Managing and indexing content on a network with image bookmarks and digital watermarks
First Claim
1. A method of managing content, comprising:
- retrieving a web page that includes an electronic image, the web page being retrieved from a network of interconnected devices in which the web page is stored,detecting whether the electronic image included within the web page is embedded with a digital watermark, the detecting including processing the electronic image to produce an electronic signal indicative of the digital watermark, andgenerating an electronic indicia signal and outputting the indicia signal on an output device, the indicia signal associated with the electronic image included in the web page that is embedded with a digital watermark.
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Abstract
A method of managing content, and in particular, managing content on the Internet retrieves a web page that includes an image and detects whether the image included within the web page is embedded with a digital watermark. It generates an indicia associated with an image included in the web page that is embedded with a digital watermark. The indicia indicate to the user which images include watermarks. The watermarks may be used to convey links to related web pages or specific information about the images, such as usage rights and licensing information. Variations of this method create image bookmarks to web pages including images using thumbnails of those images. A content management system comprises a first program for retrieving web pages including images. It also includes a second program for extracting an image from a web page, creating a thumbnail of the image, and forming an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to the web page that the image has been extracted from. The thumbnails are used to create a visual index to corresponding web pages from which the images originated on the Internet. A method of visual indexing of content on a network, such as the Internet, retrieves a web page, extracts an image included on the web page, generates a thumbnail of the image, and creates a link between the thumbnail and a location of the web page from which the image has been extracted.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing content, comprising:
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retrieving a web page that includes an electronic image, the web page being retrieved from a network of interconnected devices in which the web page is stored, detecting whether the electronic image included within the web page is embedded with a digital watermark, the detecting including processing the electronic image to produce an electronic signal indicative of the digital watermark, and generating an electronic indicia signal and outputting the indicia signal on an output device, the indicia signal associated with the electronic image included in the web page that is embedded with a digital watermark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing content, comprising:
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a memory; a processor in communication with the memory and programmed to retrieve web pages including images from a network of interconnected devices, the processor programmed to extract an image from a web page, the processor programmed to create a thumbnail of the image, and the processor programmed to form an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to the web page that the image has been extracted from. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of visual indexing of content on a network, the method comprising:
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using a programmed computer to perform the acts of; retrieving a web page; extracting an image included on the web page; generating a thumbnail of the image; creating a link between the thumbnail and a location of the web page from which the image has been extracted. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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