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Method and device for inserting a watermarking signal in an image

US6718045B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2001
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2022

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

Abstract

A method of inserting a watermarking signal (w) in a set (X) of coefficients (Xi) representing a digital image (I), in which at least one subset of coefficients is modified by said watermarking signal (w), comprises, for each representative coefficient (Xi) to be modified, a step of determining a neighborhood (V(Xi)) of the representative coefficient (Xi) to be modified, in the image (I); a step of selecting a neighborhood (Vsimd) in a dictionary of neighborhoods representing coefficients representing the image (I), according to a predetermined criterion of similarity with the neighborhood (V(Xi)) of the representative coefficient (Xi) under consideration; and a step of modifying the representative coefficient (Xi) as a function of the watermarking signal (w) and a predetermined masking data item (M(Vsimd)) representing the masking effect on a watermarking signal, of the neighborhood (Vsimd) selected in the dictionary.

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