Steganographic encoding
First Claim
1. A consumer product comprising:
- a metallic or shiny surface comprising a machine-readable pattern, wherein the machine-readable pattern includes plural-bit auxiliary data hidden in a steganographic manner, and wherein the pattern provides at least diffuse or Lambertian reflection.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to steganographic encoding. One claim recites a consumer product including: a metallic or shinny surface including a machine-readable pattern, the machine-readable pattern including plural-bit auxiliary data hidden in a steganographic manner, and the pattern provides at least diffuse or Lambertian reflection. Another claim recites a consumer product including: a shiny or metallic surface including a pattern, the pattern including or representing the auxiliary data in a steganographic manner, and in which the pattern is provided with an ink or dye and in which at least one of a coloration or finish of the ink or dye is selected to hide the ink or dye with respect to at least one of a first coloration or the first finish. The auxiliary data comprises or links to information regarding the physical object. Of course, other claims and combinations are also provided.
-
Citations
9 Claims
-
1. A consumer product comprising:
a metallic or shiny surface comprising a machine-readable pattern, wherein the machine-readable pattern includes plural-bit auxiliary data hidden in a steganographic manner, and wherein the pattern provides at least diffuse or Lambertian reflection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
9. A consumer product comprising:
a shiny or metallic surface comprising a pattern, wherein the pattern includes or represents auxiliary data in a steganographic manner, wherein the pattern is provided with an ink or dye, wherein at least one of a coloration or finish of the ink or dye is selected to hide the ink or dye with respect to at least one of a coloration or finish of the surface, and wherein the auxiliary data comprises or links to information regarding the physical object.
Specification