Decoding a watermark and processing in response thereto

• US 10,304,152 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Ramos, Daniel O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Thanh T
• Application Number:
  US15/006,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20160140681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/005 Robust watermarking, e.g. average attack or collusion attack resistant
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3233 of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3246 of data relating to permitted access or usage, e.g. level of access or usage parameters for digital rights management [DRM] related to still images

Abstract

Watermark encoders and decoders can be integrated into operating systems, Internet browsers, media players, and other applications and devices. Such integration enables the watermark-enabled application or device to provide additional functionality and information available via the watermark. The watermark, for example, may link to metadata or actions related to a media object. To exploit this watermark enabled functionality, the integrated application uses a watermark decoder to access the related metadata and actions. The user interface of the integrated application is enhanced to present metadata and actions linked via the watermark. Similarly, watermark encoders may be integrated into applications to convert media objects into enhanced, watermarked objects. A variety of other arrangements and features are also detailed. Many arrangements can be implemented using object identifiers other than watermarks.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a watermark decoder that accesses metadata in watermarked objects related to media objects presented in an internet browser interface;

a watermark encoder that converts media objects into watermarked objects; and

programmed instructions executed on a processor including instructions to;

receive an HTML document at the internet browser interface from over a network;

identify a media object included in the HTML document using the watermark decoder;

insert a handler into the HTML document when the identified media object has an object identifier, wherein the handler selectively presents an indicator via the internet browser interface indicating presence of the object identifier;

receive a selection of the handler via the internet browser interface and, upon selection, displaying a menu of options; and

display, on the internet browser interface, metadata linked via the object identifier in response to a user input selection from the menu of options.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the HTML document is part of a web page.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein identifying the media object includes deriving content identification information from the media object, wherein the content identification information is imperceptibly embedded in the media object.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising, in response to identifying the media object, dynamically generating code for execution with a web page on the processor.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the code comprises code for monitoring playback of the media object on the web page.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the handler is a context menu extension.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the handler is a properties page extension handler.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, at a processor, an HTML document from a network;

identifying, via the processor, a media object included in the HTML document using a watermark decoder;

inserting, via the processor, a handler into the HTML document when the identified media object has an object identifier, wherein the handler selectively presents an indicator via an internet browser interface indicating presence of the object identifier;

receiving a selection of the handler via the internet browser interface and, upon selection, displaying a menu of options; and

displaying, on the internet browser user interface, metadata linked via the object identifier in response to a user input selection from the menu of options.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the media object includes deriving content identification information from the media object, wherein the content identification information is imperceptibly embedded in the media object.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, in response to identifying the media object, dynamically generating code for execution with a web page on the processor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the code comprises code for monitoring playback of the media object on the web page.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the handler is a context menu extension.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the handler is a properties page extension handler.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions to receive an HTML document at an internet browser interface from a network;

instructions to identify a media object included in the HTML document using a watermark decoder;

instructions to insert a handler into the HTML document when the identified media object has an object identifier, wherein the handler selectively presents an indicator via the internet browser interface indicating presence of the object identifier;

instructions to receive a selection of the handler via the internet browser interface and, upon selection, display a menu of options; and

instructions to display, on the internet browser interface, metadata linked via the object identifier in response to a user input selection from the menu of options.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein instructions to identify the media object includes deriving content identification information from the media object, wherein the content identification information is imperceptibly embedded in the media object.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the content identification information comprises a digital watermark.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising, in response to identifying the media object, dynamically generating code for execution with a web page on the processor.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code comprises code for monitoring playback of the media object on the web page.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code comprises code to send a transaction event to a monitoring server.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions to generate, in response to identifying the media object, code dynamically for execution with a web page on the processor, the code operable to fetch remote information.