Image analysis – Applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Mehta, Bhavesh M. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
C380S054000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07095873
ABSTRACT:
An implementation of a technology, described herein, for facilitating watermarking of digital goods. At least one implementation, described herein, performs quantization watermarking based upon semi-global characteristics of multiple regions of the digital good. Such regions are permissively overlapping. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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Kesal Mustafa
Mihcak M. Kivanc
Venkatesan Ramarathnam
Lavin Christopher
Lee & Hayes PLLC
Mehta Bhavesh M.
Microsoft Corporation
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