Patent ID: 6915481
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for transactional watermarking comprising: receiving an original multimedia content source; watermarking at least a portion of the original multimedia content source at least two times, each time with a different watermark to generate a different watermarked version of the original multimedia content source, wherein said watermarking includes watermarking at least a portion of the original multimedia content source a first time with a not-registered watermark to generate a not-registered watermarked version of the original multimedia content source and watermarking at least a portion of the original multimedia content source a second time with a registered watermark to generate a registered watermarked version of the original multimedia content source; generating a final watermarked content source by utilizing the different watermarked versions of the original multimedia content source; and generating a new final watermarked content source by substituting at least a portion of the final watermarked content source with a corresponding at least a portion of at least one of the different watermarked versions of the original multimedia content source.