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Patent US6522770 - Management of documents and other objects using optical devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBy printing documents and other objects with machine readable indicia, such as steganographic digital watermarks or barcodes, a great variety of document management functions can be enabled. The indicia can be added as part of the printing process (after document data has been output by an originating...http://www.google.com/patents/US6522770?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6522770 - Management of documents and other objects using optical devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6522770 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/629,401Publication dateFeb 18, 2003Filing dateAug 1, 2000Priority dateMay 19, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6694042, US6694043, US6917724, US20020164053, US20020181736, US20020181737, WO2002011056A1Publication number09629401, 629401, US 6522770 B1, US 6522770B1, US-B1-6522770, US6522770 B1, US6522770B1InventorsPhillip Andrew Seder, J. Scott Carr, Burt W. Perry, Stanley E. Graham, Geoffrey B. RhoadsOriginal AssigneeDigimarc CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (146), Classifications (13), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetManagement of documents and other objects using optical devices
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