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US 2013/0278796 A1Published application
Methods and systems for embedding camera information in images
AssigneeYouliza, Gehts B.V. Limited
InventorVahid ORDOUBADIAN
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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.
Claims20
A camera, comprising:
- an imaging device configured to capture an image, wherein an inherent characteristic associated with the imaging device affects an image quality of every image that the imaging device captures;
- and
- a processing device configured to apply a watermark to the image, wherein the watermark indicates the inherent characteristic associated with the imaging device, and wherein the watermark uniquely identifies the camera.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for capturing an image, wherein an inherent characteristic of the means for capturing similarly affects an image quality of every image that is captured;
- and
- means for applying a watermark to the image, wherein the watermark indicates the inherent characteristic, and wherein the watermark uniquely identifies the apparatus.
A method, comprising:
- capturing an image with an image capturing device, wherein an inherent characteristic of the image capturing device affects an image quality of every image that is captured by the image capturing device;
- and
- applying, with the image capturing device, a watermark to the image, wherein the watermark indicates the inherent characteristic, and wherein the watermark uniquely identifies the image capturing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.