Patent ID: 8594364
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: submitting a first registration file to a registration server, the first registration file comprising one or more requests to reserve one or more watermark identifiers, wherein the registration server generates the one or more reserved watermark identifiers; receiving the one or more reserved watermark identifiers from the registration server; submitting a behavior and a first reserved watermark identifier to the registration server, wherein the registration server associates the behavior with the first reserved watermark identifier; submitting a second registration file to the registration server, wherein the second registration file comprises the first reserved watermark identifier and an indication of a first media signal file, and wherein the registration server generates an embedded control file based on the second registration file; receiving the embedded control file from the registration server; and embedding, using a processor, the first reserved watermark identifier into the first media signal file, wherein the first reserved watermark identifier is embedded into the first media signal file based at least on the embedded control file, wherein the embedded control file comprises the first reserved watermark identifier, the indication of the first media file, and embedder control instructions, and wherein the embedder control instructions specify pixel blocks to encode the first watermark identifier.