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7403633 Steganographically encoding metallic, shiny or specular surfaces  
The present invention provides methods to steganographically mark metallic, shiny and/or specular surfaces. In one implementation, we provide a method including: obtaining auxiliary data; modifying...
7350718 Document with indexes and associated document reader system  
A document with indexes and associated document reader system. The document is constructed by printing plural pixels and divided into plural areas. Each of the areas has plural indexes respectively...
7349555 Documents and apparatus to encode documents  
The present invention relates generally to documents, e.g., such as legal tender, currency and identification documents, and apparatus for encoding documents. One claim recites: a physical document...
7330563 Documents, articles and authentication of documents and articles  
The present invention relates generally to physical articles, e.g., such as documents, and authenticating physical articles. One claim recites a method of determining authenticity of an analog form...
7328845 Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators  
The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible...
7321667 Data hiding through arrangement of objects  
The present invention provides steganographic embedding techniques. A digital watermark signal is reduced to a set of spatial positions. The set of spatial positions sufficiently conveys the...
7305117 Methods and tangible objects employing machine readable data  
The present invention relates generally to steganography. In one implementation we provide a method comprising: receiving optical scan data representing at least a portion of a physical object. 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...
7203300 Automatic routing and information system for telephonic services  
A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone network interface box having a computer, a master file and...
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...
7194106 Creating electronic forms through digital watermarking  
The present invention relates to creating electronic versions of printed documents. A printed document will include steganographic, but machine-readable, indicia thereon. The steganographic indicia...
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...
7184570 Methods and systems for steganographic processing  
Electronic content data that is copied without authorization can be traced back to its source using steganographically encoded information. Such arrangements are useful, e.g., where electronic...
7167553 One number, intelligent call processing system  
A one number, multi-application, intelligent call processing system provides service benefits to a caller, a servicing location and/or a vanity number advertiser during a call, parallel to the call...
7164413 Enhanced input peripheral  
A mouse having X- and Y-position encoders, and associated circuitry for generating X- and Y-movement data, additionally includes an optical sensor for producing grey-scale image data, thereby...
7136474 Automatic routing and information system for telephonic services  
A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone network interface box having a computer, a master file and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
6772142 Method and apparatus for collecting and expressing geographically-referenced data  
A web-based implemented system in which observers may pinpoint locations on a scalable map in order to fix data by latitude and longitude and to collect data describing that location. Also...
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....
6661884 One number, intelligent call processing system  
A one number, multi-application, intelligent call processing system provides service benefits to a caller, a servicing location and/or a vanity number advertiser during a call, parallel to the call...
6608892 Automatic routing and information system for telephone services  
A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone network interface box having a computer, a master file and...
6570975 Automated telecommunications call processing method  
A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone switch having a computer, a master file and client file...
6523024 Methods for retrieving database with image information  
In a DB retrieval method, a two-step retrieval including quantitative and qualitative retrievals is interactively performed so that, through the operation of image information (e.g. map...
6415291 System and methods for remotely accessing a selected group of items of interest from a database  
A user can access a common database from a remote communications port, at any qualified location, to generate a map or other positional information which locates selected items of interest, e.g.,...
6408307 System and methods for remotely accessing a selected group of items of interest from a database  
A user can access a common database from a remote communications port, at any qualified location, to generate a map or other positional information which locates selected items of interest, e.g.,...
6202065 Information search and retrieval with geographical coordinates  
An information search and retrieval process using geographical coordinates. An index of coordinates is built for a plurality of text based references, resources or sites, each having a set of said...
6167394 Information management system with remote access and display features  
A computer-based document management system that utilizes a geographic interface and allows any interested party to view individually selected location-specific documents which are stored in a...
6144956 Methods for retrieving text information in a database through image information and a program stored on a computer-readable storage medium for performing such a method  
In a DB retrieval method, a two-step retrieval including quantitative and qualitative retrievals is interactively performed so that, through the operation of image information (e.g. map...
6061688 Geographical system for accessing data  
A computer system that creates a metadata file having records connected to geographic locations on a map. The system also stores data relating to geographic locations into the metadata file. A user...
6021406 Method for storing map data in a database using space filling curves and a method of searching the database to find objects in a given area and to find objects nearest to a location  
A method for storing map data in a database and a method of searching the database to find objects in a given area and to find objects nearest to a location. To generate the map data, a map plane...
5893093 Information search and retrieval with geographical coordinates  
An information search and retrieval process using geographical coordinates. An index of coordinates is built for a plurality of text based references, resources or sites, each having a set of said...
5864125 Navigation system data entry card having imprinted pictorial and bar code navigation information  
Universal data input card which loads the data of a destination point and the route into the navigation device. The card can be produced completely by printing and can be published in any printed...
5729731 Method of retrieving in a database through image information  
In a DB retrieval method, a two-step retrieval including quantitative and qualitative retrievals is interactively performed so that, through the operation of image information (e.g. map...
5416312 Document bearing an image or a text and provided with an indexing frame, and associated document analysis system  
The invention relates to a document bearing an image or a text, broken down into a large number of elementary areas with which are associated respectively a large number of indexes. According to...
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