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Image marking to permit later identification

US6301369A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2001
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/327
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital image is subtly changed to permit its subsequent identification, without essentially altering its human appearance. The changes affect only a minority of the image pixels. By checking for the presence of such changes in a suspect image, a suspect image can be matched with the original image.

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