On Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents address aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Sony (JP), the first patent concerns techniques for making wavelet watermarks resistant to affine transformations. Assigned to the Boeing company, the second patent concerns techniques for non-repudiation watermarking protection based on public and private keys
7,602,936, Method to make wavelet watermarks resistant to affine transformations," assigned to Sony.
Abstract
A method and/or apparatus for embedding and detecting watermarks in a set of data frames, where a secondary domain is used for combining the data frame, watermark, and a geometric pattern for holding the watermark, and that secondary domain is used for post-combination filtering of the modified data frame. The secondary domain is preferably a wavelet domain or sub-band domain. The geometric pattern for holding the watermark is reversibly mapable between a complex pattern in the original domain of the data frame and a simple pattern in the secondary domain where combination and filtering takes place.
7,603,720, "Non-repudiation watermarking protection based on public and private keys," assigned to Boeing.
Abstract
A system for creating non-repudiation (undeniable) watermarks, wherein a content provider uses outside distribution entities to distribute media content supplied by the content provider. Content watermarked by a distribution entity using this system is undeniably recognizable by the content provider as originating with that particular distribution entity. In other words, given N distribution entities, the content provider is able to tell which particular distribution entity watermarked the media content. The system does not allow any distribution entity to watermark media content so that would appear to have been watermarked by another distribution entity and the system does also not allow the content provider to watermark media content so that would appear to have been watermarked by a particular distribution entity. Consequently, this allows the content provider to place a high degree of trust in the identification of the distribution entity by means of the watermark.
Abstract
A method and/or apparatus for embedding and detecting watermarks in a set of data frames, where a secondary domain is used for combining the data frame, watermark, and a geometric pattern for holding the watermark, and that secondary domain is used for post-combination filtering of the modified data frame. The secondary domain is preferably a wavelet domain or sub-band domain. The geometric pattern for holding the watermark is reversibly mapable between a complex pattern in the original domain of the data frame and a simple pattern in the secondary domain where combination and filtering takes place.
7,603,720, "Non-repudiation watermarking protection based on public and private keys," assigned to Boeing.
Abstract
A system for creating non-repudiation (undeniable) watermarks, wherein a content provider uses outside distribution entities to distribute media content supplied by the content provider. Content watermarked by a distribution entity using this system is undeniably recognizable by the content provider as originating with that particular distribution entity. In other words, given N distribution entities, the content provider is able to tell which particular distribution entity watermarked the media content. The system does not allow any distribution entity to watermark media content so that would appear to have been watermarked by another distribution entity and the system does also not allow the content provider to watermark media content so that would appear to have been watermarked by a particular distribution entity. Consequently, this allows the content provider to place a high degree of trust in the identification of the distribution entity by means of the watermark.
