Patent ID: 7035427
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: B42D,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07C,G07D,G07F,G10L,G11B,H04B,H04K,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: analyzing media content to obtain auxiliary data steganographically embedded therein, wherein the auxiliary data is embedded through subtle alterations of data representing at least a portion of the media content; communicating the auxiliary data to a network resource, wherein the network resource comprises usage rights information catalogued therein, and wherein the usage rights information includes usage rights information that is associated with the media content; receiving the usage rights information that is associated with the media content from the network resource; and carrying out an action based at least in part on the received usage rights information.