Automated copyright detection in digital images
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1. A computer-assisted method for detecting copyright protection in digital images, comprising:
- a) receiving a digital image;
b) searching for capture device information associated with the digital image;
c) calculating one or more image characteristics of the digital image; and
d) verifying copyright ownership and usage authorization of the digital image in response to the result of searching capture device information and the calculated image characteristics.
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Abstract
A computer-assisted method for detecting copyright protection in digital images receives a digital image, searches for capture device information associated with the digital image, calculates one or more image characteristics of the digital image, and verifies copyright ownership and usage authorization of the digital image in response to the capture device information and the calculated image characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-assisted method for detecting copyright protection in digital images, comprising:
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a) receiving a digital image;
b) searching for capture device information associated with the digital image;
c) calculating one or more image characteristics of the digital image; and
d) verifying copyright ownership and usage authorization of the digital image in response to the result of searching capture device information and the calculated image characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-assisted method for determining the probability of copyright protection in digital images, comprising:
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a) uploading the digital image over a computer network to a server. b) searching for capture device information associated with the digital image;
c) calculating one or more image characteristics of the digital image;
d) verifying copyright ownership and usage authorization of the digital image in response to the capture device information and the calculated image characteristics;
e) ordering an image-based product or an image service using the digital image; and
f) providing the image-based product or image service using the digital image when the copyright ownership or the usage authorization of the digital image is verified.
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17. A system for preventing copyright infringement in producing an image-based product or providing an image service, comprising:
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a) a computer that receives digital images;
b) a processor that searches information about a capture device associated with the digital image and calculates one or more image characteristics of the digital image; and
c) a communication system to verify copyright ownership and usage authorization of the digital image in response to the capture device information and the calculated image characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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