公开(公告)号：US20190012758A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16033923

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Eoin C. Sinclair ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06T1/00

CPC classification number: G06T1/0064 ,  G06T2201/0061 ,  G06T2201/0065

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, image content is rendered to include a digital watermark pattern at an essentially fixed scale, regardless of the size of screen on which the content is displayed. In one particular embodiment, CSS and JavaScript are responsive to the rendering context (which can include screen size, and/or viewer position) to define the geometry of a watermarked texture block, which is tiled to serve as a background of an HTML-defined page. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

公开(公告)号：US09986282B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15073172

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Brian T. MacIntosh ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Ravi K. Sharma ,  Matthew M. Weaver

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/433

CPC classification number: H04N21/4307 ,  G06T1/0021 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4305 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4622

Abstract: Supplemental network services are synchronized with a program using the program's audio signal. A synchronization method employs local caching of portions of a fingerprint database to manage network services for identifying which programs a user's mobile device is exposed to and the timing of events within the program. The system enables background recognition and synchronization of network services in a way that consumes less device power and bandwidth.

公开(公告)号：US20180130169A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15669103

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Kristyn R. Falkenstern ,  Alastair M. Reed ,  Vojtech Holub ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G07D7/00 ,  G07D7/1205 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K19/06

CPC classification number: G06T1/0021 ,  B42D25/333 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K19/06056 ,  G06K19/0614 ,  G07D7/00 ,  G07D7/0034 ,  G07D7/1205

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to signal processing such as image processing, signal encoding, digital watermarking and data hiding. A sparse or dense digital watermark signal can be conveyed with a narrow-band absorption material corresponding to a center wavelength of a Point of Sale (POS) barcode scanner. The POS barcode scanner typically captures 2D imagery. Since the narrow-band absorption material absorbs over a narrow-band it is relatively imperceptible to the Human Visual System (HVS) but can be seen by the POS scanner.

公开(公告)号：US09905233B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US14821435

申请日：2015-08-07

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Shankar Thagadur Shivappa ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Kurt M. Eaton

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G10L19/018 ,  G06F21/16 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N21/8358

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G06F21/16 ,  G06T1/0071 ,  H04N21/8358

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to signal processing techniques for content signals such as audio, images and video signals. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to processing content signals to facilitate recognition of ambient content signals using digital watermarks and/or digital fingerprints.

公开(公告)号：US09898793B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14446068

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G07D7/2033 ,  G07D7/005

CPC classification number: G06T1/0071 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06T1/005 ,  G06T2201/0063 ,  G07D7/005 ,  G07D7/2033

Abstract: First and second patterns are formed on a substrate. A spatial offset between the patterns is determined, and stored for later use in authenticating the substrate. (One or both of the patterns may convey steganographic information. One pattern may be printed, while the other may be embossed.) A smartphone can sense these patterns, determine the spatial offset, and check whether the determined offset matches the earlier-stored offset, to judge whether the substrate is authentic. Another arrangement effects serialization of product packaging by use of paired patterns (at least one of which is typically a watermark pattern) applied in a manner causing a spatial offset between the patterns to progressively vary along a length of a printed web. Still other arrangements involve substrates conveying patterns that degrade over time, e.g., indicating freshness or pressurization condition. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

公开(公告)号：US09842163B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15137855

申请日：2016-04-25

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Ravi K. Sharma ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: H04B1/38 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G10L25/18 ,  G10L25/21 ,  H04W88/02

CPC classification number: G06F17/30743 ,  G05B2219/24162 ,  G06K9/00503 ,  G06K9/0053 ,  G06T1/0064 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  G10L25/18 ,  G10L25/21 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/00358 ,  H04N1/00363 ,  H04N1/00973 ,  H04N1/32117 ,  H04N1/32144 ,  H04N1/3216 ,  H04N2201/0096 ,  H04N2201/3226 ,  H04N2201/3233 ,  H04N2201/327 ,  H04N2201/3278 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: This disclosure describes a distributed reader architecture for a mobile computing device such as cellular telephone handset. One claim recites a portable computing device including: memory for storing a library of processing components, the library including a signal detector component and an audio fingerprinting component; a microphone for capturing ambient audio; one or more processors configured for: invoking the audio fingerprinting component for processing captured audio to produce an audio fingerprint, wherein the audio fingerprinting component comprises a filtering process, in which the filtering process produces components of the captured audio that are used to produce the audio fingerprint; and invoking the signal detector component, in which the signal detector component comprises a fast detect process for analyzing the captured audio to determine the presence of an auxiliary signal within the captured audio, and when the presence of the auxiliary signal is detected, controlling the signal detector component for detecting the auxiliary signal to yield a detected auxiliary signal. The device further includes a communications output for communicating the audio fingerprint and the detected auxiliary signal to a remotely located server. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.

公开(公告)号：US09792661B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14643708

申请日：2015-03-10

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Trent J. Brundage ,  Steven Michael Shovoly

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G01S19/14 ,  H04N1/32

CPC classification number: G06T1/0021 ,  G01S19/14 ,  G06T1/0064 ,  G06T2200/28 ,  G06T2201/0051 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  H04N1/32144 ,  H04N1/32149 ,  H04N2201/3253

Abstract: The disclosure describes methods and apparatus of providing steganographic indicia or digital watermarking in image or video data. One implementation provides a method of embedding a digital watermark in image data captured by an imager, with watermark embedding occurring on-chip with the imager. Another implementation provides a method of managing images. Each of the images comprises plural-bit data steganographically embedded therein in the form of a digital watermark, with the plural-bit data corresponding to a geo-location. Yet another implementation provides a method of identifying locations on a map, with the map being for display via a computer display. Still another implementation provides a method of introducing a watermark message to a watermark embedder located on-chip with an image array. Other implementations and embodiments are provided as well.

公开(公告)号：US09754341B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US15073483

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Kristyn R. Falkenstern ,  Alastair M. Reed ,  Vojtech Holub ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06K7/14 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G07D7/00 ,  G07D7/1205 ,  B42D25/333

CPC classification number: G06T1/0021 ,  B42D25/333 ,  G06K7/12 ,  G06K19/06056 ,  G06K19/0614 ,  G07D7/00 ,  G07D7/0034 ,  G07D7/1205

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to signal processing such as digital watermarking and data hiding. A sparse or dense digital watermark signal can be conveyed with a narrow-band absorption material corresponding to a center wavelength of a Point of Sale (POS) barcode scanner. The POS barcode scanner typically captures 2D imagery. Since the narrow-band absorption material absorbs over a narrow-band it is relatively imperceptible to the Human Visual System (HVS) but can be seen by the POS scanner.

公开(公告)号：US20170236006A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15338045

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Bruce L. Davis ,  Edward B. Knudson ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Colin P. Cornaby ,  Eoin C. Sinclair ,  Eliot Rogers

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G10L25/48 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06T1/0064 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04M1/72583 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. For example, some arrangements enable discovery of both audio and visual content, without any user requirement to switch modes. Other technologies involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

公开(公告)号：US20170131384A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15231502

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Bruce L. Davis ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Shankar Thagadur Shivappa

IPC: G01S5/22 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G10L19/018

CPC classification number: G01S5/22 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04R29/007 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/043 ,  H04W4/33

Abstract: An audio playback system receives digitally watermarked audio programming and distributes it to audio speakers in a venue, enabling a variety of location and product dependent services to be delivered to mobile devices in the venue. Mobile devices sense audio from speakers and decode digital identifying information, including characteristics to distinguish audio sources. The mobile device communicates with a networked computer to provide the identifying information, which in turn, triggers an alert for output on the mobile device.