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Method for inserting and detecting electronic watermark data into a digital image and a device for the same

US6259801A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 21, 1999
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2201/0065
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image is divided into blocks, and different electronic watermark data are embedded into every block using a DCT transformer (103), electronic watermark data inserter (104), and IDCT transformer (107). At that time, reference is made to an electronic watermark data insertion position table (105) and electronic watermark data table (106) which specify that which electronic watermark data is to be inserted into which block of the image.

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