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7421155 |
Archive of text captures from rendered documents
A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation...
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7377421 |
Methods and systems for interacting with printed articles, such as posters
A user detects data from a poster using a handheld appliance. The appliance then contacts a remote computer based on the data obtained from the poster, and can perform any of a variety of...
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7340076 |
Digital watermarks for unmanned vehicle navigation
Digital watermarks embedded in objects enable watermark readers in vehicles to identify the objects and determine their orientation and location for use in navigation.
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7330564 |
Digital watermarking apparatus and methods
The present invention relates to various devices, including handheld devices. One claim recites a device including an image sensor including lenses, the lenses are arranged to create a pattern in...
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7261612 |
Methods and systems for read-aloud books
The pages of a children's book are marked in a machine-readable manner (e.g., by imperceptible digital watermark technology). When such a page is shown to a camera-equipped computer device, the...
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7254249 |
Embedding location data in video
Digital watermarking technology is used to convey location data for images or objects depicted in video. A digital watermark may associate geovector information with the video or object and areas...
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7249257 |
Digitally watermarked maps and signs and related navigational tools
Maps and signs are embedded with plural-bit data in the form of digital watermarks. In one embodiment, the plural-bit data includes location information with respect to a map. A handheld reading...
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7224995 |
Data entry method and system
According to one aspect of the present invention, a wireless telephony device is equipped with an optical image sensor, and a lens for imaging an object onto the sensor. The optical sensor permits...
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7206820 |
System for linking from object to remote resource
A machine readable code (e.g., digital watermark or bar code) conveyed with objects is used in establishing links to associated electronic resources, such as web pages. The object can be physical...
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7197160 |
Geographic information systems using digital watermarks
The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing images and related information. In one implementation, geographic information system (GIS) layer information is registered or...
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7188307 |
Access system
A character string is extracted from an image photographed by a camera. It is determined whether or not the extracted character string includes an address on a network. Software for accessing the...
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7184572 |
Using steganographic encoded information with maps
A map depicts a plurality of different locations. Steganographic encoding is embebbed in first and second map areas. Steganographic encoding in each area conveys an identifier that is associated...
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7174031 |
Methods for using wireless phones having optical capabilities
A wireless phone is equipped with a 2D optical sensor, enabling a variety of applications. For example, such a phone may also be provided with a digital watermark decoder, permitting decoding of...
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7171018 |
Portable devices and methods employing digital watermarking
Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the...
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7162052 |
Steganographically encoding specular surfaces
The present invention provides techniques to steganographically mark specular surfaces. In one implementation, we steganographically mark a specular surface by providing a steganographic signal...
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7139724 |
Internet promotion redemption
Internet promotion redemption ( 10 ) for business cards ( 112 ), coupons ( 212 ), greeting cards ( 312 ) and phone books enabling a user to enter in a identification code which is specific to a...
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7111168 |
Digital watermarking systems
A variety of systems responsive to watermarked documents are detailed. In one, watermarking is employed to facilitate secure online transactions. In another, a system for exchanging data is...
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7099492 |
Method of steganographically embedding geo-location data in media
Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with map data, such as is acquired by satellite and other aerial sensors, and as may be generated from databases based on such aerial data....
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7098931 |
Image management system and methods using digital watermarks
Digital watermarking technology is used in an image management system. Images are uniquely identified by digital watermarks. The images are stored so as to be indexed according to their unique...
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7065228 |
Injection molding process including digital watermarking and articles manufactured from injection molding process
The present invention relates to methods of marking objects produced through a molding process. The marking facilitates authentication of the objects. A cellular phone faceplate is...
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7061510 |
Geo-referencing of aerial imagery using embedded image identifiers and cross-referenced data sets
Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with map data, such as is acquired by satellite and other aerial sensors, and as may be generated from databases based on such aerial data....
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7042470 |
Using embedded steganographic identifiers in segmented areas of geographic images and characteristics corresponding to imagery data derived from aerial platforms
Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with map data, such as is acquired by satellite and other aerial sensors. The watermarks are used to track metadata, provide serialization and...
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7039214 |
Embedding watermark components during separate printing stages
The present invention relates to embedding a document with multiple watermark components at different printing stages. A document is preprinted to include a first digital watermark component. The...
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7024016 |
Digital watermarking apparatus and methods
The present invention relates to various digital watermarking methods and systems. In one embodiment, a handheld device displays a digitally watermarked ticket image at an event center. At the...
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7003731 |
User control and activation of watermark enabled objects
Methods and systems for associating watermark enabled objects with machine behaviors. Machine behaviors refer to actions by devices or systems in response to a triggering event. Examples of these...
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7003500 |
Retail point of sale (RPOS) apparatus for internet merchandising
The present invention is an apparatus for the money transactions required in the selling of merchandise or media content on the Internet and uses at least one in-person contact with the buyer. A...
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6993152 |
Hiding geo-location data through arrangement of objects
The present invention provides steganographic-embedding techniques. In one implementation a digital watermark signal is mapped to a set of spatial positions. Physical message objects are positioned...
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6970886 |
Consumer driven methods for associating content indentifiers with related web addresses
Media content objects, such as audio MP3 files, are associated with identifiers. The identifiers can be assigned, or can be implicit (e.g., derived from other data in the content object, as by...
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6950519 |
Geographically watermarked imagery and methods
An image is digitally watermarked to convey position data about the subject of the image, such as latitude, longitude and elevation of a point depicted therein. Additional information, e.g., about...
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6947571 |
Cell phones with optical capabilities, and related applications
A cell phone is equipped with a 2D optical sensor, enabling a variety of applications. For example, such a phone may also be provided with a digital watermark decoder, permitting decoding of...
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6869023 |
Linking documents through digital watermarking
The present invention relates to linking documents through digital watermarking. In one implementation, an identification document is embedded with a first digital watermark. The first digital...
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6823075 |
Authentication watermarks for printed objects and related applications
The disclosure describes systems for creating and authenticating printed objects using authentication and copy detection watermarks. For example, one verification system includes a watermark...
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6694043 |
Method of monitoring print data for text associated with a hyperlink
By 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...
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6694042 |
Methods for determining contents of media
By 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...
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6681028 |
Paper-based control of computer systems
Digital data is steganographically encoded in printed materials, and—when sensed by an appropriately-equipped webcam or other imaging device—can be used to link to associated electronic...
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6664976 |
Image management system and methods using digital watermarks
Digital watermarking technology is used in an image management system. Images are identified by digital watermarks. The images are stored so as to be indexed according to their unique identifiers....
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6650761 |
Watermarked business cards and methods
A person's business card is steganographically encoded with plural-bit data. When presented to a computer system with an optical sensor, the plural-bit data is decoded and used to trigger various...
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