G06T 2201/005
Image watermarking
G06T2201/005 (Image watermarking) appears on 2,555 US grants and 2,482 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06T- Granted patents
- 2,555
- Published applications
- 2,482
- Assignees
- 603
- Inventors
- 2,733
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 57 |
| 2002 | 67 | 170 |
| 2003 | 113 | 168 |
| 2004 | 146 | 167 |
| 2005 | 84 | 168 |
| 2006 | 167 | 154 |
| 2007 | 129 | 163 |
| 2008 | 143 | 149 |
| 2009 | 141 | 133 |
| 2010 | 144 | 129 |
| 2011 | 159 | 86 |
| 2012 | 143 | 61 |
| 2013 | 108 | 70 |
| 2014 | 79 | 71 |
| 2015 | 70 | 85 |
| 2016 | 83 | 85 |
| 2017 | 73 | 81 |
| 2018 | 87 | 79 |
| 2019 | 80 | 73 |
| 2020 | 78 | 61 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 |
| 2022 | 68 | 63 |
| 2023 | 51 | 39 |
| 2024 | 56 | 34 |
| 2025 | 45 | 32 |
| 2026 | 23 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06T 2201/0051Embedding of the watermark in the spatial domainIndexing code1,110
- G06T 2201/0052Embedding of the watermark in the frequency domainIndexing code814
- G06T 2201/0065Extraction of an embedded watermarkIndexing code786
- G06T 2201/0061Embedding of the watermark in each block of the imageIndexing code515
- G06T 2201/0083Whereby only watermarked image required at decoderIndexing code343
- G06T 2201/0064For copy protection or copy managementIndexing code270
- G06T 2201/0202Whereby the quality of watermarked images is measuredIndexing code256
- G06T 2201/0053Embedding of the watermark in the coding stream, possibly without decodingIndexing code171
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- G06T 2201/0081Whereby both original and watermarked images are required at decoderIndexing code140
- G06T 2201/0601Whereby calibration information is embedded in the watermarkIndexing code97
- G06T 2201/0063In relation to collusion attacksIndexing code89
- G06T 2201/0062Embedding of the watermark in text imagesIndexing code79
- G06T 2201/0203Whereby the image with embedded watermark is reverted to the original conditionIndexing code61
- G06T 2201/0201Whereby only tamper or origin are detected and no embedding takes placeIndexing code48
Recent patents
- Neural network digital signature encoding method, device and corresponding computer program6 Oct 2026US 12,754,991 B2Thales
- Training generative models on feature-level relationships22 Sep 2026US 12,743,736 B1The Huntington National Bank
- Digital (on screen) monochromatic watermark22 Sep 2026US 12,743,737 B2Xerox Corporation
- Anti-leak digital document marking system and method using distributed ledger25 Aug 2026US 12,718,311 B1Equity Shift, Inc.
- Systems and methods for deepfake-resistant data authentication21 Jul 2026US 12,688,543 B1Nuco Vault, LLC
- Parallel watermarking of video content1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301105 A1Starz Entertainment, LLC
- Training generative models on feature-level relationships24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289716 A1The Huntington National Bank
- Determining detectability measures for images with encoded signals24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289717 A1Digimarc Corporation
- Digital watermarking of videos24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289718 A1
- Method and apparatus for protecting digital photos from alteration27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253159 A1Signs & Wonders Unlimited, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for surveying dissemination of proprietary empirical data1,132US 5,862,260 ADigimarc Corporation · 1999
- Computer system linked by using information in data objects1,131US 6,122,403 ADigimarc Corporation · 2000
- Watermark embedder and reader942US 6,614,914 B1Digimarc Corporation · 2003
- Connected audio and other media objects859US 6,505,160 B1Digimarc Corporation · 2003
- Steganographic method and device844US 5,613,004 ADice Corporation · 1997