Method and system for digital watermarking
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Abstract
A method for applying a digital watermark to a content signal is disclosed. In accordance with such a method, a watermarking key is identified. The watermarking key includes a binary sequence and information describing application of that binary sequence to the content signal. The digital watermark is then encoded within the content signal at one or more locations determined by the watermarking key.
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142 Claims
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1-100. -100. (canceled)
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101. A device for applying a digital watermark to a content signal, the device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving at least one digital watermark and at least one key; and
an encoder for encoding the at least one digital watermark into the content signal according to the at least one key. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A method for decoding digital watermarks, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a content signal imperceptibly encoded with at least one digital watermark; and
decoding the at least one digital watermark from the imperceptibly encoded content signal wherein said decoding limits the ability to reverse the encoding. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A method for decoding digital watermarks, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a content signal imperceptibly encoded by a watermarking technique with at least one digital watermark; and
decoding the at least one digital watermark from the encoded content signal wherein the step of decoding limits tampering of at least one digital watermark. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A method for watermarking a content signal with a plurality of functions, including the input of at least a key and a digital watermark, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a key generated by the following steps;
generating a random sequence of binary numbers; and
generating information describing the application of the random sequence to the content signal wherein combining the random sequence and the generated information forms the key;
providing a digital watermark to be encoded, and encoding the digital watermark using at least the key and the plurality of functions to produce a watermarked content signal. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
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128. A system for watermarking at least one content signal, the system comprising:
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a digital watermark encoder; and
a digital watermark decoder;
the digital watermark decoder configured to verify the presence of at least one digital watermark. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A system for watermarking at least one content signal, the system comprising:
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a digital watermark encoder; and
a digital watermark decoder;
said digital watermark encoder being configured to encode at least one digital watermark using at least one key. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
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