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Using watermarking to reduce communication overhead

  • US 20060200673A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2005
  • Published: 09/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for reducing overhead when transmitting an Internet Protocol (IP) packet, comprising the steps of:

  • selecting a watermarking signature based on the IP address of the packet;

    applying the watermarking signature to the packet and removing the IP address from the packet;

    sending the packet to a receiver; and

    looking up the IP address of the packet at the receiver by using the watermarking signature.

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