Electronic Forms Including Digital Watermarking
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;
analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier;
based at least in part on detected steganographic indicia, generating an electronic version of the physical application document including a portion to receive requested application information from an applicant; and
associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of records associated with the applicant or the physical application document.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to creating and managing electronic documents. In one implementation, a method includes obtaining electronic data corresponding to an application document to obtain a driver'"'"'s license; analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier; and associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of different records associated with an applicant or the application document. Other implementations are provided as well.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;
analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier;
based at least in part on detected steganographic indicia, generating an electronic version of the physical application document including a portion to receive requested application information from an applicant; and
associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of records associated with the applicant or the physical application document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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obtaining electronic data corresponding to an application document to obtain a driver'"'"'s license;
analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier; and
associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of different records associated with the application document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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