EP2681692A4 - A method for encoding and simultaneously decoding images having multiple color components - Google Patents

A method for encoding and simultaneously decoding images having multiple color components

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EP2681692A4
EP2681692A4 EP12751950.2A EP12751950A EP2681692A4 EP 2681692 A4 EP2681692 A4 EP 2681692A4 EP 12751950 A EP12751950 A EP 12751950A EP 2681692 A4 EP2681692 A4 EP 2681692A4
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Prior art keywords
encoding
color components
multiple color
decoding images
simultaneously decoding
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2681692A2 (en
Inventor
Cvetkovic Slobodan
Thomas C Alasia
Alfred J Alasia
Cary Quinn
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Graphic Security Systems Corp
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Graphic Security Systems Corp
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Priority claimed from US13/270,738 external-priority patent/US8682025B2/en
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Publication of EP2681692A4 publication Critical patent/EP2681692A4/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09C—CIPHERING OR DECIPHERING APPARATUS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OR OTHER PURPOSES INVOLVING THE NEED FOR SECRECY
    • G09C5/00—Ciphering apparatus or methods not provided for in the preceding groups, e.g. involving the concealment or deformation of graphic data such as designs, written or printed messages
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    • H04N1/00838—Preventing unauthorised reproduction
    • H04N1/0084—Determining the necessity for prevention
    • H04N1/00843—Determining the necessity for prevention based on recognising a copy prohibited original, e.g. a banknote
    • H04N1/00846—Determining the necessity for prevention based on recognising a copy prohibited original, e.g. a banknote based on detection of a dedicated indication, e.g. marks or the like
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    • H04N1/32—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
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    • H04N1/32144—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
    • H04N1/32149—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations
    • H04N1/32203—Spatial or amplitude domain methods
    • H04N1/32219—Spatial or amplitude domain methods involving changing the position of selected pixels, e.g. word shifting, or involving modulating the size of image components, e.g. of characters
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    • H04N1/32—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N1/32101—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N1/32144—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
    • H04N1/32149—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations
    • H04N1/32203—Spatial or amplitude domain methods
    • H04N1/32229—Spatial or amplitude domain methods with selective or adaptive application of the additional information, e.g. in selected regions of the image
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    • H04N1/32144—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
    • H04N1/32149—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations
    • H04N1/32203—Spatial or amplitude domain methods
    • H04N1/32256—Spatial or amplitude domain methods in halftone data
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    • H04N1/32144—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
    • H04N1/32149—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations
    • H04N1/32288—Multiple embedding, e.g. cocktail embedding, or redundant embedding, e.g. repeating the additional information at a plurality of locations in the image
    • H04N1/32304—Embedding different sets of additional information
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    • H04N1/32149—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations
    • H04N1/32309—Methods relating to embedding, encoding, decoding, detection or retrieval operations in colour image data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N1/44—Secrecy systems
    • H04N1/448—Rendering the image unintelligible, e.g. scrambling
    • H04N1/4493—Subsequently rendering the image intelligible using a co-operating image, mask or the like

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Color Television Systems (AREA)
  • Compression Of Band Width Or Redundancy In Fax (AREA)
  • Editing Of Facsimile Originals (AREA)
EP12751950.2A 2011-03-01 2012-03-01 A method for encoding and simultaneously decoding images having multiple color components Withdrawn EP2681692A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US201161447878P 2011-03-01 2011-03-01
US201161447886P 2011-03-01 2011-03-01
US13/270,738 US8682025B2 (en) 2010-10-11 2011-10-11 Method for constructing a composite image incorporating a hidden authentication image
PCT/US2012/027175 WO2012118912A2 (en) 2011-03-01 2012-03-01 A method for encoding and simultaneously decoding images having multiple color components

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EP2681692A4 true EP2681692A4 (en) 2015-06-03

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AU (1) AU2012223367B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2828807A1 (en)
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