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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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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