Digital watermarks
US6961853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32288
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and an apparatus for implementing real-time transaction specific watermarking to generate a transaction specific digitally watermarked data file is described. The method comprises two stages. Prior to receiving (52; 102) a transaction request for the data file: the data file is divided (34; 84) into a plurality of sections; and a set of pre-calculated elementary watermarks is created (86). On receiving (52; 102) a transaction request for the supply of the data file: the method comprises calculating (56; 106) a transaction specific watermark; selecting (64; 114) pre-calculated elementary watermarks equivalent to constituent portions of the transaction specific watermark by comparing the constituent portions of the transaction specific watermark with the pre-calculated units of data; and constructing (66; 116, 118) a transaction specific watermarked data file by assembling the selected pre-calculated elementary watermarks together with corresponding ones of the plurality of sections.
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