Methods and systems for embedding camera information in images
AssigneeDigital Imaging Systems GmbH
InventorVahid Orboubadian
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Abstract
The present invention is related to providing, in association with an image, information related to the image capture device used to capture the image. In one embodiment, information related to a first static camera characteristic and camera setting information related to a first captured digitized image is embedded in the first captured digitized image using a watermark. The watermarked information may be used to identify the source or owner of the picture, and/or to aid in the more accurate reproduction of the image.
Claims9
A method of extracting camera-related information from an image captured by the camera, comprising:
- receiving an image;
- locating a watermark in said image;
- extracting camera characteristic information and camera setting information associated with the camera used to capture the image from said watermark;
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- enhancing said imaged based at least in part on the extracted camera 30 characteristic information and camera setting information.
A method of extracting camera-related information from an image captured by the camera, comprising:
- receiving an image;
- locating a watermark in said image;
- extracting camera setting information associated with the camera used to capture the image from said watermark;
- receiving information relating to the gamma of a targeted reproduction device;
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- enhancing reproductions of the image made by the targeted reproduction device based at least in part on the extracted camera setting information and the gamma related information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.