Steganographic method and device
First Claim
1. A method, called stega-cipher, comprising the step of using random keys in combination with steganographic technique to encode additional information into digitized samples in a manner that does not significantly degrade the signal generated from the sample stream and makes it impossible to extract the information without the keys.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding additional information into a stream of digitized samples in an integral manner. The information is encoded using special keys. The information is contained in the samples, not prepended or appended to the sample stream. The method makes it extremely difficult to find the information in the samples if the proper keys are not possesed by the decoder. The method does not cause a significant degradation to the sample stream. The method is used to establish ownership of copyrighted digital multimedia content and provide a disincentive to piracy of such material.
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54 Claims
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1. A method, called stega-cipher, comprising the step of using random keys in combination with steganographic technique to encode additional information into digitized samples in a manner that does not significantly degrade the signal generated from the sample stream and makes it impossible to extract the information without the keys.
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25. A method for decoding independent information encoded into digital data comprising:
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providing a key, said key providing an indication of where, in the digital data, the independent information can be located;
using said key to locate a first portion of said independent information in said digital data; and
using said key to determine said independent information from said digital data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for protecting a digital signal comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a carrier signal;
b) using a steganographic key to encode independent information including a digital watermark into the carrier signal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 43, 47, 48, 49, 53)
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37. A method for protecting a digital signal comprising:
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a) providing a carrier signal that has been encoded with independent information; and
b) using a steganographic key to decode independent information including a digital watermark from the carrier signal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 54)
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