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Digital watermark systems and methods

US8364966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2007
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2028

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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 permutes the content, alters the permuted content to encode a watermark, and inverse-permutes the content 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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