Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the secure distribution of digital still images in the form of streams comprising sequences of data, each containing part of the image information. The inventive method comprises a modification step involving the modification of the original stream, in which at least one part of the aforementioned data sequences is modified to produce a modified stream with the same nominal format as the original stream. The method also comprises a modified stream transmission step and a reconstruction step using a decoder on the recipient device. The invention is characterised in that the reconstruction is adaptive and progressive according to information originating from a digital profile of the recipient user. Moreover, the original stream is coded using a wavelet coding method. The above-mentioned modification produces a main modified stream and complementary information which enables the original stream to be reconstructed by a decoder. The method comprises a modified stream transmission step and a step involving the transmission of a subset of the complementary modification information to the recipient device, said subset being determined according to information originating from a digital profile of the recipient.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for secure distribution of fixed digital images according to a nominal format arising from digital coding in wavelets, represented by a stream consisting of at least one packet (relating to the organization of the binary sequence) containing at least one block including individual digitally coded elements according to a specific manner inside the stream concerned and used by all decoders able to retrieve or to decode it in order to display the image correctly. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a preparatory stage consisting in modifying at least one of said individual elements according to at least one substitution operation consisting in the extraction of said individual element, followed by the replacement thereof with dummy data; a stage of transmission of the main stream modified according to the nominal format, made up of blocks modified during the preparatory stage, and by a separate path of the main stream of additional digital information, enabling the original stream to be retrieved based on calculation on the target equipment according to the main stream and the additional information.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the secure distribution of compressed digital texts comprising blocks of binary data and resulting from transformations applied to an original text. The inventive method comprises two steps, namely: a preparatory step consisting in modifying at least one binary datum in one of the aforementioned blocks using at least one substitution operation involving the extraction of said datum from a block and the replacement thereof with a decoy; and a step consisting in transmitting (i) a modified compressed digital text (5) that conforms to the format of the original text, comprising blocks that were modified during the preparatory step, and, over a separate channel from the modified compressed text (5), (ii) a piece of complementary digital information (4) which can be used to restore the original compressed digital text (1) on the destination equipment from the modified compressed digital text (5) and said complementary information (4). The invention also relates to a system which is used to implement said method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and system which are used for the visual scrambling of a video sequence and for the reconstruction (descrambling) of the original content thereof from a digital video stream obtained from encoding based on a wavelet transform. The method for the secure distribution of video sequences according to a digital stream format stems from wavelet-based coding, said format consisting of frames comprising blocks containing wavelet coefficients which describe visual elements. According to the invention, before transmission to the client equipment, the stream is analysed in order to generate (i) a modified main stream through the removal and replacement of certain pieces of information encoding the original stream and having the same format as said original stream, and (ii) a complementary piece of information with any format, comprising digital information which encode the original stream and which can be used to reconstruct the aforementioned modified frames. The modified main stream and the complementary information thus generated are then transmitted separately from the server to the destination equipment and, subsequently, a synthesis of a stream with the nominal format is calculated on the destination equipment as a function of the modified main stream and the complementary information. The invention also relates to a system comprising at least one multimedia server containing the original video sequences, a video stream analysis device, a device for separating the original video stream into a modified main stream and a complementary piece of information according to the aforementioned analysis and at least one device on the destination equipment for the reconstruction of the video stream as a function of the modified main stream and the complementary information.