Methods and Apparatus to Process Video and Audio Media
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining first media;
obtaining second media;
aggregating the first media and the second media to yield a unit; and
examining the unit for the presence of a digital watermark.
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Abstract
The presently claimed invention relates generally to digital watermarking, and processing video or audio media files. One claim recites a method including: analyzing a plurality of video or audio media files; determining whether there are duplicate media files in the plurality video or audio media files; and avoiding duplicate video or audio media files when searching the plurality of video or audio media files for digital watermarking. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining first media; obtaining second media; aggregating the first media and the second media to yield a unit; and examining the unit for the presence of a digital watermark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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processing a plurality of media files; determining a file name, file size or file checksum for each of the plurality of media files; determining any duplicate media files based at least in part on the file name, file size or file checksum; and searching the media files for digital watermarking, wherein only one instance of any duplicate media files is searched based at least in part on said act of determining. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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analyzing a plurality of video or audio media files; determining whether there are duplicate media files in the plurality of video or audio media files; and avoiding duplicate video or audio media files when searching the plurality of video or audio media files for digital watermarking. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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