公开(公告)号：US09256806B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14189236

申请日：2014-02-25

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Joshua V. Aller ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06

CPC classification number: G06K9/6217 ,  G06K9/00268 ,  G06K9/00973 ,  G06Q30/0281 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: Image data, such as from a mobile phone camera, is analyzed to determine a colorfulness metric (e.g., saturation) or a contrast metric (e.g., Weber contrast). This metric is then used in deciding which of, or in which order, plural different image recognition processes should be invoked in order to present responsive information to a user. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 分析诸如来自移动电话摄像机的图像数据以确定色彩度量（例如，饱和度）或对比度量度（例如韦伯对比度）。 然后，该度量被用于决定应该调用多个不同的图像识别过程中的哪个或哪个顺序，以向用户呈现响应信息。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US09234744B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US14287933

申请日：2014-05-27

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Gilbert B. Shaw

IPC: G01B11/14 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: G01B11/14 ,  G01C21/3629 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06K9/00523 ,  G06K9/00993 ,  G06K9/626 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04M2250/52 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

公开(公告)号：US09208384B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US14011383

申请日：2013-08-27

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： William Y. Conwell ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/22 ,  G06K9/32 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T3/00 ,  H04N101/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/0063 ,  G06F17/30247 ,  G06F17/30265 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06K9/228 ,  G06K9/32 ,  G06K9/6201 ,  G06K9/6253 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  G06T3/00 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2215/00 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3278

Abstract: Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 手机和其他便携式设备配备有可以改进现有功能的各种技术，并且可以提供新的功能。 一些涉及到视觉搜索能力，并且确定响应于不同图像输入的适当动作。 其他涉及图像数据的处理。 还有一些涉及元数据生成，处理和表示。 还有一些涉及应对手机摄像机的固定焦距限制，例如在读取数字水印数据时。 还有人关注用户界面改进。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US09204038B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US14506918

申请日：2014-10-06

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： John D. Lord ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04W4/00 ,  G06K9/22 ,  G06K9/46 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N101/00

CPC classification number: H04N5/23222 ,  G06F17/30244 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  G06K9/00577 ,  G06K9/228 ,  G06K9/4604 ,  G06K9/4647 ,  G06K9/4652 ,  G06K9/4671 ,  G06K9/6253 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/2133 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3225 ,  H04N2201/3274 ,  H04N2201/3278 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality is improved, and new functionality is provided. Some aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a cell phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing, such as filtering and edge detection—and even some simpler template matching operations—may be performed on the cell phone. Other operations are referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be identified using techniques such as a reverse auction, through which they compete for processing tasks. Other aspects of the disclosed technologies relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 手机和其他便携式设备配备有各种技术，通过该技术改进现有的功能，并提供新的功能。 一些方面涉及成像架构，其中手机的图像传感器是连续地作用在指令/数据上的阶段链中，以捕获和稍后处理图像。 其他方面涉及设备和远程资源（“云”）之间的处理任务分配。 可以在蜂窝电话上执行元素图像处理，例如滤波和边缘检测，甚至一些更简单的模板匹配操作。 其他操作被转交给远程服务提供商。 可以使用诸如反向拍卖的技术来识别远程服务提供商，通过它们竞争处理任务。 所公开技术的其他方面涉及视觉搜索能力，并且响应于不同的图像输入来确定适当的动作。 还有一些涉及元数据生成，处理和表示。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US09131035B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US14452128

申请日：2014-08-05

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez ,  William Y. Conwell

IPC: H04B5/02 ,  H04M3/02 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/84 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04M1/725

CPC classification number: G08B6/00 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/02 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: A variety of haptic improvements useful in mobile devices are detailed. In one, a smartphone captures image data from a physical object, and discerns an object identifier from the imagery (e.g., using watermark, barcode, or fingerprint techniques). This identifier is sent to a remote data structure, which returns data defining a distinct haptic signature associated with that object. This smartphone then renders this haptic signal to the user. (Related embodiments identify the object using other means, such as location, or NFC chip.) In another arrangement, haptic feedback signals social network information about a product or place (e.g., the user's social network friends “Like” a particular brand of beverage). In yet another arrangement, the experience of watching a movie on a television screen is augmented by tactile effects issued by a tablet computer on the viewer's lap. In still another arrangement, commercial vendors bid for rights to employ different ones of a library of haptic signals on one or more users' smartphones, e.g., to alert such user(s) to their products/services. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 详细描述了在移动设备中有用的各种触觉改进。 一方面，智能手机从物理对象中捕获图像数据，并从图像中识别对象标识符（例如，使用水印，条形码或指纹技术）。 该标识符被发送到远程数据结构，其返回定义与该对象相关联的不同触觉签名的数据。 然后，该智能手机将该触觉信号呈现给用户。 （相关实施例使用诸如位置或NFC芯片的其他手段识别对象。）在另一种布置中，触觉反馈信号关于产品或场所的社交网络信息（例如，用户的社交网络朋友“喜欢”特定品牌的饮料 ）。 在另一种安排中，通过平板电脑在观众膝盖上发出的触觉效果来增强在电视屏幕上观看电影的体验。 在另一种安排中，商业供应商竞标在一个或多个用户的智能电话上使用不同的触觉信号库的权利，例如将这些用户警告到他们的产品/服务。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US20150142618A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14479761

申请日：2014-09-08

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0643 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06T11/60

Abstract: Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. Exemplary arrangements utilize the camera portions of such devices 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 of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, 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 use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 公开了涉及便携式设备（诸如智能电话和平板计算机）的方法和布置。 示例性布置利用这些设备的相机部分来识别附近的对象，并且基于此进行动作。 其他人依靠近场芯片（RFID）识别对象，或者识别音频流（例如，音乐，语音）。 一些详细的技术涉及与这样的设备相关联的用户界面的改进。 其他涉及使用这些设备与购物，文本输入，手语解释和基于视觉的发现相关联。 还有其他改进是建筑性质的，例如涉及基于证据的状态机和黑板系统。 其他技术还涉及在便携式设备中使用链接数据，其中一些利用了GPU功能。 其他技术还涉及计算机摄影。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US08983117B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13854717

申请日：2013-04-01

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06K19/14 ,  G06Q20/34 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G07D7/12 ,  G07D7/20 ,  G07F7/08 ,  G07F7/10 ,  G07F7/12 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/212 ,  G06F17/30292 ,  G06K9/00577 ,  G06K9/4661 ,  G06K19/14 ,  G06Q20/347 ,  G06Q20/388 ,  G07D7/12 ,  G07D7/121 ,  G07D7/2033 ,  G07F7/08 ,  G07F7/0813 ,  G07F7/1008 ,  G07F7/1016 ,  G07F7/125 ,  H04L9/3278 ,  H04L2209/56 ,  H04L2209/608 ,  H04L2209/805

Abstract: Directional albedo of a particular article, such as an identity card, is measured and stored. When the article is later presented, it can be confirmed to be the same particular article by re-measuring the albedo function, and checking for correspondence against the earlier-stored data. The re-measuring can be performed through us of a handheld optical device, such as a camera-equipped cell phone. The albedo function can serve as random key data in a variety of cryptographic applications. The function can be changed during the life of the article. A variety of other features are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 测量和存储特定物品（例如身份证件）的定向反照率。 当文章稍后呈现时，可以通过重新测量反照率函数和检查与早期存储的数据的对应关系来确认是相同的特定文章。 可以通过我们的手持式光学设备（例如配备有相机的手机）进行重新测量。 反照率功能可以作为各种加密应用程序中的随机密钥数据。 该功能可在文章的使用期限内更改。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能。

公开(公告)号：US20150016664A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-15

申请号：US14446068

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: G06T1/00

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.

Abstract translation: 在基板上形成第一和第二图案。 确定图案之间的空间偏移，并存储以供以后用于鉴定基板。 （一个或两个图案可以传达隐写信息，一个图案可以被打印，而另一个图案可以被压印。）智能手机可以感测这些图案，确定空间偏移，并检查所确定的偏移是否与早先存储的偏移匹配 ，以判断底物是否可靠。 另一种布置通过使用以使得图案之间的空间偏移逐渐沿打印幅材的长度变化的方式应用的配对图案（其中至少一个通常为水印图案）来实现产品包装的串行化。 另外的其它布置包括传送随时间降解的图案的基底，例如指示新鲜度或加压条件。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

公开(公告)号：US20150011194A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-08

申请号：US14321404

申请日：2014-07-01

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez

IPC: H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W40/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/16 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  G06K9/00986 ,  G06K9/228 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04N1/00127 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/00328 ,  H04N1/00331 ,  H04N1/00336 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: Many of the detailed technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. A few of the detailed arrangements involve optimizing division of shared processing tasks between the phone and remote devices; using a phone GPU for exhaustive speculative execution and machine vision purposes (including facial recognition); novel device architectures involving abstraction layers that facilitate substitution of different local and remote services; interactions with private networks as they relate to audio/image processing; adapting the orders in which operations are executed, and the types of data that are exchanged with remote servers, in accordance with current context; reconfiguring networks based on sensed social affiliations among users and in accordance with predictive models of user behavior; etc. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 许多详细的技术在使智能手机能够响应用户的环境方面是有用的，例如，因此它可以用作直观的听觉和观看设备。 一些详细的安排涉及优化电话和远程设备之间共享处理任务的划分; 使用手机GPU进行详尽的投机执行和机器视觉目的（包括面部识别）; 涉及抽象层的新型设备架构，有助于替代不同的本地和远程服务; 与私人网络的相互作用与音频/图像处理有关; 根据当前情况调整执行操作的顺序以及与远程服务器交换的数据类型; 根据用户之间感知的社会关系重新配置网络，并根据用户行为的预测模型; 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和布置。

公开(公告)号：US20150005640A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US14283072

申请日：2014-05-20

Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

Inventor： Bruce L. Davis ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Alastair M. Reed ,  John Stach ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  William Y. Conwell ,  Shankar Thagadur Shivappa ,  Ravi K. Sharma ,  Richard F. Gibson

IPC: A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/441 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/0077 ,  A61B5/1032 ,  A61B5/1034 ,  A61B5/444 ,  A61B5/445 ,  A61B5/4806 ,  A61B5/6898 ,  A61B5/7246 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61B5/7425 ,  A61B5/743 ,  A61B5/7485 ,  A61B2576/02 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T2207/30088 ,  G10L19/018 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/70 ,  Y02A90/26

Abstract: In one particular arrangement, a smartphone camera is moved by a user to capture dermatologic imagery from a variety of viewpoints. When the user thereafter holds the phone in a particular pose (e.g., with the display inclined upwardly, and with a display edge oriented substantially horizontally), the device switches to a display mode—presenting information derived from the earlier-captured dermatologic imagery. The device thus switches automatically between data collection and data presentation modes, based on pose and motion. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract translation: 在一个特定的布置中，智能相机由用户移动以从各种观点捕获皮肤病学图像。 当用户此后将电话保持在特定姿势（例如，当显示器向上倾斜并且显示边缘基本上水平地定向时）时，设备切换到从早期捕获的皮肤病图像导出的显示模式呈现信息。 因此，设备基于姿态和运动在数据收集和数据呈现模式之间自动切换。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。