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公开(公告)号:US09819950B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-14
申请号:US14842575
申请日:2015-09-01
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Jacob L. Boles , Ravi K. Sharma , John D. Lord
CPC classification number: H04N19/42 , G06T1/0064 , G06T2200/28 , G06T2201/0065
Abstract: There are many advantages to implementing a watermark-based system using dedicated hardware, rather than using software executing on a general purpose processor. These include higher speed and lower power consumption. However, hardware implementations incur substantial design and development costs. Moreover, because each watermarking application has its own design constraints and parameters, it has not been cost-effective to develop a hardware chip design for each, since such chips would typically not be manufactured in volumes sufficient to bring per-unit costs down to an acceptable level. The present technology provides various techniques for making watermarking hardware adaptable, so that a single chip can serve multiple diverse watermark applications. By so-doing, the advantages of hardware implementation are made available where it was formerly cost-prohibitive, thereby enhancing operation of a great variety of watermark-based systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20170236037A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-17
申请号:US15332262
申请日:2016-10-24
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Geoffrey B. Rhoads , Yang Bai , Tony F. Rodriguez , Eliot Rogers , Ravi K. Sharma , John D. Lord , Scott Long , Brian T. MacIntosh , Kurt M. Eaton
CPC classification number: G06K9/6215 , G06F17/30247 , G06F17/30256 , G06F17/30268 , G06K9/00 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/4671 , G06K9/6202 , G06K9/6255 , G06T15/02 , G06T15/20 , G06T17/00 , H04N7/185
Abstract: Methods and arrangements involving portable user devices such smartphones and wearable electronic devices are disclosed, as well as other devices and sensors distributed within an ambient environment. Some arrangements enable a user to perform an object recognition process in a computationally- and time-efficient manner. Other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, register or enroll physical objects into one or more object registries on which an object recognition process can be performed. Still other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, associate registered or enrolled objects with one or more items of metadata. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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公开(公告)号:US09710870B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-18
申请号:US14637121
申请日:2015-03-03
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Alastair M. Reed , Ravi K. Sharma
CPC classification number: G06T1/005 , G06K9/00 , G06T1/00 , G06T1/0021 , G06T1/0085 , G06T2201/0051 , G06T2201/0065
Abstract: The present disclosures relates generally to digital watermarking and data hiding. One claim recites a smartphone comprising: a camera to capture video of a display that is rendering video, in which the video comprises a first watermark signal embedded in a first portion of the data, a second watermark signal embedded in a second portion of the data, and a third watermark signal embedded in a third portion of the data, in which at least two of the first watermark signal, second watermark signal and third watermark signal are inversely related to one another; electronic memory for buffering data representing captured video; one or more electronic processors programmed for: applying a first perspective distortion to the data representing the captured video to yield first perspective distorted video; and analyzing the first perspective distorted video to detect digital watermarking, in which a second perspective distortion is applied to the data representing the captured video to yield second perspective distorted video when the analyzing does not detect digital watermarking, and then performing analyzing the second perspective distorted video to detect digital watermarking. Of course, other claims are provided too.
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公开(公告)号:US20170133022A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-11
申请号:US15220209
申请日:2016-07-26
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Aparna R. Gurijala , Yang Bai , Ravi K. Sharma , Brett A. Bradley
IPC: G10L19/018 , G10L19/028 , G10L25/87
CPC classification number: G10L19/018 , G10L19/02 , G10L19/028 , G10L25/87
Abstract: Audio signal processing enhances audio watermark embedding and detecting processes. Audio signal processes include audio classification and adapting watermark embedding and detecting based on classification. Advances in audio watermark design include adaptive watermark signal structure data protocols, perceptual models, and insertion methods. Perceptual and robustness evaluation is integrated into audio watermark embedding to optimize audio quality relative the original signal, and to optimize robustness or data capacity. These methods are applied to audio segments in audio embedder and detector configurations to support real time operation. Feature extraction and matching are also used to adapt audio watermark embedding and detecting.
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公开(公告)号:US09635378B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-25
申请号:US14725399
申请日:2015-05-29
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Vojtech Holub , Donald Haaga , Ravi K. Sharma
IPC: G06K9/00 , H04N19/467 , H04N19/124 , G06T1/00 , H04N1/32
CPC classification number: H04N1/32229 , G06T1/0028 , G06T1/005 , G06T2201/0051 , G06T2201/0061 , G06T2201/0065 , G06T2201/0202 , H04N1/32 , H04N1/32187 , H04N1/32224 , H04N1/32251 , H04N1/32261 , H04N1/3232 , H04N1/32352 , H04N19/124 , H04N19/467 , H04N2201/3233
Abstract: Sparse signal modulation schemes encode a data channel on a host image in a manner that is robust, flexible to achieve perceptual quality constraints, and provides improved data capacity. The host image is printed by any of a variety of means to apply the image, with sparse signal, to an object. After image capture of the object, a decoder processes the captured image to detect and extract data modulated into the sparse signal. The sparse signal may incorporate implicit or explicit synchronization components, which are either formed from the data signal or are complementary to it.
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公开(公告)号:US09607350B2
公开(公告)日:2017-03-28
申请号:US15063131
申请日:2016-03-07
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Alastair M. Reed , Ravi K. Sharma , Tony F. Rodriguez
CPC classification number: G06T1/005 , G06T1/0021 , G06T11/001 , G06T2201/0083 , H04N1/32144 , H04N1/32267 , H04N1/32309 , H04N1/6005 , H04N1/6008 , H04N2201/3228 , H04N2201/3233 , H04N2201/327
Abstract: This patent document relates generally to encoded information and digital watermarking. One claim recites an image capture device comprising: an optical system; an image sensor on a substrate for capturing imagery provided by the optical system, in which captured imagery includes encoded information, and in which the captured imagery comprises first color information, second color information and third color information; means for compressing the captured imagery captured by said image sensor; means for detecting the encoded information from the captured imagery, in which said detecting utilizes different color information weightings so that at least the first color information and the third color information are weighted differently than one another for detection of the encoded information; and means for providing the encoded information for output or display, once the encoded information is detected. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.
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公开(公告)号:US20170032213A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-02
申请号:US15224975
申请日:2016-08-01
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Ravi K. Sharma
CPC classification number: G06K9/4642 , G06F17/30256 , G06K9/38 , G06K9/4652 , G06K9/6201 , G06K9/6212 , G06T7/11 , H04M2250/52
Abstract: A multidimensional histogram is used to characterize an image (or object), and is used to identify candidate matches with one or more reference images (or objects). An exemplary implementation employs hue information for two of the dimensions, and a second derivative function based on luminance for a third dimension. The simplicity and speed of the detailed arrangements make them well suited for use with cell phones and other mobile devices, which can use the technology for image/object recognition, e.g., in visual search applications.
Abstract translation: 多维直方图用于表征图像(或对象),并用于识别与一个或多个参考图像(或对象)的候选匹配。 示例性实施方案使用两个维度的色调信息,以及基于第三维度的亮度的二阶导数函数。 详细布置的简单性和速度使得它们非常适用于可以使用用于图像/对象识别的技术的手机和其他移动设备,例如在视觉搜索应用中。
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公开(公告)号:US20170024467A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-26
申请号:US15137855
申请日:2016-04-25
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Ravi K. Sharma , Tony F. Rodriguez
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.
Abstract translation: 本公开描述了用于诸如蜂窝电话手机的移动计算设备的分布式读取器架构。 一个权利要求记载便携式计算设备,包括:用于存储处理组件库的存储器,所述库包括信号检测器组件和音频指纹分量; 用于捕获环境音频的麦克风; 一个或多个处理器被配置用于:调用音频指纹分量以处理所捕获的音频以产生音频指纹,其中所述音频指纹分量包括滤波处理,其中所述滤波处理产生用于产生所述音频的所捕获的音频的分量 指纹; 并且调用信号检测器部件,其中信号检测器部件包括用于分析所捕获的音频以确定所捕获的音频内的辅助信号的存在的快速检测处理,并且当检测到辅助信号的存在时,控制信号 检测器部件,用于检测辅助信号以产生检测到的辅助信号。 该设备还包括用于将音频指纹和检测到的辅助信号传送到位于远程的服务器的通信输出。 当然,也提供其他权利要求和组合。
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公开(公告)号:US09509882B2
公开(公告)日:2016-11-29
申请号:US14936263
申请日:2015-11-09
Applicant: Digimarc Corporation
Inventor: Alastair M. Reed , Ravi K. Sharma , Tony F. Rodriguez
CPC classification number: G06T1/005 , G06T1/0021 , G06T11/001 , G06T2201/0083 , H04N1/32144 , H04N1/32267 , H04N1/32309 , H04N1/6005 , H04N1/6008 , H04N2201/3228 , H04N2201/3233 , H04N2201/327
Abstract: This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: electronic memory for buffering samples corresponding to a digital image; means for analyzing a digital image relative to an expected workflow process, the expected workflow process comprising optical capture of a printed version of the digital image, the digital image comprising data representing process colors CMY; means for applying tone correction to the digital image, said means for applying yielding an altered digital image; means for transforming the altered digital image with digital watermarking, the digital watermarking conveying a plural-bit message; and a processor configured for providing the transformed, altered digital image. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too.
Abstract translation: 该专利文献一般涉及隐写术和数字水印。 一个权利要求记载一种装置,包括:用于缓冲对应于数字图像的样本的电子存储器; 用于相对于期望的工作流过程分析数字图像的装置,所述预期工作流程包括数字图像的打印版本的光学捕获,所述数字图像包括表示处理颜色CMY的数据; 用于对数字图像应用色调校正的装置,所述用于应用的装置产生改变的数字图像; 用于利用数字水印变换改变的数字图像的装置,数字水印传送多位消息; 以及配置用于提供经变换的改变的数字图像的处理器。 当然,也提供其他权利要求和组合。
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公开(公告)号:US20160269772A1
公开(公告)日:2016-09-15
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 , H04N21/414 , H04N21/462 , H04N21/433 , G06T1/00 , H04N21/44
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.
Abstract translation: 补充网络服务与使用程序的音频信号的程序同步。 同步方法使用指纹数据库的部分的本地缓存来管理网络服务,以识别用户的移动设备暴露的哪些节目以及节目内的事件的定时。 该系统能够以较少的设备功率和带宽的方式实现网络服务的背景识别和同步。
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