Wireless methods and devices employing steganography

A method of steganography usage in a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

• generating encoding data, by reference to input digital data and to plural-bit auxiliary data, that represents the plural-bit auxiliary data and that depends, in part, on the input digital data;
• altering the input digital data in accordance with the encoding data to yield steganographically-encoded data;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting from the wireless communications device the steganographically-encoded data to a remote location.

A method of steganography usage in a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

• steganographically encoding information with first encoding data;
• transmitting the steganographically-encoded information from the wireless communications device;
• steganographically encoding the information with second encoding data different than the first;
• transmitting the steganographically-encoded information with the second encoding data from the wireless communications device, wherein the first and second encoding data differ by reason of at least one of the following:
• different first and second data wirelessly received by the wireless communications device from a remote location, wherein the encoding data depends on the first and second data;
• or
• the first encoding data encodes a first identifier, and the second encoding data also encodes the first identifier, but represents the first identifier with a different encoding than the first encoding data.

A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a wireless communications device, cause the wireless communications device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving data wirelessly sent from a remote transmitter;
• generating an encoding data that depends on the received data wirelessly sent from the remote location;
• altering digital data in accordance with the encoding data to yield steganographically-encoded data;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the steganographically-encoded data to a remote location.

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive data wirelessly sent from a remote transmitter;
• a processor configured to:
• generate an encoding data that depends on the received data wirelessly sent from the remote location;
• and
• alter digital data in accordance with the encoding data to yield steganographically-encoded data;
• and
• a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the steganographically- encoded data to a remote location.

A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a wireless communications device, cause the wireless communications device to perform operations comprising:

• generating an encoding data, by reference to input digital data and to plural-bit auxiliary data, that represents the plural-bit auxiliary data and that depends, in part, on the input digital data;
• altering the input digital data in accordance with the encoding data to yield steganographically-encoded data;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the steganographically-encoded data to a remote location.

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• generate an encoding data, by reference to input digital data and to plural-bit auxiliary data, that represents the plural-bit auxiliary data and that depends, in part, on the input digital data;
• and
• alter the input digital data in accordance with the encoding data to yield steganographically-encoded data;
• and
• a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the steganographically- encoded data to a remote location.

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a transmitter configured to:
• wirelessly communicate plural-bit auxiliary data to a remote location;
• and
• communicate at least a portion of the plural-bit auxiliary data to the remote location through use of steganographic encoding of information data, wherein the at least a portion of the plural-bit auxiliary data is sent in two different manners.

A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a wireless communications device, cause the wireless communications device to perform operations comprising:

• steganographically encoding information with a first encoding data;
• transmitting the steganographically-encoded information;
• steganographically encoding the information with a second encoding data different than the first;
• transmitting the steganographically-encoded information with the second encoding data, wherein the first and second encoding data differ by reason of at least one of the following:
• different first and second data wirelessly received from a remote location, wherein the encoding data depends on the first and second data;
• or
• the first encoding data encodes a first identifier, and the second encoding data also encodes the first identifier, but represents the first identifier with a different encoding than the first encoding data.

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• steganographically encode information with a first encoding data;
• and
• steganographically encode the information with a second encoding data different than the first;
• and
• a transmitter configured to:
• transmit the steganographically-encoded information;
• and
• transmit the steganographically-encoded information with the second encoding data, wherein the first and second encoding data differ by reason of at least one of the following:
• different first and second data wirelessly received from a remote location, wherein the encoding data depends on the first and second data;
• or
• the first encoding data encodes a first identifier, and the second encoding data also encodes the first identifier, but represents the first identifier with a different encoding than the first encoding data.

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• process an information data to steganographically encode the information data with auxiliary data, wherein the auxiliary data comprises an identifier;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the steganographically-encoded information data, wherein the identifier comprises data uniquely identifying the wireless communications device.