Patent ID: 7436978
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for selectively inserting a digital watermark into a visual rendering by an image processing device, comprising the steps of: populating a watermark repository in an associated memory with data representative of at least one watermark; generating data representative of a watermark image; associating data representative of an identifier with the watermark image data; storing, in the watermark repository, the watermark image data together with the associated identifier data; receiving an image processing request including image data representative of an associated document; determining, from the received image processing request, whether a watermark is to be inserted into a visual rendering of the associated document; retrieving a selected watermark from the associated memory based upon the received image processing request; generating a visual rendering of the associated document, wherein the visual rendering includes the image date representative of the associated document and the selected watermark; receiving a submitted electronic document; and printing the submitted electronic document.