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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7809154 | Video entity recognition in compressed digital video streams A method and system for detection of video segments in compressed digital video streams is presented. The compressed digital video stream is examine to determine synchronization points, and the compressed video signal is analyzed following detection of the synchroni... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809152 | Visible authentication patterns for printed document Techniques for determining authenticity of analog forms such as packaging or documents (117). One of the techniques determines whether the analog form has been made directly from a digital representation (903) or by photocopying or scanning an analog f... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809156 | Techniques for generating and using a fingerprint for an article Techniques for generating fingerprints for articles and using the fingerprints for various applications. Scan-related parameter values, including the area of an article scanned, may be specified and varied from one scan to another for collecting data points used for... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809157 | System, computer program product and method for managing documents A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPS) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents wi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809155 | Computing a higher resolution image from multiple lower resolution images using model-base, robust Bayesian estimation A result higher resolution (HR) image of a scene given multiple, observed lower resolution (LR) images of the scene is computed using a Bayesian estimation image reconstruction methodology. The methodology yields the result HR image based on a Likelihood probability... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804977 | Methods and apparatus for hiding data in halftone images We propose methods for generating a halftone image, in which each pixel takes one of two tone values. The generated image contains hidden data, which is present at data storage pixels chosen using a pseudo-random number generator. In a first case, the data is hidden... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804978 | Method and device for reading digital watermark, computer software package and corresponding storage means The invention relates to a method of reading a watermark, of the type comprising a step of determining at least one watermarking message contained in a data set, possibly preceded by a step of determining at least one suite of parameters of a watermarking channel un... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801326 | Digital watermark and film mark A method and system are described for inserting a watermark, including receiving partially encrypted or transformed content, receiving a watermark unit and replacing directly an unencrypted and untransformed portion of the partially encrypted or transformed content ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801327 | Record carrier with watermark A record carrier includes a pattern of substantially parallel tracks for storing data in the form of marks, in which the data is encoded by a channel code. A watermark is provided by controlling the parameter of the channel code so as to introduce a predetermined ru... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801325 | Watermarking a chip design based on frequency of geometric structures A method for watermarking a circuit design layout based on frequency or number of geometric structures. The method includes dividing a circuit design layout into a plurality of segments or tiles. Certain segments are selected, and within these selected segments, a r... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796777 | Digital watermarking system according to matrix margin and digital watermarking method A digital watermarking system and method is provided. The digital watermarking system mainly includes a storing unit (30), a text obtaining module (31), a dot matrix determining module (32), an encrypting module (33), and a storing module... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796778 | Digital watermarking system according to background image pixel brightness value and digital watermarking method A digital watermarking system and method is provided. The digital watermarking system mainly includes a storing unit, a background image obtaining module, a pixel determining module, an encrypting module, and a storing module. The storing unit is for storing text in... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796776 | Digital image pickup device, display device, rights information server, digital image management system and method using the same A digital image pickup device is provided with an input unit that inputs a photographed digital image, a predetermined information detector that detects predetermined information, a predetermined information embedding unit that embeds the detected predetermined info... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796779 | Efficient synchronization of changes to images A change to an image is synchronized. A modified image is obtained at a first device where the modified image is associated with modified metadata. The modified metadata is stored in a store associated with the first device. The metadata is sent from the first devic... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792325 | Methods and devices employing content identifiers Content identifiers are associated with respective metadata. Through use of the metadata, a user's experience with the content can be enhanced. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792322 | Encoding apparatus and method An encoding data processing apparatus is arranged to generate a marked copy of an image by introducing a code word into a copy of the image. The apparatus comprises a code word generator operable to generate the code word. The encoding apparatus includes an image pe... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792323 | Digital watermark embedding method, digital watermark embedding apparatus, and storage medium storing a digital watermark embedding program A method for embedding a watermark into digital data, when the watermark is to be embedded in a digital image, independently changes real number components and imaginary number components of each of coefficient values of a complex watermark coefficient matrix using ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792321 | Hypersensor-based anomaly resistant detection and identification (HARDI) system and method A method for anomaly resistant detection and identification of an object signature in hypersensor data includes processing hypersensor data using a multi-dimensional matched filter to distinguish spectra that produce anomaly-generated false alarms from target spectr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792324 | System and method for embedding miniature security marks A method is provided for embedding miniature security marks within documents and images, utilizing a mark parameters database, graphical user interface, and detection simulator. The method includes predicting detection error rates for each pixel location of a host i... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787653 | Methods for controlling rendering of images and video The present invention relates generally to controlling rendering of video to particular audiences, e.g., children. For example, one claim recites a method including: obtaining video or image data, the video or image data comprising information steganographically hid... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787652 | Lossless embedding of data in digital objects Current methods of embedding hidden data in an image inevitably distort the original image by noise. This distortion cannot generally be removed completely because of quantization, bit-replacement, or truncation at the grayscales 0 and 255. The distortion, though of... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787654 | Electronic watermark embedding apparatus and method and electronic watermark detecting apparatus and method An electronic watermark embedding apparatus includes means for storing a pixel matrix G with n rows and m columns of an input image, means for acquiring singular values s1 to sr, left singular vectors u1 to ur and right si... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787651 | Triangular method for hypotheses filtration in a cognitive control framework Reducing the number of hypotheses for locations of an active object in a saved image generated by a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application program may be accomplished by determining possible triangles for the saved image, wherein vertices of the triangles ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783071 | Imaging apparatus having a slot in which an image verification apparatus is inserted An imaging apparatus includes an image data generating unit, a verification data generating unit, a first slot, a second slot, a first interface and a second interface. The image data generating unit generates image data. The verification data generating unit genera... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783072 | Methods and systems for clinical trial data management The invention provides systems and methods for creating certified copies of original information, including original hardcopy documents, in compliance with federal regulations and guidelines. The present invention also provides systems and methods of data management... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783073 | Information embedding apparatus and information embedding method for adding information to document image by embedding information therein, information detecting apparatus and information detecting method In an information embedding apparatus, an image compositing portion selectively reads an embedding pattern from a plurality of types of the embedding patterns in accordance with an embedding information for a background of a document image. The image compositing por... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783074 | Apparatus and method for steganalysis An apparatus and method for steganalysis that enhances the ability to detect distortion introduced by data hiding. In embodiments of the invention, a pixel grayscale value in an image is predicted by using its neighboring grayscale values of neighboring pixels. Furt... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778439 | Image processing device and method, recording medium, and program An image processing device, method, recording medium, and program and a learning device, where the learning device includes a computer configured to compute image data corresponding to light signals when the light signals corresponding to second image data pass thro... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778440 | Apparatus and method for embedding searchable information into a file for transmission, storage and retrieval Forensic communication apparatus and method. An apparatus is disclosed for recording image or other data in real time. The apparatus includes a capture device for capturing the image or other information. Once captured, a local verification device is operable to ind... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778438 | Method for multi-media recognition, data conversion, creation of metatags, storage and search retrieval This invention relates to the storage and search retrieval of all types of digital media files, whether allowing the user to create index keys, metatags within each media file(s), provides search and indexing capability. The search terms and index keys are based on ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778441 | Methods employing topical subject criteria in video processing The picture information of video can be used in various ways to identify the video or its topical subject matter. This enables numerous novel arrangements in which particular video of interest to a particular consumer can be discerned. A variety of other embodiments... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778442 | Variable message coding protocols for encoding auxiliary data in media signals Variable message coding protocols enable greater flexibility in encoding auxiliary data in media signals. One such protocol employs a version identifier that indicates the type of coding used to process an auxiliary data message before it is embedded in a host media... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778437 | Media and methods employing steganographic marking Stationery, or other printable media, is encoded with a digital watermark. The watermark is not conspicuous to a human observer of the media, yet conveys plural bits of auxiliary information when optically scanned and digitally processed. The watermark can be formed... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773769 | Method of and apparatus for detecting degradation of visual performance An apparatus for characterising a subject's visual response, comprising a data processor, a display and an input device, wherein the data processor is arranged to present evaluation images at different positions on the display such that they occur at different posit... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773770 | Substituting or replacing components in media objects based on steganographic encoding The application discloses various methods and systems to provide substitute or replacement components for media objects (e.g., audio, video or images). The substitute or replacement components can be substituted for or to replace corresponding components when making... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769197 | Electronic watermark embedding method, electronic watermark detecting method, electronic watermark detecting apparatus and program An electronic image into which an electronic watermark is to be embedded is divided into a plurality of image regions spatially, and pixels each having a property of being difficult to visually recognize a variation in a pixel value are extracted as adaptive pixels ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769198 | System, method, apparatus for repeating last line to scalar Presented herein are video decoding system(s), method(s), and apparatus for repeating a last line to a scalar or compositor or capture. A first parameter is provided to a first register indicating that a picture comprises a first number of lines, and a second parame... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769202 | Quantization-based data embedding in mapped data Novel methods and systems for quantization based data embedding and reading in host signals, such as image, audio and video signals. To embed auxiliary data in a host signal, an embedder maps the host signal from a first domain into a mapped signal in a second domai... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769200 | Method, apparatus, and computer product for embedding an electronic watermark into image data In an apparatus for embedding an electronic watermark, a determining unit determines whether a specified area that is specified is present in image data. A text/non-text detecting unit detects a text area and a non-text area in the image. The specified area is at le... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769201 | Method for analyzing multi-layer materials from one-sided pulsed thermal imaging A method, apparatus, and computer program product provides automated analysis of thermal imaging data for multi-layer materials based upon a theoretical model of a multi-layer material system, which is solved numerically. The computer-implemented method effectively ... | 08/03/2010 |
