ENDORSEMENT OF UNMODIFIED PHOTOGRAPHS USING WATERMARKS
First Claim
1. A method of a watermarking server comprising:
- authenticating a user in a watermarking application of a mobile device as the user of a trusted third-party communication platform;
determining that a photograph is captured using at least one of a front camera and a back camera of the mobile device;
assigning a unique identifier to the photograph;
generating a watermark applicable to the photograph;
generating a trusted image based on the photograph by appending the watermark and the unique identifier to the photograph using a processor and a memory of the watermarking server; and
automatically posting the trusted image to the trusted third-party communication platform;
wherein the photograph is referenceable using the unique identifier, in case of post-modification by at least one of the user and other users of the trusted third-party communication platform.
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Abstract
A method, device and system of a watermarking server authenticates a user in a watermarking application of a mobile device as the user of a trusted third-party communication platform. The method determines whether a photograph is captured using a front camera or a back camera of the mobile device. The method assigns a unique identifier to the photograph so that the photograph is referenceable using the unique identifier, in case of post-modification by at least one of the user and other users of the trusted third-party communication platform. The method generates a watermark applicable to the photograph, and generates a trusted image based on the photograph by appending the watermark and the unique identifier to the photograph using a processor and a memory of the watermarking server. The method automatically posts the trusted image to the trusted third-party communication platform.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of a watermarking server comprising:
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authenticating a user in a watermarking application of a mobile device as the user of a trusted third-party communication platform; determining that a photograph is captured using at least one of a front camera and a back camera of the mobile device; assigning a unique identifier to the photograph; generating a watermark applicable to the photograph; generating a trusted image based on the photograph by appending the watermark and the unique identifier to the photograph using a processor and a memory of the watermarking server; and automatically posting the trusted image to the trusted third-party communication platform; wherein the photograph is referenceable using the unique identifier, in case of post-modification by at least one of the user and other users of the trusted third-party communication platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer server comprising:
- a processor and a memory having non-transitory instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the computer server to;
generate a trusted image based on a captured image provided by a user so that the captured image is referenceable through a unique identifier in case of post-modification by other users of an external website using the processor and the memory of the computer server; generate a watermark applicable to the captured image; append the watermark and a unique identifier to the captured image; and automatically post the trusted image to the external website; associate a caption posted by at least one of the user and other users of the external website with at least one of the captured image and the trusted image; generate a hashtag related to the caption posted by the user with at least one of the captured image and the trusted image; and apply the hashtag to the caption posted by the user with at least one of the captured image and the trusted image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a processor and a memory having non-transitory instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the computer server to;
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14. A method of a watermarking server comprising:
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assigning a unique identifier to a photograph; generating a trusted image based on the photograph so that the photograph is referenceable through the unique identifier in case of post-modification by users of a trusted third-party communication platform using a processor and a memory of the watermarking server; generating a watermark applicable to the photograph; appending the watermark and the unique identifier to the photograph; and automatically posting the trusted image to the trusted third-party communication platform. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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