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Digital watermark systems and methods

US7987370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2007
Grant dateJul 26, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2029

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

Abstract

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 its original form. Related watermark decoding methods are also detailed, as are ancillary features and techniques.

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