公开(公告)号：US07058223B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US09950972

申请日：2001-09-13

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox

IPC分类号： G06K9/46

CPC分类号： G06F17/3002 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A system is described for linking traditional media works, such as print and broadcast media for example, to a more interactive media conduit, such as the Internet. The system avoids the need to modify the media work in anyway. Instead, it employs a passive recognition system that uniquely identifies the specific work, such as a particular television or radio broadcast or printed commercial. The identification may be based in intra-work and/or extra-work information. Several different embodiments/environments are described. The best embodiment may depend, at least in part, on costs of hardware and communication. These costs can change over time. In one embodiment, all of the databases and computation are performed at the user's premises. In another embodiment, all of the databases and computation occur at remote sites that user premise equipment can query using uniquely identifying extra-work information, such as the time, place and station on which the work was broadcast. This second embodiment is most suitable for content that is published, e.g. magazines, newspapers, etc., or broadcasted, e.g. cable, satellite and terrestrial television and radio. Alternative embodiments, in which various operations are performed at both the user's premises and remote locations are also possible.

公开(公告)号：US06996249B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-07

申请号：US10115999

申请日：2002-04-04

申请人： Matthew L. Miller ,  Ingemar J. Cox

发明人： Matthew L. Miller ,  Ingemar J. Cox

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T1/005 ,  G06T1/0028 ,  G06T2201/0051 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  G06T2201/0061 ,  G06T2201/0065 ,  G06T2201/0202

摘要： A watermark message embedded in a cover work can be made robust to various types of post-embedding operations, while simultaneously minimizing perceptual impact on the cover work. This is accomplished by the informed coding of the watermark message to be embedded. This is also accomplished by the informed embedding of the watermark message code in the cover work. Finally, the watermark message code may be perceptually shaped to minimize impact on the fidelity of the watermarked work. Further, these techniques may be combined for maximum effect.

公开(公告)号：US06510234B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-21

申请号：US09310409

申请日：1999-05-12

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

IPC分类号： G06K900

CPC分类号： G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0737 ,  G06T1/0021 ,  G06T2201/0064 ,  G11B20/00086 ,  G11B20/00884 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91335

摘要： A method for utilizing a title signal contained in data through a comparison of the title signal to a player signal stored in a player device is provided. Preferably, the data is digital image, video, or audio data. The method includes the steps of: providing data having the title signal; detecting, at the player device, the title signal in the data: comparing the title signal to the player signal stored at the player device; and performing an action based upon the comparison. In a preferred implementation, the action is performed if the title signal matches the player signal, and the action is to inform the device user of the match and the winning of a prize. In another preferred implementation, the title signal is a subsignal of a watermark signal encoded in the digital data, in which case the method further comprises the steps of: extracting the watermark signal from the digital data; and decoding the subsignal. Also provided are devices, such as DVD players/recorders, for carrying out the methods of the present invention.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过将标题信号与存储在播放器设备中的播放器信号进行比较来利用包含在数据中的标题信号的方法。 优选地，数据是数字图像，视频或音频数据。 该方法包括以下步骤：提供具有标题信号的数据; 在播放器设备处检测数据中的标题信号：将标题信号与存储在播放器设备中的播放器信号进行比较; 并基于该比较执行动作。 在优选实现中，如果标题信号与播放器信号匹配，则执行动作，并且动作是通知设备用户匹配和获奖。 在另一个优选实施例中，标题信号是在数字数据中编码的水印信号的子信号，在这种情况下，该方法还包括以下步骤：从数字数据中提取水印信号; 并解码子信号。 还提供了用于执行本发明的方法的装置，例如DVD播放器/记录器。

公开(公告)号：US6108434A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US928576

申请日：1997-09-12

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

IPC分类号： H04N7/30 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G09C5/00 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/081 ,  H04N7/26 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/8358 ,  G06T1/0064 ,  H04N1/32154 ,  H04N1/32165 ,  H04N1/32277 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  G06T2201/0061

摘要： Detection of a watermark in blocks of video or image data which has been subjected to affine geometric distortion is accomplished by approximating the distortion by a spatially varying translation of the blocks. The watermark is extracted by spatial translations of the blocks based on an assumed affine geometric distortion. The extracted watermarks are correlated with possible watermarks and the maximum correlator output is tested for statistical significance in order to determine whether a watermark is present in the image or video frame. The data may be compressed or uncompressed data. If the affine geometric distortion is known, a search for the maximum correlator output over a space of possible distortions can be performed.

摘要翻译： 已经经过仿射几何失真的视频或图像数据的块中的水印的检测是通过块的空间变化的平移逼近失真来实现的。 基于假设的仿射几何失真，通过块的空间转换来提取水印。 所提取的水印与可能的水印相关联，并且测量最大相关器输出的统计显着性，以便确定水印是否存在于图像或视频帧中。 数据可以是压缩数据或未压缩数据。 如果仿射几何失真是已知的，则可以执行在可能失真空间上的最大相关器输出的搜索。

公开(公告)号：US6069914A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US715953

申请日：1996-09-19

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox

IPC分类号： H04N5/913 ,  H04B1/69

CPC分类号： H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91335

摘要： A watermark is embedded into video/image/multimedia data using spread spectrum methodology. The watermark is extracted from watermarked data without the use of an original or unwatermarked version of the data by using MPEG/JPEG coefficients. The image to be watermarked is divided into subimages. Each subimage is embedded with a watermark. When extracting the watermark, the result from each subimage is combined to determine the originally embedded watermark.

摘要翻译： 使用扩频方法将水印嵌入到视频/图像/多媒体数据中。 通过使用MPEG / JPEG系数，不使用原始或未水印版本的数据，从水印数据中提取水印。 要加水印的图像被划分为子图像。 每个子图像都嵌入一个水印。 当提取水印时，将每个子图像的结果组合起来，以确定最初嵌入的水印。

公开(公告)号：US5991426A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US216499

申请日：1998-12-18

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

IPC分类号： G06T1/00 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/081 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T1/0085 ,  H04N1/32304

摘要： A digital watermark is inserted into multimedia data containing two image fields by placing a positive watermark into a first field and a negative watermark into a second field. The positive watermark and negative watermark are opposite of one another. The two fields can be interlaced fields of a field-based video signal or alternate rows of a frame-based video signal. The watermark is extracted from field-based watermarked data by separating the watermarked data into two fields and subtracting one of the fields from the other field to generate a watermarked signal. The resultant watermarked signal is processed in a conventional manner to extract and detect the watermark.

摘要翻译： 将数字水印插入到包含两个图像场的多媒体数据中，通过将第一场和负水印放置到第二场中。 正水印和负水印是相反的。 两个场可以是基于场的视频信号的交错场或基于帧的视频信号的交替行。 通过将加水印的数据分离成两个字段并从另一个字段中减去一个字段来生成水印信号，从基于水印的水印数据中提取水印。 以常规方式处理所产生的水印信号以提取和检测水印。

公开(公告)号：US5696964A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-09

申请号：US634313

申请日：1996-04-16

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller ,  Stephen M. Omohundro ,  Peter N. Yianilos

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller ,  Stephen M. Omohundro ,  Peter N. Yianilos

IPC分类号： G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30256 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A queryless, multimedia database search method incorporating a Bayesian inference engine that refines its answer with each user response. The set of user responses includes of a series of displays and user actions, and is defined by a relatively simple user interface.

摘要翻译： 一种无数据的多媒体数据库搜索方法，其结合了贝叶斯推理引擎，可以对每个用户的响应进行优化。 一组用户响应包括一系列显示和用户操作，并由相对简单的用户界面定义。

公开(公告)号：US08020187B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12704107

申请日：2010-02-11

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04H60/37 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F17/30026 ,  G06F17/30047 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： An electronic document, such as an image and a text file for example, may be associated with an action by (1) electronically extracting within a client device features from the electronic document work, (2) transmitting the extracted features from the client device to one or more servers, (3) receiving at the client device from the one or more servers an identification of the electronic document work based on the extracted features, wherein the identification is based on a sub-linear search (or wherein the identification is based on a non-exhaustive search identifying a neighbor), (4) electronically determining an action based on the identification of the electronic document work, and (5) electronically performing the action on the client device.

摘要翻译： 诸如图像和文本文件的电子文档例如可以通过以下方式与动作相关联：（1）在客户端设备内电子提取电子文档工作中的特征，（2）将提取的特征从客户端设备发送到 一个或多个服务器，（3）在所述客户端设备处从所述一个或多个服务器接收基于所提取的特征的所述电子文档工作的标识，其中所述标识基于子线性搜索（或其中所述标识基于 在识别邻居的非穷尽搜索上），（4）基于电子文档工作的识别来电子地确定动作，以及（5）在客户端设备上电子地执行该动作。

公开(公告)号：US08010988B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-30

申请号：US11445928

申请日：2006-06-02

申请人： Ingemar J. Cox

发明人： Ingemar J. Cox

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04H60/37 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F17/30026 ,  G06F17/30047 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H2201/90 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： Information about an audio or video file played on a device is provided by (a) extracting features from the audio or video file, (b) communicating the features to a database, and (c) receiving the information about the audio or video file from the database. The information might include a song title, an album title, and/or a performer name. The information might include a title of a video work, a director of the video work, and/or names of performers in the video work. The information might be rendered on an output of the device. The information might be stored (e.g., persistently) locally on the device.

摘要翻译： 通过以下方式提供关于在设备上播放的音频或视频文件的信息：（a）从音频或视频文件中提取特征，（b）将功能传达到数据库，以及（c）从音频或视频文件接收关于音频或视频文件的信息 数据库。 该信息可以包括歌曲标题，专辑标题和/或表演者名称。 该信息可能包括视频作品的标题，视频作品的导演和/或视频作品中表演者的姓名。 信息可能会在设备的输出上呈现。 该信息可能本地存储在设备上（例如，永久存储）。

公开(公告)号：US06834345B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-21

申请号：US09924616

申请日：2001-08-08

申请人： Jeffrey A. Bloom ,  Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

发明人： Jeffrey A. Bloom ,  Ingemar J. Cox ,  Matthew L. Miller

IPC分类号： H04L900

CPC分类号： H04N19/467 ,  G06T1/0028 ,  G06T1/0071 ,  G06T2201/0064 ,  H04N1/32149 ,  H04N1/32154 ,  H04N1/32203 ,  H04N1/32267 ,  H04N1/32304

摘要： A method for data preparation and watermark insertion. The method includes the step of preparing the data at a first time by manipulating at least one set of the data characteristics for subsequent insertion of a first watermark. In a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention the method further includes the step of inserting the first watermark by manipulating the set of data characteristics at a second time subsequent to the first time. In still yet another preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention, the method further includes the step of inserting a second watermark at a third time, before, during, or after the first time, by manipulating at least one set of the data characteristics. In a variation of the present invention a method for inserting a watermark into compressed data is provided. The compressed data has sets of data characteristics. The method includes the steps of inserting a watermark by manipulating the set of data characteristics; and optimizing the manipulated data by modifying the compressed data characteristics subject to a set of constraints.

摘要翻译： 一种数据准备和水印插入方法。 该方法包括通过操纵至少一组数据特征以便随后插入第一水印而在第一时间准备数据的步骤。 在本发明方法的优选实施例中，该方法还包括通过在第一次之后的第二时间操纵数据特征集合来插入第一水印的步骤。 在本发明方法的另一优选实施例中，该方法还包括在第一时间之前，之前或之后通过操纵至少一组数据特征来插入第二水印的步骤 。 在本发明的变形例中，提供了一种将水印插入压缩数据的方法。 压缩数据具有数据特征集。 该方法包括以下步骤：通过操纵该组数据特征来插入水印; 以及通过修改经受一组约束的压缩数据特征来优化所操纵的数据。