Steganographically encoded video, deriving or calculating identifiers from video, and related methods
First Claim
1. A machine-readable media comprising instructions stored thereon to control a multi-purpose electronic processor, said instructions comprising instructions to:
- read a steganographic signal encoded into a video signal or in an audio track accompanying the video signal, where the steganographic signal comprises information regarding a video object in the video signal;
obtain a user selection of the video object; and
carry out an action associated with the video object information, wherein the video signal includes steganographic information for at least two different video objects in the video signal, and the steganographic information associates the video objects with object actions or information.
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Abstract
This application relates, e.g., to processing video and audio. One claim recites a method including: utilizing a multi-purpose electronic processor programmed for analyzing a video signal to derive or calculate an identifier from data representing picture elements of the video signal or from data representing audio accompanying the video signal; providing the identifier to memory or to a remote repository to obtain advertizing information; receiving advertizing information from the memory or the remote repository; and controlling rendering of the advertizing information such that the advertizing information is synchronized with at least a portion of the video signal when rendered. Of course, additional claims and combinations are provided.
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12 Claims
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1. A machine-readable media comprising instructions stored thereon to control a multi-purpose electronic processor, said instructions comprising instructions to:
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read a steganographic signal encoded into a video signal or in an audio track accompanying the video signal, where the steganographic signal comprises information regarding a video object in the video signal; obtain a user selection of the video object; and carry out an action associated with the video object information, wherein the video signal includes steganographic information for at least two different video objects in the video signal, and the steganographic information associates the video objects with object actions or information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12)
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5. A machine-readable media comprising instructions stored thereon to control a multi-purpose electronic processor, said instructions comprising instructions to:
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steganographically encode substantially imperceptible auxiliary information about a video object into a video signal; and associate the video object information with an action, where the action is performed in response to user selection of the video object through a user interface while the video signal is rendered, wherein the object information is encoded in a pre-recorded video object, which forms part of the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system for creating watermark enabled video objects comprising:
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an electronic processor configured as a steganographic encoder for encoding a watermark in a video sequence or accompanying audio track corresponding to a video object or objects in the video sequence; and a database system for associating the watermark with an action or information such that the watermark is operable to link the video object or objects to a related action or information during playback of the video sequence. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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