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Patent US6574350 - Digital watermarking employing both frail and robust watermarks - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsImage, video, or audio data is encoded with both a frail and a robust watermark. The two watermarks respond differently to different forms of processing (e.g., copying the object may render the frail watermark unreadable), permitting an original object to be distinguished from a processed object. Appropriate...http://www.google.com/patents/US6574350?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6574350 - Digital watermarking employing both frail and robust watermarksAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6574350 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/498,223Publication dateJun 3, 2003Filing dateFeb 3, 2000Priority dateMay 8, 1995Fee statusLapsedPublication number09498223, 498223, US 6574350 B1, US 6574350B1, US-B1-6574350, US6574350 B1, US6574350B1InventorsGeoffrey B. Rhoads, Ammon E. GustafsonOriginal AssigneeDigimarc CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (168), Non-Patent Citations (70), Referenced by (281), Classifications (82), Legal Events (10) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDigital watermarking employing both frail and robust watermarks
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