| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7620253 |
Steganographic systems and methods |
November 17, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to steganographic systems and methods. Once claim recites a method including: obtaining video content, wherein the video content comprises a steganographic signal embedded in picture elements of the video content, with multiple instances of the steganogr |
| 7606790 |
Integrating and enhancing searching of media content and biometric databases |
October 20, 2009 |
| The digital era is creating problems with identity and content theft. The solutions require searching different databases containing similar data. The novel method demonstrates how to search these different databases for similar information via TransMetaWarp routers and/or databases. |
| 7602978 |
Deriving multiple identifiers from multimedia content |
October 13, 2009 |
| The presently claimed invention relates generally to content identification, such as deriving identifiers from content itself. One claim recites a method including: using a processor, deriving first information from audio elements of an audio signal; using a processor, deriving secon |
| 7590259 |
Deriving attributes from images, audio or video to obtain metadata |
September 15, 2009 |
| The present invention relates generally to obtaining metadata associated with images, audio and video. Once claim recites a method including: obtaining data corresponding to media content from a handheld device, the data representing picture elements of an image or video or representing |
| 7587601 |
Digital watermarking methods and apparatus for use with audio and video content |
September 8, 2009 |
| The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking and other forms of content identification. One claim recites a method including: receiving audio or video content, the audio or video content comprising at least two digital watermark payload layers, a first watermark payloa |
| 7577273 |
Steganographically encoded video, deriving or calculating identifiers from video, and related me |
August 18, 2009 |
| This application relates, e.g., to processing video and audio. One claim recites a method including: utilizing a multi-purpose electronic processor programmed for analyzing a video signal to derive or calculate an identifier from data representing picture elements of the video signal |
| 7570781 |
Embedded data in gaming objects for authentication and association of behavior information |
August 4, 2009 |
| Embedded data in gaming objects is used to authenticate the gaming object and to enhance the gaming experience in gambling venues The gaming object is authenticated automatically using information about the venue encoded in the gaming objects. The behavior of electronic gambling game sys |
| 7555785 |
Method and apparatus for content management |
June 30, 2009 |
| The present application relates generally to content management (e.g., management of audio, video and/or imagery). One claim recites a method including: tracking up to N identifiers associated with previously accessed content items, where N is an integer, and where each previously ac |
| 7532740 |
Method and apparatus for embedding auxiliary information within original data |
May 12, 2009 |
| This patent application is generally related to watermarking and steganography. In one implementation, a method of embedding auxiliary information within original data is provided. The original data is divided into a series of groups, with each group in the series of groups associate |
| 7460726 |
Integrating steganographic encoding in multimedia content |
December 2, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to steganographic encoding for multimedia content. In one combination, a method is provided including: encoding first information in a first component of a multimedia signal, the first component comprising audio, the first information being encoded though |
| 7454035 |
Digital watermarking systems and methods |
November 18, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to digital watermarking systems and methods. In a first implementation, so-called movie studio rough-cuts are watermarked to provide a forensic tracking clue or to provide security for distributed rough-cuts. In another implementation, a watermark is det |
| 7436976 |
Digital watermarking systems and methods |
October 14, 2008 |
| The present invention relates watermarking compressed objects. A watermark is determined for a compressed video object. The watermark is compressed as an object and the watermarked object is then associated with the compressed video object. The two separate objects are provided to a |
| 7392394 |
Digital watermarking with variable orientation and protocols |
June 24, 2008 |
| The invention provides a method of forensic digital watermarking that randomly selects an orientation and/or embedding protocol for a digital watermark signal to be embedded in the content signal. It then embeds the digital watermark signal at the selected orientation in the content |
| 7392392 |
Forensic digital watermarking with variable orientation and protocols |
June 24, 2008 |
| The invention provides a method of forensic digital watermarking that randomly selects an orientation and/or embedding protocol for a forensic digital watermark signal to be embedded in the content signal. It then embeds the forensic digital watermark signal at the selected orientation |
| 7373513 |
Transmarking of multimedia signals |
May 13, 2008 |
| A method of transmarking a watermarked media signal to adapt the watermark to the robustness and perceptibility constraints of a new environment. This transmarking method detects the first digital watermark in the media signal. It then embeds message information from the first digital |
| 7372976 |
Content indexing and searching using content identifiers and associated metadata |
May 13, 2008 |
| A method of indexing content for network searching comprises identifying media content signals stored at sites distributed over a distributed computer network; extracting content identifiers from the content signals; using the content identifiers to obtain metadata used to classify t |
| 7349552 |
Connected audio and other media objects |
March 25, 2008 |
| Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context information and forwards |
| 7346776 |
Authenticating media signals by adjusting frequency characteristics to reference values |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method of authenticating a media signal and related software, systems and applications. The method transforms at least a portion of the media signal into a set of frequency coefficients in a frequency domain. For example, it applies a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) or other frequency |
| 7333957 |
Connected audio and other media objects |
February 19, 2008 |
| Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context information and forwards |
| 7330562 |
Watermarking in the time-frequency domain |
February 12, 2008 |
| Methods and systems for time-frequency domain watermarking of media signals, such as audio and video signals. An encoding method divides the media signal into segments, transforms each segment into a time-frequency representation, and computes a time-frequency domain watermark signal |
| 7289643 |
Method, apparatus and programs for generating and utilizing content signatures |
October 30, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to deriving and utilizing content signatures. A content signature is a representation of a content item, which is derived from the content item itself. According to the invention, a method of generating a content signature for a signal is provided. The m |
| 7277468 |
Measuring quality of service of broadcast multimedia signals using digital watermark analyses |
October 2, 2007 |
| The disclosure details a method of measuring the quality of service of broadcast media signals by analyzing digital watermarks embedded in the received broadcast signal. This method enables the quality of the broadcast video or audio signal to be measured without having the original |
| 7266704 |
User-friendly rights management systems and methods |
September 4, 2007 |
| This application describes methods and systems of performing digital asset management. In one implementation a method of determining whether content should be encrypted when the content is found in an unencrypted form is provided. The unencrypted form of the content includes a digital |
| 7248715 |
Digitally watermarking physical media |
July 24, 2007 |
| A digital watermark is embedded through varying pit locations on a data side of a CD, SACD or DVD. In one embodiment, a pattern of pits or data indentations forms a visual design on the data side. A watermark is embedded by slightly varying various pit locations within the visual des |
| 7224819 |
Integrating digital watermarks in multimedia content |
May 29, 2007 |
| A method for tracking media signals in multimedia content is provided by uniquely identifying the multimedia content with a digital watermark identifier. A video channel is preferably embedded with a first watermark identifier. The first identifier uniquely identifies the multimedia |
| 7206820 |
System for linking from object to remote resource |
April 17, 2007 |
| A machine readable code (e.g., digital watermark or bar code) conveyed with objects is used in establishing links to associated electronic resources, such as web pages. The object can be physical (e.g., a magazine page) or electronic (e.g., music data). The associated electronic reso |
| 7197164 |
Time-varying video watermark |
March 27, 2007 |
| A digital watermark embedder reduces a watermark signal as a function of time varying properties of video such that a watermark that would otherwise be static over frames is selectively reduced to make it imperceptible. The method computes a watermark signal corresponding to location |
| 7185201 |
Content identifiers triggering corresponding responses |
February 27, 2007 |
| Fingerprint data derived from audio or other content is used as an identifier, to trigger machine responses corresponding to the content. The fingerprint can be derived from the content, and also separately encoded in a file header. Digital watermarks can also be similarly used. |
| 7142691 |
Watermark embedding functions in rendering description files |
November 28, 2006 |
| A method for controlling watermark embedding in a media object through the use of a watermark embedding command. In the process of creating the media object, the method includes a watermark embedding command among a set of one or more rendering commands that specify how the media object |
| 7127744 |
Method and apparatus to protect media existing in an insecure format |
October 24, 2006 |
| The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus to manage processing of video content. In one implementation, a method of managing processing of video content is provided. The video content includes picture data representing picture elements to be rendered for display to |
| 7095871 |
Digital asset management and linking media signals with related data using watermarks |
August 22, 2006 |
| A method of performing digital asset management of media content. In this method, a watermark reader device reads a watermark embedded into media content. The watermark conveys watermark information, such as a content identifier and creator identifier. The reader forwards the watermark |
| 7050603 |
Watermark encoded video, and related methods |
May 23, 2006 |
| Watermarks in video signals or the accompanying audio track are used to associate video objects in a video sequence with object specific actions or information. A video object refers to a spatial and temporal portion of a video signal that depicts a recognizable object, such as a cha |
| 7020304 |
Digital watermarking and fingerprinting including synchronization, layering, version control, an |
March 28, 2006 |
| This disclosure describes several video watermarking and fingerprinting enhancements. These enhancements include synchronizing watermark detectors with one-dimensional calibration signals, layering digital watermarks, watermarks for version control, compressed domain watermarking, wa |
| 7020303 |
Feature-based watermarks and watermark detection strategies |
March 28, 2006 |
| Processes and apparatus for improving the state of the art for watermarking and data protection. The disclosure includes feature-based watermarks, auto- and cross-correlation techniques for determining scaling and rotation, transitions in time based watermarking, autocorrelation wate |
| 7006661 |
Digital watermarking systems and methods |
February 28, 2006 |
| The present invention relates to digital watermarking systems and methods. In a first implementation, so-called movie studio rough-cuts are watermarked to provide a forensic tracking clue or to provide security for distributed rough-cuts. In another implementation, a watermark is det |
| 6970886 |
Consumer driven methods for associating content indentifiers with related web addresses |
November 29, 2005 |
| Media content objects, such as audio MP3 files, are associated with identifiers. The identifiers can be assigned, or can be implicit (e.g., derived from other data in the content object, as by hashing). A user of the file can utilize the identifier to query a database and thereby obtain |
| 6963884 |
Recoverable digital content degradation: method and apparatus |
November 8, 2005 |
| In many situations, it is desirable to restrict access to digital content. This invention presents an extremely efficient and simple method and apparatus to degrade and recover digital content. The invented process is based upon searching the data for detection criteria and then adjustin |
| 6961444 |
Time and object based masking for video watermarking |
November 1, 2005 |
| The disclosure describes a method of embedding a digital watermark into a video signal using a time based perceptual mask such that the digital watermark is substantially imperceptible in the video signal. A digital watermark embedder computes a time based perceptual mask comprising gain |
| 6961442 |
Watermarking a carrier on which an image will be placed or projected |
November 1, 2005 |
| A carrier is watermarked and then an image is printed or displayed on this carrier. A watermark can then be read from the image. If the image is printed on the carrier, the watermark can be read from the printed image or from any copy of the printed image. If the watermark is displayed o |
| 6868497 |
Method and apparatus for automatic ID management |
March 15, 2005 |
| To stop illegal digital content distribution, IDs will be included in the content. However, current ideas of how to use the IDs are unacceptable. The automatic ID management process and apparatus increases the ease of access to protected content for the consumer, with desired content |
| 6674876 |
Watermarking in the time-frequency domain |
January 6, 2004 |
| Methods and systems for time-frequency domain watermarking of media signals, such as audio and video signals. An encoding method divides the media signal into segments, transforms each segment into a time-frequency representation, and computes a time-frequency domain watermark signal |
| 6505160 |
Connected audio and other media objects |
January 7, 2003 |
| Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context information and forwards |
