so as to improve convenience. The image processing apparatus selects one of image data concealment methods stored in a ... 01/25/07 - 20070019837 - Image data processing A digital image is processed to hide information, by generally inconspicuous adjustments thereof. These adjustments can define a pattern that extends across some or all of the image. Desirably, the pattern is adapted to the particular image being encoded, so as to better conceal the encoding. ... 01/25/07 - 20070019836 - Covert and robust mark for media identification 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 ... 01/18/07 - 20070014430 - Apparatus and method for providing security in a base or mobile station by using detection of face information Provided are an apparatus and method for providing security for an image signal in a base station or a terminal by detecting face information from the image signal. The apparatus includes a signal receiving unit receiving an image signal transmitted from a terminal, a location discriminating unit detecting a calling ... 01/18/07 - 20070014429 - Embedding and detecting watermarks A watermark embedding method for embedding a secret message sequence in a document. The techniques include obtaining layout information of the document, extracting a digest of the document by using a Hash function, calculating embedded positions where the secret message sequence is embedded in the document, and dispersedly hiding the ... 01/18/07 - 20070014428 - Method and system for digital watermarking of multimedia signals Disclosed is a method and system for digital watermarking of multimedia signals. The input multimedia signal is represented using an inverse difference pyramid decomposition. Spectrum coefficients may be calculated for each level of the pyramid using a new kind of complex Hadamard transform, the matrix of which is distinguished from ... 01/11/07 - 20070009134 - Method and apparatus for fragile watermarking A method of fragile watermarking is characterised by the step of generating at least a first ill-conditioned operator, said ill-conditioned operator being related to values extracted from an image or portion thereof A. ... 01/04/07 - 20070003104 - Data embedding apparatus and printed material An apparatus embeds data into an area of image data. The apparatus determines whether colors of the area are specific colors, modifies image data of the area based on a determination result, and embeds the data into the area. ... 01/04/07 - 20070003103 - Method of allocating optimal payload space There is provided a method of allocating optimal payload space in a watermarking system. The method includes steps of: (a) obtaining identification parameters relating to programme data content (PC), said identification parameters including at least one or more user identifiers (UID) and one or 5 more programme content identifiers (CID); ... 01/04/07 - 20070003102 - Electronic watermark-containing moving picture transmission system, electronic watermark-containing moving picture transmission method, information processing device, communication control device, electronic watermark-containing moving picture processing A technique is disclosed involving embedding plural differing digital watermarks into one type of input moving image data, creating plural moving image data series, encoding the created moving image data series, generating a new moving image data series from the moving image data series based on addition ID information, and ... 12/28/06 - 20060291690 - Digital fingerprints and watermarks for images A method of dividing an image into grid regions for the application of a watermark or fingerprint uses a calculation of centroid of the image to centre the grid and uses centroids of portions of the image to set the size of the grid. ... 12/21/06 - 20060285722 - Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data The implementations of digital watermarks can be optimally suited to particular transmission, distribution and storage mediums given the nature of digitally-sampled audio, video and other multimedia works. Watermark application parameters can be adapted to the individual characteristics of a given digital sample stream. Watermark information can be either carried in ... 12/21/06 - 20060285721 - Digital watermarking system according to background image pixel brightness value and digital watermarking method A digital watermarking system and method is provided. The digital watermarking system mainly includes a storing unit, a background image obtaining module, a pixel determining module, an encrypting module, and a storing module. The storing unit is for storing text information, the text information including textual information and one or ... 12/21/06 - 20060285720 - Digital watermarking system according to matrix margin and digital watermarking method A digital watermarking system and method is provided. The digital watermarking system mainly includes a storing unit (30), a text obtaining module (31), a dot matrix determining module (32), an encrypting module (33), and a storing module (34). The storing unit is for storing text information, the text information including ... 12/21/06 - 20060285719 - Digital watermarking system according to pixel display property and digital watermarking method A digital watermarking system and method is provided. The digital watermarking system mainly includes a storing unit, a text obtaining module, a pixel determining module, an encrypting module, and a storing module. The storing unit is for storing text information, the text information including one or more dot matrix files. ... 12/14/06 - 20060280332 - Encoding device, decoding device, encoding method, decoding method, and storage medium storing programs thereof An encoding device includes a binary image generation unit that generates at least two binary images from a multivalued image by applying different methods, a check image generation unit that generates a check image based on the plural binary images generated by the binary image generation unit, and a code ... 12/14/06 - 20060280331 - Authentication of secure items by shape level lines The disclosed method and system may be used for creating advanced protection means for various categories of documents (e.g. bank notes, identity documents, certificates, checks, diploma, travel documents, tickets) and valuable products (e.g optical disks, CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, prescription drugs, products with affixed labels, watches) hereinafter called “secure items”. Secure ... 12/07/06 - 20060274916 - Remote data access The application discloses a system and methods for remote access and analysis of data collected about items under inspection. The system includes a data collection station, that may include an X-ray scanner, that scans the items under inspection to obtain data about the items. The data is transmitted to one ... 12/07/06 - 20060274915 - Routing networks for use with content linking systems A method of linking a content object with a network resource presents a content object to a reader, discerns an identifier associated with the content object, transfers the identifier to an indexing system, and in response receives an internet address corresponding to the content object. To enhance the response of ... 11/30/06 - 20060269100 - Composite marker and composite marker information acquisition apparatus A composite marker includes an optical marker section having at least three feature points obtained by one of symbol and design containing a character which can optically be distinguished, the 3D arrangement of the feature points being known. The composite marker further includes a storage section configured to store location ... 11/30/06 - 20060269099 - System, computer program product and method for managing documents A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents ... 11/30/06 - 20060269098 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, medium, code reading apparatus, and program An image processing apparatus includes first and second synthesizing sections and an outputting section. The first synthesizing section synthesizes a code image with a part of an original image. The code image has a size smaller than that of the original image. The second synthesizing section synthesizes a marker image ... 11/30/06 - 20060269097 - Collusion resistant desynchronization for digital video fingerprinting Systems and methods are described that desynchronize a video to be protected, thereby creating one or more digitally fingerprinted videos. In one implementation, a video to be protected is temporally desynchronized and spatially desynchronized. A fingerprinted copy of the video, as modified by the temporal and spatial desynchronizations, is created. ... 11/30/06 - 20060269096 - Method for performing recoverable video and image watermarking which survives block-based video and image compression A method for performing recoverable image and video watermarking which survives the use of block-based image and video compression techniques. One or more of the lowest order bits of the first DCT coefficient (the “DC” coefficient) which is to be coded are used as a “data channel” by which information ... 11/23/06 - 20060262957 - Information embedding apparatus and information embedding method for adding information to document image by embedding information therein, infomation detecting apparatus and information detecting method In an information embedding apparatus, an image compositing portion selectively reads an embedding pattern from a plurality of types of the embedding patterns in accordance with an embedding information for a background of a document image. The image compositing portion further composites the read embedding pattern into the background of ... 11/16/06 - 20060257002 - System and method for data hiding using inter-word space modulation Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems for data hiding using inter-word space modulation is disclosed. ... 11/16/06 - 20060257001 - Methods and apparatus for tamper detection in watermarking systems The invention relates to watermarking systems, which irregularly change the embedded watermark so as to avoid hacking the system by averaging-attacks. In averaging attacks, segments of the watermarked signal are accumulated. This causes the host signal to be cancelled out whereas the embedded watermark accumulates coherently. A watermark A thus ... 11/16/06 - 20060257000 - Decoding method an apparatus for detection of watermarks in a compressed video bitsream A video encoder, decoder, and methods for watermarking video content are disclosed; the encoder including a quantization unit for quantizing coefficients of the video bitstream, and an embedding unit in signal communication with the quantization unit for embedding bits of the digital fingerprint in blocks of the video bitstream as ... 11/09/06 - 20060251291 - Methods for inserting and detecting watermarks in digital data The present invention relates generally to watermarking. In one implementation a method of pre-analyzing a digital signal for encoding digital watermarks using a digital filter comprising determining what changes in the digital signal will be affected by the digital filter is provided. In another implementation a system for pre-analyzing a ... 11/09/06 - 20060251290 - Method and system for composing a digital signature graphic appearance and specifying a document display location thereof One aspect of the present invention is to graphically configured a digital signature appearance to be suitable for being configured into the electronic document. Another aspect of the present invention is to place a digital signature appearance graphic into the electronic document. A method of implementing the graphic configuration aspect ... 11/09/06 - 20060251289 - Data processing apparatus and method An encoding data processing apparatus is operable to introduce a visible watermark into a compression encoded video image represented by a compression encoded bit stream having a predetermined format. The format of the compression encoded bit stream provides image frames, which are represented by macroblocks, each macroblock representing a block ... 11/09/06 - 20060251288 - Techniques for verifying the authenticity of the steel stamped information on an engine pad of a classic automobile and apparatus therefor Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a technique and device are described that may allow a user to determine if the engine in a classic or antique automobile is original. The common characteristics of the factory applied markings of known original engines may be identified. All or ... 11/09/06 - 20060251287 - Sheet identifying device and method A sheet identifying device and method for identifying the kind of sheet or checking a sheet correctly by reducing the adverse influence of the wrinkle and stain of the sheet and of the displacement of a watermark pattern from the watermark area. A transmission optical sensor (8) images a sheet. ... 11/02/06 - 20060245616 - Methods for slide image classification A method of classifying images as slide images or non-slide images can be done by capturing a video stream, analyzing an image of the video stream and determining whether the image is a slide image. The analyzing can be based on text height and/or edge region(s) of the image. ... 10/26/06 - 20060239504 - Automated digital watermarking methods using neural networks Embodiments of the present invention provide digital watermarking methods that embed a digital watermark in both the low and high frequencies of an image or other production, providing a digital watermark that is resistant to a variety of attacks. The digital watermarking methods of the present invention optimize the strength ... 10/26/06 - 20060239503 - System reactions to the detection of embedded watermarks in a digital host content Methods for adapting the operation of a system in response to the detection of embedded watermarks from a digital host content are provided. A digital host content is received and examined for the presence of watermarks. In response to the detection of embedded watermarks and in accordance with the value, ... 10/26/06 - 20060239502 - Methods and apparatus for enhancing the robustness of watermark extraction from digital host content Methods and apparatus for enhancing the robustness of watermark extraction from digital host content are provided. Embedded watermarks may be extracted from received digital host content in accordance with a stego key. A first watermark is extracted and a number of errors in the first extracted watermark is assessed. If ... 10/26/06 - 20060239501 - Security enhancements of digital watermarks for multi-media content Methods and apparatus for embedding digital watermarks into a digital host content are provided. A digital host content is received, e.g., at a receiver or other device incorporating a receiver. One or more watermark embedding technologies is selected. Multiple embedding opportunities are identified within the host content. A subset of ... 10/26/06 - 20060239500 - Method of and apparatus for reversibly adding watermarking data to compressed digital media files A novel technique for embedding a reversible watermark into digital media files, and then removing this watermark, in whole or in part, at some later date, without access to the original media file, which may consist of such media types as audio, image, video, 3-D and the like; such watermarks ... 10/19/06 - 20060233420 - Digital watermark and steganographic decoding Steganographic signals or digital watermarks are detected from media signals. A media signal may represent audio, video or imagery. In one implementation, a method of detecting a digital watermark in a media signal is provided. The method includes receiving blocks of the media signal; buffering the blocks; screening the blocks ... 10/19/06 - 20060233419 - Image display control method, image display control program, image data recording method and computer-readable medium An image display control method of sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of images in a predetermined time, comprises: acquiring, from a recording media, image data for generating an image to be displayed after the switching in response to a switching instruction for switching the image in the predetermined time; ... 10/12/06 - 20060227996 - Electronic watermark generating apparatus, method, and program for generating electronic watermark An electronic watermark generating apparatus color-converts an RGB image, and divides the color-converted image into a plurality of blocks. Then, the apparatus embeds to-be-embedded information as an electronic watermark into blocks in which an irreversible compression image has been quantized, the image being produced by carrying out quantization on a ... 10/12/06 - 20060227995 - Image acquisition and exploitation camera system and methods therefore A system for extracting, processing, and sending metadata associated with audio data and/or video data is described. In one embodiment, a system includes a sensor configured to acquire image data. A first electronic board with a processor is configured to control the sensor. A second electronic board that is configured ... 10/12/06 - 20060227994 - Object perception method and a related perceiving device The present invention relates to an object perception method, for use by a perceiving device that is adapted to perceive at least one object in an environment comprising a plurality of objects. Each object of the plurality of objects is adapted to provision meta-information characterising the corresponding object. The perceiving ... 10/12/06 - 20060227993 - Method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source A method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source, the method and apparatus scanning one major surface of the optical disk for mechanical surface imperfections, storing the locations of the surface imperfections relative to a datum, comparing a parameter of each of the locations ... 10/12/06 - 20060227992 - System and method for accessing electronic data via an image search engine The present invention provides a system and method for accessing electronic data through entry of images as queries in search engine. The system uses various image capturing devices and communication devices to capture images and enter them into image database. Image recognition techniques encode images in a computer readable format. ... 10/05/06 - 20060222203 - Versatile watermark transport system Watermark data may be transported by preprocessing one or more elementary data streams. Preprocessing may be achieved by demultiplexing the elementary data stream or by including an extra elementary data stream among the elementary data stream. To insert a watermark in either the elementary data stream or extra elementary data ... 09/28/06 - 20060215876 - Apparatus for embedding and reproducing watermark into and from contents data An apparatus for embedding a watermark into contents data includes a parameter converting device for converting a parameter of first contents data to generate second contents data. A mixing device operates for embedding parameter information into the second contents data as watermark information. The parameter information represents a condition of ... 09/28/06 - 20060215875 - Adaptive and progressive protection of fixed images encoded in wavelets A process for secured distribution of fixed numerical images according to a nominal format resulting from numerical encoding in wavelets, represented by a original stream including a packet relating to organization of a binary sequence that contains at least a block that regroups numerically encoded simple elements according to a ... 09/21/06 - 20060210109 - Multiple watermarks in content Image, video, and/or audio data is encoded with at least first and second watermarks. In one implementation a method includes: receiving content; embedding a first watermark signal in the content; compressing the content; embedding a second watermark signal in the content. The first watermark signal and the second watermark signal ... 09/21/06 - 20060210108 - Halftone watermarking and related applications A method of embedding a digital watermark into a halftone image. The method redundantly encodes a multi-bit message, and transforms the encoded message to a multilevel per pixel watermark image. It then derives halftone thresholds from the multilevel per pixel watermark image. These thresholds are then used to convert target ... 09/14/06 - 20060204032 - Digital watermark embedding method, digital watermark embedding apparatus, and storage medium storing a digital watermark embedding program A method for embedding a watermark into digital data, when the watermark is to be embedded in a digital image, independently changes real number components and imaginary number components of each of coefficient values of a complex watermark coefficient matrix using key, from the watermark to be embedded in the ... 09/14/06 - 20060204031 - Digital watermark embedding apparatus and digital watermark detection apparatus A digital watermark embedding apparatus includes a scaling unit configured to scale at least a specific frequency component of an input image signal to generate a scaled image signal, a control unit configured to control at least one of a phase and amplitude of the scaled image signal in accordance ... 09/14/06 - 20060204030 - Digital watermark detecting device and method thereof There is provided a digital watermarking detecting device that can accurately detect watermarking information weakened by an attack such as image cut-out, scaling or the like without increasing a calculation amount and a circuit scale. The digital watermarking detecting device includes an extractor 10 for extracting a signal of a ... 08/31/06 - 20060193492 - Proprietary watermark system for secure digital media and content distribution A method of generating a protected digital media content, is provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes generating a protected digital media content, comprising: generating a first control signal for use in an authorization signature of digital media content, generating a second control signal for ... 08/31/06 - 20060193491 - Digital watermark embedding method, digital watermark embedding apparatus, and storage medium storing a digital watermark embedding program A method for embedding a watermark into digital data, when the watermark is to be embedded in a digital image, independently changes real number components and imaginary number components of each of coefficient values of a complex watermark coefficient matrix using key, from the watermark to be embedded in the ... 08/31/06 - 20060193490 - Methods and apparatus for embedding and recovering an image for use with video content Methods and apparatus for embedding and recovering an image for use with video content are disclosed. A disclosed system embeds a real component of a spectral representation of an image into a set of video frames and embeds an imaginary component of the spectral representation of the image into a ... 08/31/06 - 20060193489 - System and method for applying watermarks A system and method for selectively inserting a digital watermark into a visual rendering by an image processing device. The image processing device receives an image processing request including image data of an associated document. The request is then analyzed to determine if a watermark is to be inserted into ... 08/24/06 - 20060188129 - Method of embedding watermark into digital image Methods of embedding and detecting a watermark into-from a digital image are disclosed. A method of embedding a watermark in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention into a digital image, the method comprising: generating a difference from an original image; segmenting said difference image into sub-regions; and calculating ... 08/24/06 - 20060188128 - Method and system for managing and controlling electronic media The present invention provides methods and systems for identifying content to help ensure legal uses of the content. In one implementation a method is provided to include obtaining content, wherein the content comprises a steganographic signal hidden therein through subtle changes to data representing the content; accessing a registry including ... 08/24/06 - 20060188127 - Video centerscope for machine alignment This invention can be attached to the head of a milling machine and performs the functions of a center scope and an edge finder. Unlike a center scope or an edge finder it does not have to be removed from the machine before the machine is used. The invention performs ... 08/17/06 - 20060182309 - Passive embedded interaction coding A system and method for encoding a document image and finding a location based on that image are described. A document page is encoded into codes associated with various locations of the document page. The codes are assembled into a code book. Captured images may then be similarly encoded and ... 08/17/06 - 20060182308 - Scanning system with stereo camera set A scanning system includes one or more stereo camera sets (10) for detecting qualitative and quantitative anomalies of an object (40). Each stereo camera set (10) includes two cameras (12, 14) and a projector (16). Each camera (12, 14) is calibrated to correct any distortion due to misalignment of the ... 08/10/06 - 20060177096 - Fingerprinting of data A fingerprinting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of receiving units to receive a plurality of input datasets, each of the plurality of input datasets divided into a plurality of input segments, at least one of the plurality of input datasets uniquely marked; a selector to select at least one input segment ... 08/10/06 - 20060177095 - Method and apparatus for providing improved workflow for digital watermarking A method and apparatus for providing an improved workflow for digital watermarking during a production process. The invention provides a content tracking authority facility that forms a centralized location for storing and distributing watermarks and locations within a payload to place the watermarks. All post-production facilities that are involved in ... 08/10/06 - 20060177094 - A system for embedding, extracting, and executing self-governing behavior and use controls within digital medium content Steganography is the art of hiding information within information. The hidden information is called “covert” and the carrier information is called “overt.” In the digital world, steganography as a security technique differs considerably from encryption, watermarking, or placing data within digital envelopes. This invention uses steganographic techniques to embedded hidden ... 08/10/06 - 20060177093 - Sheet identifying device and method A sheet identifying device and method for identifying the kind of sheet or checking whether a sheet is a genuine or counterfeit one correctly without influence of the state of the sheet. Data on the image of a sheet is acquired, and the image data is binarized according to a ... 08/03/06 - 20060171559 - Authentication of identification documents Security of photographic identification documents is enhanced by embedding within the photographic image encoded information that may be correlated to other information pertaining to the individual represented by the image, such other information being, for example, printed on the document adjacent to the photograph. ... 08/03/06 - 20060171558 - Tamper-resistant authentication techniques for identification documents The present invention provides methods and systems that are helpful authentication of physical and electronic documents like financial documents and identification documents. Steganographic indicia plays a role in some of our implementations. In other implementations we bind design features to a user or to a document. In still other implementations ... 07/27/06 - 20060165257 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and print product An image processing apparatus determines an embedding method for embedding sub information into a main image to be printed on a recording layer based on the degree of optical shielding of a protection layer or a security layer formed on the surface of the recording layer, on which an image ... 07/27/06 - 20060165256 - Physical objects and validation of physical objects The present invention relates generally to validating and providing physical objects. In one implementation, a physical object includes a first digital watermark carried thereon. The first digital watermark includes a first plural-bit message representing at least a reduced-bit representation of a biometric corresponding to an authorized bearer of the physical ... 07/27/06 - 20060165255 - Embedding variable watermark information in halftone screens Using correlated stochastic screens, time stamps, text messages, logos and other variable data can be incorporated into printed halftone images in real-time as invisible watermarks. A reference stochastic screen, which is suitable for halftoning the input image, is applied to the grayscale input in locations that lie outside of the ... 07/27/06 - 20060165254 - Card medium with built-in resonant tag, method for producing card medium, and object identifying device An object recognition device capable of recognizing distributed kinds and distributed positions of objects 11 is provided with: a plural kinds of resonant tags (1, 2, 3, . . . ) for sending different frequencies of echo waves (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) from each other; an object ... 07/20/06 - 20060159305 - Imprint lithography An imprinting method is disclosed that, in embodiment, includes contacting first and second spaced target regions of an imprintable medium on a substrate with first and second templates respectively to form respective first and second imprints in the medium and separating the first and second templates from the imprinted medium. ... 07/20/06 - 20060159304 - Watermark orientation signals conveying payload data Steganographic calibration signals (sometimes termed “orientation signals,” “marker signals,” reference signals,” “grid signals,” etc.) are sometimes included with digital watermarking signals so that subsequent distortion of the object thereby marked (e.g., a digital image file, audio clip, document, etc.) can later be discerned and compensated-for. Digital watermark detection systems sometimes ... 07/20/06 - 20060159303 - Integrating digital watermarks in multimedia content A method for decoding auxiliary data from media signals in multimedia content decodes auxiliary data, including digital watermarks, from different media signals and uses the watermarks to control processing of the multimedia content. A copy control method decodes a watermark from one of the media signals in multimedia content, and ... 07/20/06 - 20060159302 - Method and apparatus for generating, sensing and adjusting watermarks A method and apparatus for generating and adjusting a watermark in a watermarking system comprising a watermark generator and a watermark detector includes the watermark generator emitting the watermark. The watermark detector detects the watermark. The watermark detector transmits a signal to the watermark generator. The watermark generator then adjusts ... 07/13/06 - 20060153424 - Image processing apparatus and method, program code and storage medium An image processing apparatus which efficiently perform image coding and digital watermark embedding, and decoding and digital watermark extraction. For this purpose, an image is transformed to plural frequency subbands, at least one of the plural frequency subbands is selected, and in the selected frequency subband, a portion designated based ... 07/13/06 - 20060153423 - Method and system for efficiently reducing graphical display data for transmission over a low bandwidth transport protocol mechanism The present invention improves the performance of distributed systems by reducing the amount of graphical data transmitted between an application server and a thin client. The encoding technique used for graphical data is adapted in response to the repetitiveness of the graphical data during a particular client-server session. Indexes are ... 07/13/06 - 20060153422 - Data processing apparatus and method A data processing method for detecting a watermark codeword in a received image signal representing a watermarked image is described. The watermarked image comprises a plurality of signal samples each of which represents a pixel value of the image, to which a watermark codeword coefficient value has been added. The ... 07/13/06 - 20060153421 - Wm signal generation device, wm signal generation method, computer-executable program for executing wm signal generation method and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded, digital watermarking device, and digital tv set includ An apparatus 10 for generating wartermark signals to be embedded as a digital watermark in real-time contents includes: input means 12 for inputting the real-time contents; an input buffer 14 for storing the real-time contents; generation means for generating wartermark signals corresponding to predicted intensities of the real-time contents from ... 07/06/06 - 20060147084 - Embedding and extracting additional information in a document image Additional information is embedded to a document image by: analyzing a layout of a document image, the layout comprising a character line having a plurality of intercharacter spaces, each intercharacter space having an original length; and embedding additional information into the character line by changing the original length to an ... 07/06/06 - 20060147083 - Secure stamping of multimedia document collections Secure stamping of multimedia document collections is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises adding an image to a collection of media objects, and producing a visual representation of the collection that includes the image, where the visual representation has an identifier to identify the collection and graphical content representing ... 07/06/06 - 20060147082 - Method for robust asymmetric modulation spatial marking with spatial sub-sampling The aim of this invention is to propose a process allowing the application of a spatial marking, that is to say invisible to the eye, on a support. A constraint consists in authorizing the reading of this marking by an acquisition apparatus of the image of a lower resolution. This ... 06/29/06 - 20060140442 - Steganographic method A steganographic method for embedding a message in a printed digital image includes the steps of separating the color plane having a color closest to the background color of a target print sheet from the remainder of the image, constructing storage blocks including parallel lines or rectangles within the color ... 06/29/06 - 20060140441 - Watermarking different areas of digital images with different intensities An image is processed to encode a digital watermark, with different regions thereof processed using different levels of watermark intensity. In an image comprised of elements of differing sizes (e.g., halftone shapes of different sizes, or lines of different width), the different regions can be defined by reference to the ... 06/29/06 - 20060140440 - Reversible watermarking of digital signals The invention relates to methods, devices, a system of devices and a signal where additional information is embedded in media content. The system includes a device (10) providing additional information (O, D) in a signal (y) having media content, comprising a first mapping unit (14) mapping the amplitude values of ... 06/22/06 - 20060133647 - Watermarking A watermarketing system and method is proposed for still or moving pictures in which a watermark is embedded robustly and simply into DC-values, but without causing unacceptable visible picture degradation. The watermark is secure and can be readily detected, and the method can be used to convey additional data. Also ... 06/22/06 - 20060133646 - Video steganography The present invention relates generally to hiding a signal in video. One form of hiding is steganographic encoding. In one implementation a method is provided including: receiving content data including a frame of image data comprised of plural pixels, each comprising at least one value; for each of plural pixels ... 06/22/06 - 20060133645 - Steganographically encoded video, and related methods The present invention relates to data hiding and steganographically encoding video with auxiliary information. In one implementation, a method is provided including: receiving video including picture portions and out-of-band information conveyed along with the video, wherein the picture portions of the video including auxiliary data hidden therein, with the auxiliary ... 06/22/06 - 20060133644 - Recorded video broadcast, streaming, download, and disk distribution with watermarking instructions An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to analyze an audio-video data stream to determine watermark appropriate information for the audio-video data stream. The second circuit may be configured to communicate the watermark appropriate information either in-band with or out-of-band from ... 06/22/06 - 20060133643 - Method and system for wide-area ultraviolet detection of forensic evidence The present invention comprises a method for detecting and analyzing forensic evidence. A digital image is taken of background radiation from a suspected-evidence area suspected to contain evidence. The suspected-evidence area is exposed to a high-intensity pulse of ultraviolet radiation. Another digital image is taken of the fluorescence within the ... 06/22/06 - 20060133642 - Image recognition facilitation using remotely sourced content Upon determining (201) a need for image recognition facilitation content, a corresponding process (200) first determines (202 and 203) whether adequate local resources are available. When true, those local resources are used (204) to facilitate the desired image recognition. When false, however, one or more remote resources are accessed (205) ... 06/22/06 - 20060133641 - Multi-parameter highly-accurate simultaneous estimation method in image sub-pixel matching and multi-parameter highly-accurate simultaneous estimation program In consideration of N-dimensional similarity, a multiparameter high precision concurrent estimation method and a multiparameter high precision concurrent estimation program in image subpixel matching, which can estimate a correspondence parameter between images precisely, concurrently, and stably with a small amount of computation at high speed. The method comprises the steps ... 06/15/06 - 20060126892 - Data processing apparatus and method A data processing apparatus detects a code word, which has been embedded in a water marked image. The apparatus recovers a code word estimate from the water marked image and correlates the estimated code word with each code word from a set of possible code words. The apparatus detects whether ... 06/15/06 - 20060126891 - Method and system for watermarking Embedding a watermark includes identifying watermark locations in the data stream, partitioning the identified watermark locations into watermark location blocks each to be embedded with a watermark value portion from the watermark value and altering a predetermined maximum number of data stream values to embed the watermark value portion and ... 06/15/06 - 20060126890 - Methods and apparatus for lossless data hiding Methods and apparatus are provided for subjecting an original, pixel domain image to an Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) to obtain a matrix of wavelet coefficients; selecting at least one bit plane between a least significant bit plane and a most significant bit plane of the matrix of wavelet coefficients; compressing ... 06/15/06 - 20060126889 - Electronic watermark embedding device, electronic watermark detection device, method thereof, and program A digital watermark embedding apparatus for embedding digital watermark information by superimposing macroblock patterns on an image is disclosed. The digital watermark embedding apparatus: spreads input digital watermark information to obtain an embedding series having a length corresponding to a number of pixel blocks of a macroblock pattern; selects at ... 06/15/06 - 20060126888 - Method and arrangement for watermark detection Watermark-detection in the graphics card of a personal computer, for the purpose of copy-protection, has recently started to draw a lot of attention in standardization. Detection in the graphics card has problems completely different from the formerly considered detection in the DVD-drive, having to do with high data-rates, large scale-ranges ... 06/15/06 - 20060126887 - Method and arrangement for watermark detection Watermark-detection in the graphics card of a personal computer, for the purpose of copy-protection, has recently started to draw a lot of attention in standardization. Detection in the graphics card has problems completely different from the formerly considered detection in the DVD-drive, having to do with high data-rates, large scale-ranges ... 06/08/06 - 20060120562 - Apparatus and method for watermarking a digital image An apparatus for adding a watermark to a moving image as it is displayed comprises a watermark generator in which data representing a watermark is generated. The watermark contains at least one of location data and time data pertaining to the displaying of the moving image. The location and time ... 06/08/06 - 20060120561 - Digital watermark embedding apparatus, digital watermark detecting apparatus, digital watermark embedding method, digital watermark detecting method and computer program product A digital watermark embedding apparatus for embedding watermark information into a digital content, obtains a predetermined topological invariant corresponding to the watermark information to be embedded into the digital content, and sets the predetermined topological invariant to the digital content by modifying the digital content into which the watermark information ... 06/08/06 - 20060120560 - Data transmission by watermark proxy A media object sensed at one location is delivered at a second remote location, or an application associated with the object is made available at the second location. In some embodiments, the delivered object is of a higher quality than the sensed object. In other embodiments, larger objects requiring higher ... 06/08/06 - 20060120559 - Time-varying video watermark A digital watermark embedder reduces a watermark signal as a function of time varying properties of video such that a watermark that would otherwise be static over frames is selectively reduced to make it imperceptible. The method computes a watermark signal corresponding to locations within a frame, where the watermark ... 06/08/06 - 20060120558 - System and method for lossless data hiding using the integer wavelet transform A system and method are disclosed which may include subjecting an original, pixel domain image to an Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) to obtain a first matrix of IWT coefficients; multiplying selected ones of the IWT coefficients by two; and embedding a data bit in a LSB (Least Significant Bit) position ... 06/08/06 - 20060120557 - Conjugate cluster screens for embedding digital watermarks into printed halftone documents Methods and systems for utilizing conjugate cluster halftone screens to embed patterns or images as invisible watermarks into both digital halftone image files and corresponding printed documents are disclosed. In general, two or more two-conjugate halftone screens can be configured to provide a basic information carrier for embedding a digital ... 06/08/06 - 20060120556 - Method for detecting lateral surface charge migration through double exposure averaging The amount of lateral charge migration (LCM) on a photoreceptor is quantified by measuring the average potential of a latent image formed on the photoreceptor surface. The surface is first uniformly charged, then exposed a first time to an image. After a waiting period during which LCM may occur, the ... 06/01/06 - 20060115112 - System and method for marking data and document distribution Systems and methods are provided through which marks are generated for combination with a host image, in which source or user information is encoded into the mark either as a visually perceptibly unobtrusive pattern, or encoded by an arrangement of visually perceptible marks. Systems and methods are also provided for ... 06/01/06 - 20060115111 - Apparatus for capturing information as a file and enhancing the file with embedded information Forensic communication apparatus and method. An apparatus is disclosed for recording image or other data in real time. The apparatus includes a capture device for capturing the image or other information. Once captured, a local verification device is operable to indelibly mark the captured image or other information with a ... 06/01/06 - 20060115110 - Authenticating identification and security documents The application discloses identification and security documents and methods and systems for authenticating such identification and security documents. In one implementation, a document includes a first surface; and a second surface. The first surface comprises a first set of print structures and a second set of print structures. The first ... 06/01/06 - 20060115109 - Ensuring airline safety while safeguarding personal passenger information The application discloses a system and methods for remote access and analysis of data collected about items under inspection. The system includes a data collection station, that may include an X-ray scanner, that scans the items under inspection to obtain data about the items. The data is transmitted to one ... 06/01/06 - 20060115108 - Metadata management and generation using digital watermarks The present invention provides methods and systems to improve network searching for watermarked content. In some implementations we employ keyword searching to narrow the universe of possible URL candidates. A resulting URL list is searched for digital watermarking. A system is provided to allow customer input. For example, a customer ... 05/25/06 - 20060110006 - Content recognizer via probabilistic mirror distribution An implementation of a technology, described herein, for facilitating the recognition of content of digital goods. At least one implementation, described herein, derives a probabilistic mirror distribution of a digital good (e.g., digital image or audio signal). It uses the resulting data to derive weighting factors (i.e., coefficients) for the ... 05/25/06 - 20060110005 - Encoding apparatus and method An encoding data processing apparatus is arranged to generate a marked copy of an image by introducing a code word into a copy of the image. The apparatus comprises a code word generator operable to generate the code word having a plurality of code word coefficients. The encoding apparatus includes ... 05/25/06 - 20060110004 - Method and system for deterence of unauthorised reuse of display content A system for generating a plurality of noise-deteriorated images from an image displayable on a computer display for deterring unauthorized reuse of the image is disclosed. The system relates to transforming an image displayable on a computer display into a plurality of frequency components, and generating a noise sequence for ... 05/18/06 - 20060104478 - Service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, and program product therefor A service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods associated with types of each of decomposed body components with respect to a number of customers; an extracting unit configured to extract a given body component from a ... 05/18/06 - 20060104477 - Digital watermark detection apparatus and digital watermark detection method A digital watermark detecting apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of base values for computation of a watermark value, which are contained, respectively, in all or some of a plurality of divided regions obtained by dividing digital contents, a computation unit configured to compute variance of ... 05/18/06 - 20060104476 - Method for authenticating the compressed image data Compressing image data includes partitioning original image data into non-overlapping blocks, transforming the non-overlapping blocks into Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) coefficient blocks, and quantizing the DCT coefficient blocks to generate the quantized DCT blocks. A block-classification strategy is used to classify DCT-blocks into the flat-block and the normal-block. The quantized ... 05/18/06 - 20060104475 - System and method for selectively encoding a symbol code in a color space A system and related techniques generate and encode identification or transactional media such as passports, driver's licenses or others with a symbol set defined in a color space such as 8-bit color or grayscale, 24, 32, 48 or other bit depths or resolutions. Because blocks, lines or other symbol shapes ... 05/18/06 - 20060104474 - Method, apparatus and system for authenticating images by digitally signing hidden messages near the time of image capture Apparatus, systems and methods for authenticating images by digitally signing hidden messages near to the time of image capture are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes an image data source and processing logic responsive to the image data source. The processing logic being capable of quantizing transformed image data ... 05/11/06 - 20060098841 - Method and system for enabling remote message composition A method of and server (100) for enabling composition of a message at a remote terminal (101). The method comprises generating an image comprising a plurality of symbols representing input means, the symbols having an associated particular visual characteristic which is mutually different for at least two of the symbols, ... 05/11/06 - 20060098840 - Inspecting system for security supports An inspecting system for security supports is disclosed, wherein a rotating cylinder provided with transparent sectors is apt to transport the support past an image acquiring device, and in which a transparency inspecting device is placed partially inside and partially outside the cylinder so that the electromagnetic inspecting beam is ... 04/27/06 - 20060088186 - Method for controlling creation of stereoscopic image The target of stereoscopic processing for creating a stereoscopic image from an original image is restricted to specific original images. An authentication image creation device changes the pixel data of a target pixel within an original image into update data that are created from the pixel data of pixels adjacent ... 04/27/06 - 20060088185 - Data embedding scheme for duplex color laser printer A data embedding technique that adds a watermark in the form of embedded data in the RGB domain in a duplex color laser printer. The data embedding algorithm employs a two-color (cyan and magenta) patch based coding scheme. Each bit of raw data is coded by a rectangular patch (“data ... 04/20/06 - 20060083404 - Electronic device and information processing apparatus and control method thereof, and computer program and computer-readable storage medium Parameters to be set in an electronic device are generated with a simple operation, and further, safely in terms of security. For this purpose, upon generation of setting parameters for an electronic device having a radio LAN function and an image sensing function, first, parameters necessary for radio LAN communication ... 04/20/06 - 20060083403 - Watermark embedding and detecting methods, systems, devices and components Method determining lookup table (“LUT”) for embedding watermark. For each quantization cell, calculating probabilities that signal point falls into cell. Selecting cell by probabilities. Setting LUT value to watermark value with largest probability, subject to run constraint. For remaining cells, repeating selecting and setting steps. Other method determining quantization ensemble ... 04/13/06 - 20060078160 - Information providing system and identification information adding device To achieve this object, when the HTTP server (203) transmits prescribed image data, identity information meeting the access from the terminal unit (30) is generated in the identity information adding process (205), and added to prescribed image data. The corresponding relationship between the identity information and the image data containing ... 04/13/06 - 20060078159 - Method and apparatus for embedding electronic watermark, and computer product In an apparatus for embedding an electronic watermark, a determining unit determines whether a specified area that is specified is present in image data. A text/non-text detecting unit detects a text area and a non-text area in the image. The specified area is at least one of the text area ... 04/13/06 - 20060078158 - Viewing masked images For displaying a target image contained in a sequence of first images (11) interspersed with second images (12) constituting a masking image, a display device is arranged for substantially exclusively displaying the first images and suppressing the second images in response to a key (13). The display device may be ... 04/13/06 - 20060078157 - Perceptible reversible watermarks The invention relates to methods, devices and a signal, where an encoder compresses a first piece of information in the form of at least a first limited part of an image, provides perceptible additional information (38) related to the image, and provides the compressed first piece of information (40) in ... 04/13/06 - 20060078156 - System and method for segmenting A segmentation system (100) for segmenting a first image feature (214) in a first video image from an adjacent second image feature (216) in the first video image on basis of motion and on an image property like color or luminance. The segmentation system (100) comprises; a block-based motion estimator ... 04/13/06 - 20060078155 - Method of detecting blocking artefacts The invention relates to a method of detecting blocking artefacts within a sequence of digital images. The method comprises a step of high-pass filtering (110) a portion of a digital image, intended to supply at least one card of discontinuity pixels. It also comprises a step of detecting (120) blocking ... 04/06/06 - 20060072786 - Watermarking and fingerprinting digital content using alternative blocks to embed information A method of embedding information in digital content representing media streams. The method includes (1) selecting a set of locations within that digital content reprensenting the media stream to embed information, (2) selecting a set of possible alterations to make at those locations, and (3) making a subset of the ... 04/06/06 - 20060072785 - Watermark encoding and decoding The disclosure details methods and systems for watermark encoding and decoding. In one implementation a method is provided to detect steganographic indicia embedded in a streaming media signal. The method includes receiving a streaming media signal; caching selected portions of the streaming media signal; detecting steganographic indicia from cached portions ... 04/06/06 - 20060072784 - Information processing apparatus, method, program and storage medium Provided are an information processing apparatus, method, program and storage medium whereby prescribed additional information such as a digital watermark can be embedded directly in encoded data, and later extracted, without decoding data that has been compressed and encoded by the JPEG scheme, etc. First, encoded data, which is information ... 04/06/06 - 20060072783 - Geographically watermarked imagery and methods An image is digitally watermarked to convey position data about the subject of the image, such as latitude, longitude and elevation of a point depicted therein. Additional information, e.g., about camera attributes, camera angle, and 3D warp-characterizing polynomial coefficients, can also be included. In another implementation, a method includes receiving ... 04/06/06 - 20060072782 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer product An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit to extract watermark data from image data of an image; a generating unit to generate a watermark image based on the watermark data; and a superimposing unit to superimpose the watermark image on the image. ... 04/06/06 - 20060072781 - Encoding invisible electronic information in a printed document A printed image can be redundantly encoded by printing a visible image using a colorant with a luminance that contrasts with that of the output sheet and printing a redundant image using a colorant with a luminance that varies only slightly from that of the output sheet. Accordingly, the visible ... 04/06/06 - 20060072780 - Watermarking scheme for analog video Determining a chrominance portion to be watermarked employs a perception-based table that indicates for various pixel values which of the chrominance portions, if any, should be selected for watermarking. Only the Y, U, and V values of a pixel are needed to access the table and determine which chrominance portion ... 04/06/06 - 20060072779 - Techniques for positioning images in electronic documents Techniques for positioning images in an electronic document. The images may encode information that can be decoded by devices configured to read the images. An area within the electronic document for positioning the image and a set of one or more colors to be used for the image are determined. ... 04/06/06 - 20060072778 - Encoding invisible electronic information in a printed document Substantially invisible elements of an electronic code can be embedded in a document independent of the layout of the image being displayed to provide document related data. Generally, code elements are printed in a color that has luminance values that do not vary substantially from the luminance of the location ... 03/30/06 - 20060067561 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer product An image processing apparatus includes a determining unit that determines at least one embed area in an area that is not accessed by an application in an image. An embedding unit embeds at least one piece of embed information into the embed area. A quantizer quantizes the image embedded with ... 03/30/06 - 20060067560 - Device, device control method, and program A device includes: a storage unit configured to store predetermined data; a converter configured to convert the predetermined data stored in the storage unit into data in a predetermined format; a first image processor configured to convert the data in the predetermined format into data in a printable format; a ... 03/30/06 - 20060067559 - Method of analysing a stack of flat objects The present invention relates to a method of analysing a stack of flat objects, which method comprises the steps of providing a stack of flat objects, which stack comprises at least one surface defined by the edges of flat objects, illuminating the surface of said stack, providing a two-dimensional image ... 03/23/06 - 20060062428 - Hierarchical watermark detector The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking. In one implementation, we provide a hierarchical digital watermark detector method. The method includes: i) in a first layer of a hierarchical search, performing watermark detection on blocks of at least a portion of an incoming suspect signal; ii) identifying a first ... 03/23/06 - 20060062427 - Method and arrangements for image recording for data detection and high-security checking of documents The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for image recording for data detection and security checking of documents, in particular for automated checking of the authenticity of documents in which hidden information for high-security checking is incorporated. It is the object of the invention to find a ... 03/23/06 - 20060062426 - Rights management systems and methods using digital watermarking A digital watermark (DWM) content identifier is steganographically embedded in content. The DWM content identifier provides a link to a rights registry storing usage rights associated with the content. In some implementations the rights registry provides an association between the DWM content identifier and a digital rights management (DRM) content ... 03/23/06 - 20060062425 - Interactive atlas extracted from volume data A computer-implemented method for building an atlas includes providing a volume data for a plurality of bones, segmenting, individually, the plurality of bones from the volume data, storing locations of a plurality of voxels for each of the plurality of bones, wherein each of the plurality of bones is registered ... 03/23/06 - 20060062424 - Method of and system for controlling an ambient light and lighting unit The invention describes relates to the on-line analysis of a video signal that is presented to the user, typically on a screen (110). This analysis results in an adaptation of the lighting. One or more characteristics of the signal are filtered out and translated into lighting settings of one or ... 03/16/06 - 20060056653 - Digital watermarking system using scrambling method A digital watermark extracting apparatus that extract a watermark hidden in host data is provided. A location information generator generates a plurality of candidate watermark locations according to a secret key. An extractor extracts from each of the candidate watermark locations a watermark which has been embedded in a watermarked ... 03/16/06 - 20060056652 - Security element for data carrier The invention relates to a security element for a data carrier, such as banknotes, securities, checks, credit cards, ID cards and similar documents. A substrate comprises a first layer of material and at least a first opaque layer (3) of material covering partially or totally the first layer of material. ... 03/09/06 - 20060050926 - Data processing method and apparatus An encrypted image C(i, j) is generated by exclusively ORing pseudo random number values, which are generated using a key k0 as a key, and respective bits, except for the LSBs, of B pixel data at respective pixel positions (i, j) of digital image data I(i, j). First check bits ... 03/09/06 - 20060050925 - Method of determining authenticity and watermark reader A “watermark” technology in which not only can a “watermark” be applied to an object without requiring a sophisticated technology or a large cost and be utilized as an aid to authentication by applying the “watermark” widely to general tangible goods but also the five senses of human can not ... 03/02/06 - 20060045309 - Systems and methods for digital content security The present invention provides systems and methods for digital content security. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an input key, generation of the input key comprising a sequence of operations, the operations including: performing at least one circular-bit-shift operation on a gradient image, and performing at least one block-wise ... 03/02/06 - 20060045308 - Camera and method for watermarking film content Camera and methods are provided for watermarking film content. A watermark, which can have information, such as a tracking message, is generated. The watermark preferably can be represented as correlated noise that cannot be visually noticed by a casual observer of the film content, but can later be extracted from ... 03/02/06 - 20060045307 - Maze pattern analysis Processes and apparatuses analyze an image of maze pattern in order to extract bits encoded in the maze pattern. Grid lines of a maze pattern are determined. Directions for effective pixels of associated bars are estimated and are grouped into clusters. Lines are estimated for selected effective pixels of a ... 03/02/06 - 20060045306 - Watermarking images with wavepackets encoded by intensity and/or phase variations A phase space encoded watermark is applied to an image to guard against counterfeiting and/or unauthorized copying. The watermark is formed of wavepackets. An authentication message is encoded in the wavepackets by variations in one or both of the intensities of the wavepackets and the phases of the wavepackets. ... 02/23/06 - 20060039582 - Watermark embedding and extracting method and embedding hardware structure used in image compression system A watermark and extracting method and a watermark hardware structure used in an image compression system. A series of data is generated by random variables, such that duplication is avoided. According to characteristics of the human vision system, weighted value of each block is analyzed by classification in the frequency ... 02/23/06 - 20060039581 - Digitally watermarking holograms The present invention relates to digital watermarks integrated into holograms, watermarked hologram structures, and related applications as an authentication technique. One method creates a watermark image, and then embeds the watermark image into a holographic structure. The holographic structure is carried by a smart card. The smart card includes additional ... 02/23/06 - 20060039580 - Method and system for watermark detection A system and method of detecting and authenticating a watermark on a document such as a check which is supposed to include a watermark having known characteristics to verify the authenticity of the document. A digitized image of the document is stored and processed through tranformation which generates a frequency ... 02/23/06 - 20060039579 - Method for coding and decoding digital data stored or transmitted according to the pixels method for transmitting prioritised pixels A method for coding and decoding digital data stored or transmitted according to the pixels method for transmitting prioritized pixels. The content of the information to the coded or decoded consists of individual pixel groups. Each pixel group comprises a place value, at least one pixel value and a priority ... 02/16/06 - 20060034483 - Methods and apparatus for hiding data in halftone images We propose methods for generating a halftone image, in which each pixel takes one of two tone values. The generated image contains hidden data, which is present at data storage pixels chosen using a pseudo-random number generator. In a first case, the data is hidden within an existing halftone image ... 02/16/06 - 20060034482 - Apparatus and method for displaying images The present invention relates to an apparatus and a device for displaying images. It is known to inlay a pattern of watermark type into the sequence of images to be displayed so as to combat the copying of images by picture-taking. This inlaying consists in modulating the intensity of the ... 02/09/06 - 20060029252 - Image display methods and systems with sub-frame intensity compensation Image display methods and systems are provided wherein only portions of a still image of a motion picture, generated for display during an image time interval, are displayed during respective sub-intervals of the image time interval. A still image is thereby separated into portions and displayed separately during corresponding sub-intervals. ... 02/09/06 - 20060029251 - Image processing system and image tampering assesment method and control program of the same The present invention provides an image processing system, which can reduce calculation time by alleviating a calculation load in assessing the occurrence of tampering of an image. For example, the image processing system of the present invention first identifies a type of a form of an image to be assessed ... 02/09/06 - 20060029250 - Electronic display system, electronic paper writing device, electronic paper and method for manufacturing the same Aspects of the invention provide an electronic paper display system that can include an electronic paper and the writing device. The writing device transmits power and baseband signals by using an electromagnetic coupling between a coil of the writing device and a coil of the electronic paper. The baseband signals, ... 02/02/06 - 20060023913 - Digital watermark detecting device and method thereof A digital watermark detecting device comprises a sequence generator which generates a predetermined sequence of numbers corresponding to a watermark which is to be detected, a shift circuit which shifts the digital content in unit of a predetermined part of data in predetermined directions, and obtain a predetermined number of ... 01/26/06 - 20060018508 - Method and system for a processor controlled illumination system for reading and analyzing materials A method and system are described for illuminating a document, such as passports, identity documents or other types of documents, using illumination means under control of a processor to effectively control the angle and direction of light on such documents to expose optically variable devices such as holograms, intaglio printing ... 01/26/06 - 20060018507 - Digital watermarking methods, programs and apparatus The present invention provides steganographic and digital watermarking methods and apparatus. In a first implementation, we provide methods and apparatus for steganographically conveying data in a facial image by subtly altering facial features relative to statistical norms. In a second implementation, we convey data through different patterns of a diffraction ... 01/26/06 - 20060018506 - Digital asset management, targeted searching and desktop searching using digital watermarks The present invention provides methods and systems to improve network searching for watermarked content. In some implementations we employ keyword searching to narrow the universe of possible URL candidates. A resulting URL list is searched for digital watermarking. A system is provided to allow customer input. For example, a customer ... 01/26/06 - 20060018505 - Method, system and software for enhanced data protection using raw device backup of copy-on-write snapshots The present disclosure provides a method, system and software to backup a data volume containing snapshots using a block copy process and a raw data enabled device. In addition, the present disclosure provides a method, system and software for restoring snapshots to a snapshot volume that then allows system volume ... 01/19/06 - 20060013436 - Data authoring device A data authoring device sets predetermined relevant information for an information presenting apparatus which outputs the predetermined relevant information by use of spatial orientation information meant by an object of the real world and/or a previously decided marker with respect to the object and/or the marker. A spatial orientation information ... 01/19/06 - 20060013435 - Background watermark processing Various improvements to steganographic systems, and applications therefore, are disclosed. Among these are analyzing content data (e.g., audio, image data) in a computer memory automatically, without user intervention, so as to detect steganographically embedded information. The results of such analysis can be used to alter an aspect of the computer ... 01/19/06 - 20060013434 - Matching of digital images to acquisition devices In a digital image matching method, reference calibration data associated with one or more reference digital image files is ascertained. The reference digital image files each have reference calibration data that is hidden metadata and can also have public metadata that is readable by a different procedure. A test digital ... 01/12/06 - 20060008115 - Authentic document and method of making A method and system is disclosed for printing an authenticatable image having an embedded image into a receiver having a discernible physical characteristic, such that the printed image can be used to authenticate the receiver which includes scanning the receiver to produce information related to the discernible physical characteristic of ... 01/12/06 - 20060008114 - Image processing system and image processing method This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which allow a user to easily confirm conversion result information when image information is converted into vector data. Image information input from an input device (113) is vectorized by a data processing device (115). Vector data which has successfully ... 01/12/06 - 20060008113 - Image processing system and image processing method This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which can appropriately provide vector data permitted to reuse by inhibiting information, whose reuse is inhibited or which should not unnecessarily be manipulated from the viewpoint of copyright protection, from being provided to a third party as vector data. ... 01/12/06 - 20060008112 - Low visible digital watermarks The present invention relates to digital watermarking. In a preferred embodiment, media is embedded with one or more digital watermark components. The media includes a blue color plane, a red color plane and a green color plane. The digital watermark component is embedded in the blue color plane, and scaled ... 01/05/06 - 20060002584 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, computer program and computer readable storage medium There is provided a message processing apparatus including an image inputting unit for inputting a document image, an extracting unit for extracting a character image from the input document image, and an embedding unit for embedding watermark message by correcting a density value of the extracted character image. ... 01/05/06 - 20060002583 - Conditioning imagery to better receive steganographic encoding THE present invention relates to steganography and digital watermarking. In one implementation, we provide a method to analyze a digital image to determine whether the digital image will be a suitable host to receive steganographic encoding or digital watermarking. Suitability is determined, at least in part, by analyzing the digital ... 01/05/06 - 20060002582 - Transmitted-signal producing method, communicating method, and data structure of transmitted signal When transmission data is modulated via spread spectrum, not a spreading sequence itself but a transmission data sequence is processed to make the periodic spectrum of a transmission signal a non-correlated spectrum to reduce an increase in the amplitude of the signal and to reduce the dynamic range of an ... 12/29/05 - 20050286737 - Gesture activated home appliance Apparatus for operating home appliances using gesture recognition are disclosed. An image receiver receives a continuous stream of images of a gesture made within the image receiver's field of view. An image processor is connected to the image receiver for sampling the received stream of gesture images to form a ... 12/29/05 - 20050286736 - Securing media content with steganographic encoding Methods and apparatus to provide security for audio or image content are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving audio or image content and steganographically encoding auxiliary information in the audio or image content. The auxiliary information carries or links to permitted usage rights that are associated with the ... 12/22/05 - 20050281434 - Magnetic watermark for text documents The present invention is a method and apparatus for applying magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) technology to enable the embedding of coded information within text characters of a document. ... 12/15/05 - 20050276442 - System and method for network-based object authentication A method is provided for determining whether an object is an authentic object to which an expected encoded image has been applied. The expected encoded image having been constructed by encoding an authentication image using a set of one or more encoding parameters. The method comprises receiving a digital image ... 12/15/05 - 20050276441 - Performance relighting and reflectance transformation with time-multiplexed illumination A lighting apparatus may be configured to illuminate a subject while the subject is undergoing a motion during a time period. An imaging system may be configured to generate image data representative of a sequence of frames of the moving subject. A controller may be configured to drive the lighting ... 12/15/05 - 20050276440 - Using steganographic encoded information with maps A map depicts a plurality of different locations. Steganographic encoding is embebbed in first and second map areas. Steganographic encoding in each area conveys an identifier that is associated with its respective map area. Different encoded identifiers are used to link to information pertaining various different locations depicted in the ... 12/15/05 - 20050276439 - Method, apparatus, and program for image processing capable of effectively preventing and detecting tampering, and a medium storing the program An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring mechanism configured to acquire an original document image, a dividing mechanism configured to divide the original document image acquired by the acquiring mechanism into a plurality of areas arranged in symmetry with respect to a center point of the original document image when ... 12/08/05 - 20050271247 - Fire detection method and apparatus The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting fire in a monitored area even if the flames are hidden behind obstructing objects. The steps of this method include: (a) detecting and capturing, at a prescribed frequency, video images of the monitored area, (b) converting the captured images into ... 12/08/05 - 20050271246 - Watermark payload encryption methods and systems The present invention provides a method of securing messages steganographically embedded in media (e.g., printed or electronic objects, audio and video). In one implementation, a message includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first message and a first checksum, which are encrypted with a ... 12/08/05 - 20050271245 - Specified object detection apparatus Unlike in the prior art in which the correspondence between a feature and a judgment value in an intended area is obtained by a single threshold value, the correspondence of the judgment value is obtained independently for each feature by use of a look-up table or the like. This makes ... 12/01/05 - 20050265577 - Real-time software video/audio transmission and display with content protection against camcorder piracy The invention presents new methods of compression, transmission, and decompression of video signals providing increased speed and image quality and for protecting against camcorder piracy. Methods based on selecting an anchor frame, wavelet transformation with decimation and time stamping can provide one-pass encoding of signals in which the amount of ... 12/01/05 - 20050265576 - Video watermarking method and apparatus, and video content protecting method and apparatus using video watermarking Provided are a video watermarking method and apparatus and a video content protecting method and apparatus using video watermarking. The method includes detecting scene transition in a video sequence, calculating an image complexity in a scene using one or more frames included in the scene and determining a watermark embedding ... 12/01/05 - 20050265575 - Class of symmetric lattices for quantization and data embedding Methods and systems for quantization and data embedding are described. In at least some embodiments, a transform is applied on an image that is to be watermarked and statistics associated with the image are computed. The computed statistics are quantized using a symmetric lattice, and a watermark is computed using ... 11/24/05 - 20050259844 - Method, software, and device for hiding data in binary image, while preserving image quality A method of embedding watermark data into a two-colour (binary) image includes dividing the image into blocks and assessing the suitability of each block to embed a bit of watermark data by assessing whether or not the flipping of a defined pixel in each block affects the visual attributes of ... 11/17/05 - 20050254684 - Methods for steganographic encoding media The present invention relates to digital watermarking and steganographic embedding. In one implementation a method is provided to help associate usage rights with media. The usage rights are used by a rights management system to control how the media is handled by the system. In response to the associating, an ... 11/17/05 - 20050254683 - Visual copyright protection A visual copyright protection system is disclosed, including input content, a disruption processor, and output content. The disruption processor inserts disruptive content to the input content creating output content that impedes the ability of optical recording devices to make useful copies of output content. ... 11/10/05 - 20050249375 - Recording medium, reproducing method thereof and reproducing apparatus thereof The present invention provides a recording medium, reproducing method thereof and reproducing apparatus thereof. The present invention includes a text subtitle stream including at least one dialog presentation segment (DPS) and one dialog style segment (DSS) and a clipinfo file (*,clpi) as reproduction management information to reproduce the text subtitle ... 11/10/05 - 20050249374 - Digital watermarking for workflow Digital watermarking provides a chain of custody for video in movie studios. Several novel improvements in workflow processes for digital watermarking provide chains of custody. In a first implementation, a digital watermark payload includes an embedder ID and time stamp. The embedder ID is associated with a controlling PC user ... 11/03/05 - 20050244032 - System and method for reversible data hiding based on integer wavelet spread spectrum A system and method are disclosed which may include subjecting an original, pixel domain image to an Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) to obtain a matrix of IWT coefficients; selecting a plurality of the IWT coefficients for incorporation of information therein; and setting signs for the plurality of selected IWT coefficients ... 10/20/05 - 20050232459 - Multi-source surveillance portal A surveillance system can include a first sensor apparatus configured to interrogate a subject, including a person and objects carried by the person, with millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation for imaging the subject. A supplemental source provides additional information about the subject that is relatable to objects potentially carried by the person. ... 10/13/05 - 20050226461 - Watermarking of recordings Signals encoded with watermark information are generated and broadcast into a protected area for capture by illicit recording devices along with their intended targets. An illicit recording in which at least a portion of the broadcast watermark signals are recorded is obtained and correlated with a known position of the ... 10/13/05 - 20050226460 - Method and system for frequency domain watermarking using a phase based filter signature The present invention is a digital watermarking technique Phasemark™ for image authentication. Using a signature extracted from the original image, the present invention hides an encoded version of the signature back into the original image, forming the watermarked image. The hiding is done in the frequency domain. Specifically, the present ... 10/06/05 - 20050220323 - Image processing apparatus and method for processing image having hierarchical structure The image processing apparatus comprises a wavelet transform unit, a frame buffer, a quantization unit, a bit plane coding unit, an arithmetic coding unit, and a stream generating unit, and converts an original image into coded image data hierarchically by using these units. A copyright level management table manages copyright ... 10/06/05 - 20050220322 - Watermarks/signatures for wireless communications At least one At least one user data stream is layer 2/3 processed, physical layer processed and radio frequency processed. A watermark/signature is embedded at at least one of layer 2/3, physical layer or radio frequency, producing an embedded wireless communication. The embedded wireless communication is wirelessly transferred. The embedded ... 10/06/05 - 20050220321 - Watermark embedding Advanced watermark embedders use psycho visual/acoustic models to minimize perception of the embedded watermark in media contents. However, it is expensive to implement such advanced watermark embedders in consumer appliances (3) such as DVD recorders. In accordance with the invention, embedding strength parameters (JND) are calculated (13) off-line at a ... 09/29/05 - 20050213790 - Methods for using wireless phones having optical capabilities A wireless phone is equipped with a 2D optical sensor, enabling a variety of applications. For example, such a phone may also be provided with a digital watermark decoder, permitting decoding of steganographic data on imaged objects. Movement of a phone may be inferred by sensing movement of an imaged ... 09/22/05 - 20050207615 - Data hiding through arrangement of objects The present invention provides steganographic embedding techniques. A digital watermark signal is reduced to a set of spatial positions. The set of spatial positions sufficiently conveys the digital watermark signal. Message objects are positioned according to the set of spatial positions. Non-message objects are combined with the message objects to ... 09/22/05 - 20050207614 - Iris-based biometric identification A method includes forming a feature vector associated with an iris of an individual using a transform operation including converting an iris image into a log-polar image, scaling one or more samples in the log-polar image according to a Fourier-Mellin transform, and performing a Fourier transform on the scaled samples. ... 09/22/05 - 20050207613 - Image processing method In an image processing apparatus, a pre-process section 101 eliminates a characteristic in original image data, which is possibly confused with a characteristic of a digital watermark, before the digital watermark is embedded. A watermark adding section 102 adds the digital watermark to still image data that is pre-processed by ... 09/08/05 - 20050196013 - Imagery having technical exposure data steganographically encoded therein Technical exposure information (which may include film speed) is steganographically encoded into image data. The information may be encoded in accordance with pseudo-random noise data, and may be dispersed across the image, rather than being localized in a limited portion. In some embodiments, the encoding is such that the value ... 09/01/05 - 20050190950 - Digital watermarking apparatus and computer-readable medium A digital watermarking apparatus for embedding a data in an index color image data, wherein the data is configured by an arrangement of a first data and a second data, and the apparatus has: an allocating unit for allocating the data to values of positions of a color lookup table ... 09/01/05 - 20050190949 - Method and system for determining histograms Histograms are widely used to explore data, to present data, and to persuade with data. A method and system for identifying all possible histograms from a data sample using histogram appearances. The method and system includes determining all possible one dimensional histogram appearances for a transformed data sample using constant ... 09/01/05 - 20050190948 - Method of embedding a digital watermark and a digital watermark embedding apparatus A plurality of areas are specified in an original image in which a digital watermark is to be embedded. The areas are classified into embedding areas in which watermark information is to be embedded and specification areas in which another area is to be specified. A plurality of areas are ... 09/01/05 - 20050190947 - Video on demand in a broadcast network The present invention is a video on demand service enabled from a near video on demand service. A desired program is split into portions, or clips. The first clip is delivered a priori to the customer's DVR using a hidden channel and it is made available for purchase on demand. ... 08/25/05 - 20050185821 - System and process for adaptive and progressive scrambling of video streams A process for distributing digital video sequences in accordance with a nominal stream format including a succession of frames, each frame including at least one digital block regrouping a plurality of coefficients corresponding to simple, digitally coded visual elements, including: a step of modifying at least one block of the ... 08/25/05 - 20050185820 - Data processing apparatus and method, and storage medium therefor The primary objective of the present invention is the prevention, or the detection, of an illegal act involving digital contents. To achieve this objective, whether an illegal procedure involving digital contents has been performed is determined based on results obtained by performing a predetermined operation for at least a part ... 08/25/05 - 20050185819 - Synchronization of digital watermarks A method for synchronization of a digital watermark generates a digital watermark based on feature extraction and a key generator. The synchronization method is adapted for both temporal and spatial synchronization. Statistical features of the watermarked signal along with key generators are used to compute keys used to detect embedded ... 08/18/05 - 20050180599 - Methods and tangible objects employing textured machine readable data A tangible object (such as a microprocessor, wristwatch, pharmaceutical, compact disc, vehicle part, etc) is surface-textured to encode a plural-bit code thereon. In one arrangement, this encoding conveys date information. In use, the object can be imaged by a scanner apparatus, and the resulting scan data analyzed to discern the ... 08/18/05 - 20050180598 - Embedding data in material the method further comprising determining αi for each unmodified coefficient Ci as a function F{Cn}i of a predetermined set {Cn}i of transform coefficients Cn which set excludes the coefficient Ci. ... 08/18/05 - 20050180597 - Whiteboard imaging system An image capturing system is installable in a room separate from a writing surface and a second area. The image capturing system is adapted to take visual images of the writing surface and second area and identify information written thereon. ... 08/18/05 - 20050180596 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus, program and recording medium that can reduce image quality degradation An image processing method includes the steps of: dividing digital content into run-lengths each including one or more consecutive pixels having an identical color; and embedding digital watermark information in the run-lengths while saving topology (first topology preservation law). ... 08/18/05 - 20050180595 - Image distribution system of surveillance camera It is desirable to distribute a most recently inputted image of merchandise in a shop without showing customers visiting a shop, or to distribute an image showing how crowded a shop is without infringing on the privacy of visitors to the ship. This is achieved by separating areas showing moving ... 08/18/05 - 20050180594 - Embedding and detecting digital watermark in image An apparatus for embedding digital watermark information in an image, includes an image divider dividing the image into a plurality of partial images; and an embedder embedding in each of the partial images a digital watermark which indicates the digital watermark information. The digital watermark includes a plurality of watermark ... 08/11/05 - 20050175216 - Method and apparatus for providing an asymmetric watermark carrier A low-frequency, temporally asymmetric watermark carrier decreases in luminance in a substantially monotonic manner at a different rate than it increases in luminance in a substantially monotonic manner. This allows the carrier to be embedded, e.g., in a video work, in a manner that renders the resultant watermark virtually invisible ... 08/11/05 - 20050175215 - Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes an input unit to input an image, a connection unit to perform connection to an external network, an output unit to output a request for processing the input image to a unit connected thereto through the external network, and a control unit to perform connection ... 08/11/05 - 20050175214 - Method and apparatus for digital watermarking A method for embedding digital watermark data in digital data contents includes the steps of obtaining a frequency coefficient of block data of digital data contents, obtaining a complexity of the block data, obtaining an amount of transformation of the frequency coefficient from the complexity and the digital watermark data, ... 08/04/05 - 20050169499 - Digital watermarking image signals on-chip and photographic travel logs through dgital watermarking The disclosure describes methods and apparatus for providing digital watermarks in image data. One implementation embeds digital watermarks on-chip with respect to a CMOS or CCD image array. Some implementations introduce a watermark component during image capture, the watermark being introduced through variations in physical characteristics of a set of ... 08/04/05 - 20050169498 - Apparatus and method for watermarking digital image A watermarking apparatus for embedding a watermark in a digital image, an apparatus for extracting watermark information from a watermarked image using a public key having a plurality of secret keys, and an apparatus for identifying whether a watermarked image generated by embedding a watermark in each region using a ... 08/04/05 - 20050169497 - Optimized digital watermarking functions for streaming data In one aspect of the invention, a digital watermark detector comprises a memory buffer for managing an incoming stream of data. The detector includes logic for transferring overlapping data blocks from the memory buffer to a frequency domain transform processor, such as an FFT processor. The frequency domain transform processor ... 08/04/05 - 20050169496 - Steganographic data embedding in objects for authenticating and associating value with the objects A steganographic embedder embeds authentication data and value data into an object. This data is hidden yet machine readable from the object by, for example, scanning an image of the object and extracting a digital watermark from the object. A system for extracting this data includes an image capture device ... 07/21/05 - 20050157907 - Human perceptual model applied to rendering of watermarked signals A digital watermarking system uses a model of a rendering device to take into account the impact of the rendering device on visual or auditory quality of the watermarked signal. For visual content, a reference image and watermarked image are passed through the model and then supplied to a visual ... 07/21/05 - 20050157906 - Method and system for embedding an image into two other images A method and system embeds an image into two images by performing a digital halftoning process on a Cartesian product of color spaces. ... 07/14/05 - 20050152578 - Printing media and methods employing digital watermarking Stationery, or other printable media, is encoded with a digital watermark. The watermark is not conspicuous to a human observer of the media, yet conveys plural bits of auxiliary information when optically scanned and digitally processed. The watermark can be formed by ink-jet printing, or otherwise. The encoded information can ... 07/07/05 - 20050147276 - Decoding hidden data from imagery A digital image in which hidden information has been encoded, is processed to discern the hidden information. This processing can include identifying geometric distortions of the image (e.g., cropping, scaling, rotation), and compensating for such identified distortions. ... 07/07/05 - 20050147275 - Encoding hidden data A digital image is processed to hide information, by generally inconspicuous adjustments thereof. These adjustments can define a pattern that extends across some or all of the image. Desirably, the pattern is adapted to the particular image being encoded, so as to better conceal the encoding. ... 06/30/05 - 20050141751 - Method and apparatus for associating identifiers with content 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., ... 06/30/05 - 20050141750 - Digital watermarking apparatus and methods The present invention relates to various digital watermarking methods and systems. In one embodiment, a plurality of microlenses can provide a steganographic signal for a handheld device. The pattern corresponds to (or conveys) a unique device identifier. In yet another embodiment, monetary objects are watermarked with payload information to signify ... 06/30/05 - 20050141749 - Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an image data generation unit for generating image data; a verification data generation unit for generating first verification data for detecting a change in the image data; a first connection unit capable of being connected to a recording medium that records both the image data and ... 06/30/05 - 20050141748 - Image-processing apparatus and method A bit stream is decoded to generate first quantized DCT-coefficients. The first quantized DCT-coefficients are inversely quantized using a first quantization table, thereby generating DCT-coefficients. The resulting DCT-coefficients are quantized using a second quantization table, thereby generating second quantized DCT-coefficients. Elements in the second quantization table are smaller in value ... 06/30/05 - 20050141747 - System and method for robust reversible data hiding and data recovery in the spatial domain A method including identifying at least two subsets of pixels within a block of an image; forming a plurality of pixel groups from the at least two subsets of pixels, each pixel group having at least one pixel from a first of the at least two subsets and at least ... 06/23/05 - 20050135656 - Authentication of physical and electronic media objects using digital watermarks Digital watermark methods for encoding auxiliary data into a host signal are used to authenticate physical and electronic objects. One such method computes a content specific message dependent on the host signal, encodes the content specific message into a watermark signal, and embeds the watermark in the host signal such ... 06/23/05 - 20050135655 - Ultra high throughput microfluidic analytical systems and methods Analytical systems and methods that use a modular interface structure for providing an interface between a sample substrate and an analytical unit, where the analytical unit typically has a particular interface arrangement for implementing various analytical and control functions. Using a number of variants for each module of the modular ... 06/23/05 - 20050135654 - Watermark coding method and recording medium thereof A watermark coding method and its recording medium utilize image interleaving and wavelet-based transformation to enhance the robustness of the image. The watermark series to be inserted is converted, encrypted, and modulated to increase the difficulty in decoding and restoring. Finally, the watermark is distributed and hidden in various frequency ... 06/16/05 - 20050129271 - System and method for robust lossless data hiding and recovering from the integer wavelet representation A method is provided which comprises providing a block of IWT (integer wavelet transform) coefficients for preferably one high frequency sub-band of an image; determining a mean value of said coefficients within said block; and establishing an encoded mean value to embed one of a logical-0 bit value and a ... 06/16/05 - 20050129270 - Method and system for applying a watermark A system and method of imaging a document wherein a watermark is created and applied to the image. The watermark includes identifying information and may include information to determine whether the image has been altered since its creation. In a system where a single document (such as a check) is ... 06/16/05 - 20050129269 - Context watermark for digital contents A method for context watermarking includes the steps of performing a Hash function “D” of the digital content (502). A Hash function “C” of the context information is also calculated (504). The Hash “D” is then appended to the context information (506) while the Hash “C” is appended to the ... 06/16/05 - 20050129268 - Method and system for watermarking an electrically depicted image A system for watermarking an image file selects coefficients using a selection procedure that is kept secret, and assigns the selected coefficients to coefficient pairs. The difference between the coefficients of the pairs is biased by a value that varies, preferably in a pseudo-random manner, and the biased differences are ... 06/09/05 - 20050123169 - Method to make wavelet watermarks resistant to affine transformations A method and/or apparatus for embedding and detecting watermarks in a set of data frames, where a secondary domain is used for combining the data frame, watermark, and a geometric pattern for holding the watermark, and that secondary domain is used for post-combination filtering of the modified data frame. The ... 06/09/05 - 20050123168 - Method to decode temporal watermarks in compressed video A system and method for efficient recovery of watermarks from compressed video is disclosed, wherein, in one embodiment, cyclic watermark noise blocks are tiled and embedded in a plurality of frames of compressed video, quantized coefficients are computed for a group of compressed video frames on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the ... 06/09/05 - 20050123167 - Method and system for watermarking an electronically depicted image A system for watermarking an image file selects coefficients using a selection procedure that is kept secret, and assigns the selected coefficients to coefficient pairs. The difference between the coefficients of the pairs is then used to generate multi-bit raw signature values that characterize the authentic image at different locations. ... 06/02/05 - 20050117777 - Systems for fingerprinting digital data Systems for fingerprinting digital data are described. In one embodiment, a system is configured to form a Γ code by defining a plurality of fingerprinting words. Each fingerprinting word is unique and contains at least one spread sequence. Each fingerprinting word contains a plurality of Γ-symbols, each Γ-symbol containing 2c-1 ... 06/02/05 - 20050117776 - Image marking adapted to the image A digital image is processed to hide information, by generally inconspicuous adjustments of pixel values. Desirably, the processing is adapted to the particular image being encoded, so as to better conceal the encoding. The method may include determining a relative ability of a pixel to be adjusted inconspicuously, by reference ... 06/02/05 - 20050117775 - Method to ensure temporal synchronization and reduce complexity in the detection of temporal watermarks A method and/or apparatus for embedding and detecting a watermark among a plurality of frames of data is disclosed, where the watermark is correlated with a plurality of noise blocks, and the noise blocks are summed over a plurality of respective video frames. Each noise block is preferably subjected to ... 06/02/05 - 20050117774 - Method and apparatus for processing image data and computer program A dividing unit divides image data into a plurality of blocks. An extracting unit extracts a feature index of a first color component and a feature index of a second color component in each of the blocks. A registration unit registers information about a correspondence between the feature index of ... 06/02/05 - 20050117773 - Thin type speaker having a damper An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an examining unit, a configuration unit, and an activating unit. The configuration unit stores a corresponding relation between the examining unit and a hardware-related program. The examining unit examines a hardware resource and determines whether the examined hardware resource satisfies a predetermined ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |