公开(公告)号：US20180018748A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15715755

申请日：2017-09-26

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Rade Petrovic ,  Jian Zhao ,  Joseph M. Winograd

IPC: G06T1/00 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N5/08 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N19/467 ,  G06F21/16 ,  H04N21/00

Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products allow embedding and detection of watermarks into and from a multimedia content. One watermark embedding method includes selecting a content segment that lacks inherent features for embedding of watermarks without producing perceptible artifacts, and obtaining a first dither pattern corresponding to a first watermark symbol of a watermark symbol alphabet, where each symbol is associated with a particular dither pattern. Further, each particular dither pattern, upon combination with the multimedia content segment that lacks inherent features, produces a composite content segment without perceptible artifacts. By combining the first dither pattern with the multimedia content segment that lacks inherent features, a first composite content segment with the first embedded watermark symbol is produced. The detection of watermarks messages can be carried out quickly by examining a small portions of the multimedia because even the featureless content segments include embedded watermarks.

公开(公告)号：US20170374434A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15680873

申请日：2017-08-18

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Rade Petrovic ,  Jian Zhao ,  Joseph M. Winograd

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/235

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices enable enhanced delivery of metadata, as well as auxiliary programs and services associated with a primary content. In one method, a primary content with pre-existing watermarks is received at a content distributor device. The pre-existing watermark include specific fields that allow retrieval of a first metadata. The values and boundary locations of the symbols of the pre-existing watermark messages are determined, and symbols of a new watermark message are embedded in the primary content to render the pre-existing watermarks undetectable. The new watermark message includes symbol values that different from those in the pre-existing watermark messages and enable retrieval of a second metadata. Upon transmission of the primary content to a client device, detection of the new watermark message, and initiation of a request by the client device, access to the first or the metadata, as well as associated programs or services, are enabled.

公开(公告)号：US09854331B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15615682

申请日：2017-06-06

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Joseph M. Winograd ,  Jian Zhao ,  Rade Petrovic

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/226 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/2265 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44204

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided to embed a watermark message in a multimedia content to facilitate acquisition of associated information. One such method includes obtaining a server code that is assigned by a registrar entity and identifying a particular domain name that is registered to a registrant entity. Such a server code provides a mapping to an Internet address of a metadata server that includes information associated with the content. After obtaining one or more interval code, a watermark payload is formed that includes the server code and an interval code and embedded in the content. The identifies a particular segment of the content and upon distribution of such embedded content, a query based on the server code and one interval code allows metadata associated with the content to be acquired.

公开(公告)号：US20170272839A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15615682

申请日：2017-06-06

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Joseph M. Winograd ,  Jian Zhao ,  Rade Petrovic

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/226 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/435

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/2265 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44204

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided to embed a watermark message in a multimedia content to facilitate acquisition of associated information. One such method includes obtaining a server code that is assigned by a registrar entity and identifying a particular domain name that is registered to a registrant entity. Such a server code provides a mapping to an Internet address of a metadata server that includes information associated with the content. After obtaining one or more interval code, a watermark payload is formed that includes the server code and an interval code and embedded in the content. The identifies a particular segment of the content and upon distribution of such embedded content, a query based on the server code and one interval code allows metadata associated with the content to be acquired.

公开(公告)号：US20170251282A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15464237

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Joseph M. Winograd ,  Rade Petrovic ,  Jian Zhao

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  G06F17/3079 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems and computer program products facilitate accessing metadata associated with a primary audio visual content. Upon reception of a primary content, one or more watermark messages are extracted from the primary content obtain a server code and an interval code. A query to a metadata server is initiated based on the information obtained from the extracted watermark messages. In response to the query, service recovery information is received that includes information identifying one or more timed events, where each timed event identifies an operation to be performed at a corresponding instance in time as the primary content is being presented by the receiver device. One or more operations identified the timed events are initiated at the corresponding instance(s) in time.

公开(公告)号：US09602891B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14975297

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Joseph M. Winograd ,  Rade Petrovic ,  Jian Zhao

IPC: H04N21/4623 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4627

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  G06F17/3079 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems and computer program products facilitate accessing metadata associated with a primary audio visual content. Upon reception of a primary content, one or more watermark messages are extracted from the primary content obtain a server code and an interval code. A query to a metadata server is initiated based on the information obtained from the extracted watermark messages. In response to the query, service recovery information is received that includes information identifying one or more timed events, where each timed event identifies an operation to be performed at a corresponding instant in time as the primary content is being presented by the receiver device. One or more operations identified the timed events are initiated at the corresponding instant(s) in time.

公开(公告)号：US20160241932A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15139063

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Joseph M. Winograd ,  Jian Zhao ,  Rade Petrovic

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/226 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/2668

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/2265 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44204

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided to obtain associated information for a multimedia content. One such method includes receiving a content at a receiver device equipped with a watermark detector, performing watermark detection on the received content to extract a payload of an embedded watermark. The payload comprises a first field that includes a server identifier and a second field that includes an interval identifier associated with the server identifier. The first field provides a mapping to an Internet address accessible to retrieve metadata associated with content segments identified by the watermark payload. In this method, based on the detected watermark payload, a query is formed and transmitted to a server identified by the Internet address, and a response to the query is received from the server that includes metadata associated with the content.

公开(公告)号：US20160150297A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14951171

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: Verance Corporation

Inventor： Rade Petrovic ,  Jian Zhao ,  Joseph M. Winograd

IPC: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2389

CPC classification number: H04N21/8358 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices enable enhanced delivery of metadata, as well as auxiliary programs and services associated with a primary content. In one method, a primary content with pre-existing watermarks is received at a content distributor device. The pre-existing watermark include specific fields that allow retrieval of a first metadata. The values and boundary locations of the symbols of the pre-existing watermark messages are determined, and symbols of a new watermark message are embedded in the primary content to render the pre-existing watermarks undetectable. The new watermark message includes symbol values that different from those in the pre-existing watermark messages and enable retrieval of a second metadata. Upon transmission of the primary content to a client device, detection of the new watermark message, and initiation of a request by the client device, access to the first or the metadata, as well as associated programs or services, are enabled.

Abstract translation: 方法，系统和设备能够增强元数据的传送，以及与主要内容相关联的辅助程序和服务。 在一种方法中，在内容分发器设备处接收具有预先存在的水印的主要内容。 预先存在的水印包括允许检索第一元数据的特定字段。 确定预先存在的水印消息的符号的值和边界位置，并且新的水印消息的符号被嵌入在主要内容中以使得先前存在的水印是不可检测的。 新的水印消息包括与预先存在的水印消息中不同的符号值，并且能够检索第二元数据。 在将主要内容传送到客户端设备时，能够检测新的水印消息，以及由客户端设备发起请求，访问第一个或元数据以及相关联的程序或服务。