Patent ID: 7756289
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a location for a watermark on an image, wherein the image comprises an array of pixels, and wherein each pixel has image information associated therewith, the method comprising: determining a size for the watermark, wherein the size has a pixel height and a pixel width; calculating a region brightness value for each of a plurality of regions of the image, wherein each of the plurality of regions has a pixel height and a pixel width equal to the pixel height and the pixel width of the size of the watermark, wherein each of the plurality of regions comprises a plurality of pixels, and wherein the region brightness value is representative of the image information associated with the plurality of pixels comprised by the region, wherein calculating the region brightness value for each of the plurality of regions of the image comprises: selecting one of the plurality of regions as the location for the watermark, wherein the selection is based, at least in part, on the region brightness value; and rendering the image and watermark on a display device.