JP2000125173A - Digital camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect photographed image copyright of a general camera user by inserting a copyright data signal into a stored image data signal and generating electronic watermark inserted image data. SOLUTION: An image detecting means 1 detects an incident light image of a digital camera 100, generates an image electric signal 1001A of two-dimensional image data, stores it with a storing means 2 and generates a stored image data signal 2001A. A copyright data signal 9301A to which the name, the date of birth, etc., of a person having copyright are set as copyright data by a copyright data setting means 32 is sent together with the signal 2001A to an electronic watermark data inserting means 3, the signal 9301A is inserted into the signal 2001A and an electronic watermark inserted image data signal 3001A is generated. Then, a photographer can acquire the signal 3001A to which the copyright data are automatically inserted without being aware of copyright and three means can be included in the digital camera 100.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
Electronically disclose information to protect the copyright of the camera photographer.
It also has a function and procedure steps to insert it into
One relates to a digital camera. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, digital cameras
Image data taken from a computer
Is often forwarded to others, and once
Once processed, the image data can be easily processed and its copyright
It is impossible to identify the person or prove the copyright
Met. Also, art photography, paintings, movies, etc.
Digital watermarks on copyrighted image data
Embedded or inserted into the image data to be protected
Technologies are introduced (for example, Hitachi Review,
Volume 80, Issue 7, 20 pages from page 15
And its application, or Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
Which digital watermark insertion method and extraction method are available). Only
Copyrighted images taken by ordinary digital camera users.
Copyrights to be protected or digital cameras
No data about rights can be inserted with digital watermark
Was. Moreover, digital watermarks are subject to copyright protection.
The technology that is embedded and inserted into the image is once copyright-protected.
Copy images from the target copyrighted work by high-precision shooting means
To obtain high-precision image data and store it in the original image
Means (database) and stored in the original image storage means
Computer data such as a server
Read out the image, convert the image, and embed the digital watermark
Only to generate digital watermark embedded image data
Electronic embedded image storage means (database) separate from the storage means
The electronically embedded image data
Use internet or other network for copyrighted buyers
Had been delivered. Therefore, this method identifies the copyright owner
Computer systems such as servers
And both the original image storage means and the electronically embedded image storage means
A large electronic device with two storage means (database)
It is based on a watermark data generation and embedding system.
Yes, large and complex system configuration
The disadvantage is that copyright data is inserted into digital cameras.
Digital camera with copyright data
Steps to realize the function of inserting data
There was nothing to do. That is, the conventional technology is
Although there is an insertion technology, copyright for digital cameras
To insert the data of the image as a digital watermark into the captured image
Function, or steps to realize the function.
There was no specific indication of the gap. [Problems to be solved by the invention]
Protects the copyright of images taken by ordinary digital camera users
You can use copyright data as digital watermark data
Digital camera with functions and procedure steps to insert into the image
Is provided. [Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an image by incident light is detected.
Image electrical signal which is digital two-dimensional image data
Image detecting means 1 for generating an image signal 1001A;
1001A is stored and stored as stored image data 2001
Storage means 2 for generating an image data signal 2001A;
Sets copyright data 9301 and sets copyright data signal 9301
B for generating copyright data,
Data signal 2001A and copyright data signal 9301B.
A copyright data signal is sent to the stored image data signal 2001A as a force.
No. 9301B and the digital watermark inserted image data 300
1 for generating digital watermark data
You. Alternatively, the digital camera detects the image due to
Generates an electric image signal 1001A, which is two-dimensional image data.
The generated image detecting means 1 and the image electric signal 1001A are recorded.
Stored as image data 2001 and stored image data signal
Means for generating 2001A and inserting digital watermark data
3 is a digital watermark inserted image data signal 300
1A is stored as digital watermark inserted image data 3001
Generate a stored digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001B
Storage means 2 and copyright data 9301
Copyright data setting means for generating data signal 9301B
32, stored image data signal 2001A and copyright data
A signal 9301B is input and a stored image data signal 2001 is input.
Insert a copyright data signal 9301B into A and insert a digital watermark
Digital watermark data for generating the input image data signal 3001A
Data insertion means 3. Or, depending on the incident light
Images that are images and are digital two-dimensional image data
Image detecting means 1 for generating an electric signal 1001A;
The electric signal 1001A is recorded as stored image data 2001.
Storage means for generating a stored image data signal 2001A
2 and copyright data 9301 are set and a copyright data signal
Copyright data setting means 32 for generating 9301B;
Image data signal 2001A and copyright data signal 930
1B as input and copyright to stored image data signal 2001A
The data signal 9301B is inserted and the digital watermark inserted image data is inserted.
Watermark data inserting means for generating a data signal 3001A
3 and the digital watermark data inserted image data signal 3001A
Image processing such as image compression and image processing
An image for generating a digital watermark inserted image data signal 4001A
Image processing means 4 and image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal
No. 4001A is stored.
Stored as 5001 and stored image processing Digital watermark inserted image
A storage means 5 for generating a data signal 5001A is provided.
Things. [0005] Also, as copyright data 9301,
Write the name and date of birth of the prospective digital camera user
Rights data setting means 32,
Is at least a digital camera as copyright data 9301.
The symbol corresponding to the camera model and the symbol corresponding to the serial number
Aircraft-specific notes that identify each digital camera such as
In the copyright data setting means 32.
By taking the digital camera 100 that performs
To be able to identify the copyright holder of data 2001
It was made. [0006] In addition, information on copyrights is stored in a digital camera.
Is a one-to-one relationship with the copyright holder.
The corresponding copyright data 9301 is stored in a copyright data setting unit.
32 and incident by the image detecting means 1
Digital image data by detecting the image
Generating an image electrical signal 1001A
And storing the image electric signal 1001A by the storage means 2.
Stored as image data 2001 and stored image data signal 20
01A and copyright data setting means 3
2 generates a copyright data signal 9301B.
And the stored image data by the digital watermark data inserting means 3.
Data signal 2001A and copyright data signal 9301B
A copyright data signal is added to the stored image data signal 2001A.
9301B is inserted and the digital watermark inserted image data signal 30 is inserted.
01A is generated.
The digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A
It is a digital camera 100 to be obtained. [0007] Also, the copyright data 9301 is
The step of setting in the data setting means 32 is a copyright data
By the writing device 93, the digital camera 100
During the production or sales process, digital cameras
Name and date of birth or digital camera
Copyright data setting method for the machine-specific symbol that identifies each unit
Set to stage 32. Alternatively, copy the copyright data 9301
The step of setting in the copyright data setting means 32 is
Digital camera in advance by the
During the production or sales process of LA100,
Copyright date for the name and date of birth of the digital camera
Is set in the data setting means 32. With these steps
Copyright data 9301 can be used by copyright owners with a small amount of data.
Can be specified, and the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A is
I'm trying to get. [Operation] The digital camera 100 of the present invention
Digital two-dimensional image by detecting the image due to incident light
An image detector that generates an image electric signal 1001A as data.
Output means 1 and image electric signal 1001A stored in image data
2001 and stored image data signal 2001A
The generated storage means 2 and the copyright data 9301 are set.
A copyright data setting that generates a copyright data signal 9301B
Determining means 32, stored image data signal 2001A and copyright
Data signal 9301B is input and stored image data signal 2
The copyright data signal 9301B is inserted into
Electronic watermark that generates an inserted image data signal 3001A
The digital camera 1
Copyright to the stored image data 2001 which is the photographed image of 00
With the copyright data 9301 for specifying the
Generating the watermarked image data signal 3001A
This allows the photographer to make
Digital watermark insertion with the copyright data 9301 inserted
It is said that the input image data signal 3001A can be obtained.
effective. In addition, image detection
In addition to the means 1 and the storage means 2, a digital watermark generating means 31
And only having the digital watermark data embedding means 3
Well, there is an effect that it can be built into a digital camera.
In the present invention, the digital watermark inserted image data 3001
Is also stored in the storage unit 2 for storing the image data 2001.
The configuration can be simplified accordingly. [0009] Further, an image due to incident light is detected and digitally detected.
Image electric signal 1001 which is total two-dimensional image data
A image detecting means 1 for generating A, and an image electric signal 1001
A is stored as stored image data 2001, and stored image data
Storage means 2 for generating a data signal 2001A;
Data 9301B to generate a copyright data signal 9301B
Copyright data setting means 32 and a stored image data signal
2001A and copyright data signal 9301B as input
The copyright data signal 930 is added to the image data signal 2001A.
1B and the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A
Digital watermark data inserting means 3 for generating
The data insertion image data signal 3001A is converted to a JPEG (Jo
int Photographic Experts
Image processing such as image compression according to standards such as Group
Processed and processed image processed digital watermark inserted image data
Image processing means 4 for generating a data signal 4001A;
Store the digital watermarked image data signal 4001A
Store and record as processed digital watermark inserted image data 5001
Image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal 5001A
Since it has the storage means 5 for generating images,
For digital cameras that take out images that conform to compression standards
Also in the stored image data 2001 corresponding to the photographed image signal.
Image compression such as JPEG with copyright data 9301 inserted
Stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data 5 according to standard
001 and externally comply with image compression standards such as JPEG.
Stored image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal 500
1A can be output. [0010] Further, the name and date of birth of the copyright holder
Copyright of the digital camera 100 as the copyright data 9301
By setting the data in the data setting means 32, the minimum data
Data is used to identify the copyright holder.
The copyright holder of the image data 2001 can be specified. Also,
The copyright data setting means 32 is
Copyright data setting means 3 comprising
2 writes copyright data 9301 to external copyright data
For example, the sales of the digital camera 100 are
If set at the time of sale or production, the copyright
There is no need to have a data writer 93,
The copyright setting signal 9301B
Do not configure the setting switch or setting circuit to generate
Easy even with programmable read-only memory
Can be configured. Alternatively, set the digital watermark copyright data
At stage 32, one unit of digital camera 100
The copyright information 9301 is used to identify the machine-specific symbol corresponding to
With a simple configuration, the digital camera
You can insert the machine unique code of Mera 100,
Copyright data such as the name and date of birth of the copyright holder
When the camera manufacturer sells the digital camera 100
It is easy to write and manage the copyright holder
Data can be specified. The aircraft unique number is a digital camera
Since it can be determined at the time of manufacture of Mera 100,
Can be set in the copyright data setting means 32 at the time of manufacture.
There is a merit that it. [0011] Further, information on the copyright is stored in the digital camera.
The step of inserting the
Insert information about copyright into the captured image into the camera 100
The step to perform is to copy the copyright data one-to-one with the copyright holder.
Data 9301 in the copyright data setting means 32.
Step and image by light incident by image detecting means 1
Image electricity which is digital two-dimensional image data
Generating the signal 1001A;
The image electric signal 1001A is stored in the storage image data 2001.
To generate the stored image data signal 2001A.
Step 2 and the copyright data setting means 32
Generating the digital signal 9301B;
The data insertion means 3 makes the stored image data signal 2001A
Copyright image signal 9301B is input and stored image data
The copyright data signal 9301B is inserted into the signal 2001A.
A switch for generating the digital watermarked image data signal 3001A.
This step consists of a step
Then, an insertion image data signal 3001A is obtained.
Therefore, the user of the digital camera 100 has already
Copyright holder or copyright holder data corresponding one-to-one with the copyright holder
Data 9301 is set in the digital camera 100,
If you take an image, it will automatically be
Digital watermark inserted image data with copyright data 9301 inserted
Data signal 3001A is obtained by the digital camera 100.
And once the copyright holder data 9301 is
If set in the digital camera 100,
There is little room for mistakes due to
Copyright data can be inserted. Further, the copyright data 9301 is
The step of setting the data in the data
By the writing device 93, the digital camera 100
Digital cameras during the production or sales process of
Name and date of birth or digital camera
Setting of copyright data for machine-specific symbols that identify each machine
If set in the means 32, the user can use the digital camera 100
Already one-on-one with copyright holder or copyright holder when purchase is completed
The copyright holder data 9301 corresponding to
00, the user is the copyright holder data 93
No need to set 01
Also automatically inserts the copyright data 9301
The inserted image data signal 3001A is
0, can be obtained more convenient, user operation
While copyright data is not inserted due to mistakes etc.
Differences can also be prevented. Here, the copyright data 9301 is
The step of setting in the copyright data setting means 32 is the copyright
The data writing device 93 uses a digital camera in advance.
In the course of 100 production and sales processes, digital
The name and date of birth of the camera
If the copyright data 9301 is set directly in the
Including the name of the copyright holder and the date of birth
Easy to understand because it is inserted into data signal 3001A
And if the purchase is decided, the copyright holder can be decided,
In the sales process, for example, in a store, and in the production process, it is made to order.
For example, in a production factory, the copyright data
More configurable, easier, more efficient steps,
In addition, it can be realized by the configuration. As described above, according to the present invention, a simple
Digital structure that can prevent copyright infringement due to computerization
Camera, and the photographer can insert copyright data.
You do not need to perform any operation to enter, and the copyright
Data 9301, it is very convenient,
It has a reliable copyright data insertion function with no room for entry.
Can provide one digital camera. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG.
The copyright data setting means 32 of the first embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data setting of copyright data.
You. The digital camera 100 captures an image based on incident light.
Image telegrams that are detected and digital two-dimensional image data
Image detecting means 1 for generating a signal 1001A;
No. 1001A is stored and stored as stored image data 2001.
Generates the image data signal 2001A,
Watermarked image output from the data insertion means 3
The data signal 3001A is converted to the digital watermark inserted image data 30.
01 and the stored digital watermark inserted image data signal 3
Storage means 2 for generating 001B and copyright data 930
1 to generate a copyright data signal 9301B
Right data setting means 32 and stored image data signal 2001
A and the copyright data signal 9301B,
Data signal 9301B inserted into the data signal 2001A.
And generates a digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A.
Storage means 2
Is a digital watermark inserted image stored in the external image data acquisition means 9.
An image data signal 3001B is output. That is, the digital camera
Image data taken out of camera 100
A stored digital watermark into which the copyright data signal 9301B has been inserted.
This becomes the insertion image data signal 3001B. Also shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
It consists of a bull only memory 321
Before using the digital camera, for example, a digital camera 10
Copyright data writing equipment when selling or producing
Copyright such as the name and date of birth of the copyright owner
Copyright data 93 written by data signal 9301A
01 is set, and then the copyright data signal
9301B is generated and output to the digital watermark inserting means 3.
You. The digital watermark inserting means 3 outputs the copyright data signal 9301
B as digital watermark information in the captured image data 2001
So that the copyright holder can be identified
are doing. FIG. 3 shows a digital camera 100 according to the present invention.
To insert information about the image into the captured image
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the flow of the first embodiment of the present invention.
The operation and steps of will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.
You. Use digital camera 100 before shooting
Is the programmable lead-on of the digital camera 100
To the copyright data setting means 32 comprising the re-memory 321
The name and date of birth of the photographer of the shadow image, that is, the copyright owner
The copyright data 9301
3 is set for writing. Here more effectively this
To carry out the steps, the production of the digital camera 100
In the supply process from sales to sales, for example, at the point of sale
Write by the installed copyright data writing device 93
When the user sets the copyright data writing device 93,
It is economical without having to have it. Next, the digital camera 10
The operation at the time of shooting 0 will be described. The captured image is
The output means 1 detects and outputs the image electric signal 1001A.
The storage image data 2001 is stored in the storage unit 2. Record
The stored storage image data 2001 is read by the storage unit 2.
And generates a stored image data signal 2001A. Author
The copyright data signal 930 is sent from the copyright data setting means 32.
1B occurs. Writing with stored image data signal 2001A
Rights data signal 9301B is the digital watermark data insertion means 3
And the stored image data signal 2001A
And inserts a copyright data signal 9301B
A child watermark inserted image data signal 3001A is generated. Record
The storage means 2 converts the digital watermarked image data signal 3001A into
Store and store as digital watermark inserted image data 3001
An electronic watermark inserted image data signal 3001B is output.
Is the external image data acquisition means 9 a personal computer or a printer?
And the stored digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001B
To capture and store or display images. Memory watermark insertion
The input image data signal 3001B is electronically
Digital watermark extraction processing, which is the inverse conversion of watermark embedding
To extract copyright data and identify the copyright holder.
Wear. Here, the present invention relates to a method for inserting a digital watermark.
It is not a statement about its novelty.
Are well-known, and descriptions of these are omitted.
are doing. As a method for inserting and extracting digital watermarks,
For example, JP-A-09-191394, JP-A-10-1457
There are methods for inserting and extracting digital watermarks such as 57.
It goes without saying that there are various other methods. FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
Digital with data compression function to comply with standards
Embodiment in which the storage unit 5 is provided in the embodiment of the camera 100
Is shown. The digital camera 100
Two-dimensional image data by detecting an image with light
Detecting means for generating an image electric signal 1001A
1 and the image electric signal 1001A are stored in the image data 200
1 to generate a stored image data signal 2001A.
Storage means 2 and copyright data 9301
Copyright data setting means for generating data signal 9301B
32, stored image data signal 2001A and copyright data
A signal 9301B is input and a stored image data signal 2001 is input.
Insert a copyright data signal 9301B into A and insert a digital watermark
Digital watermark data for generating the input image data signal 3001A
Data insertion means 3 and an electronic watermark data inserted image data signal.
3001A is subjected to image processing such as image compression and processing.
Image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal 4001A
Generated image processing means 4 and image processed digital watermark inserted image
Image data signal 4001A is stored.
Stored as image data 5001 and stored.
Storage means 5 for generating an inserted image data signal 5001A
Is provided. In this embodiment, the storage means 2 stores the image data.
Data 2001, but the digital watermark data insertion
The digital watermark data inserted image data 3001 from the stage 3 is
I don't remember. Digital watermark data inserted image data 3001
Is an image compression method such as JPEG standard by the image processing means 4.
Image data is compressed by the
An input image data signal 4001A is generated, and the stored image processing
Recorded in the storage unit 5 as child watermark inserted image data 5001
Remembered. The storage means 5 is electrically connected to the digital camera 100.
Smart card that can be connected and removed mechanically and mechanically
It consists of a card-shaped storage medium and obtains an image from the storage means 5
Into other image data acquisition means 9 such as a personal computer
Only by making electrical connections, stored image processing digital watermark insertion
The input image data 5001 can be transferred. in this way
However, the shadow caused by the data compression processing by the image processing means 4
Digital watermark data using a digital watermark embedding method with little effect
The same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained by using the embedding means 3.
Can be raised. Incidentally, the above-mentioned JP-A-09-19
Digital watermarks such as 1394 and JP-A-10-145557
The insertion method of the electronic transmission is less affected by data compression.
But this is the embedding method. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Image electric signal 1001A as stored image data 2001
The stored image data signal 2001A is generated.
However, instead, the image electric signal 1001A is
Stored as stored image data 2001 and stored image data signal
No. 2001A and the digital watermark data insertion
Digital watermark inserted image data signal 30 output from stage 3
01A is stored as digital watermark inserted image data 3001
And generates a stored digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001B.
And the image processing means 4 inserts digital watermark data.
Image processing such as image compression of the image data signal 3001B
Processed digital watermarked image data
No. 4001A is generated by the storage means 2.
Digital watermark inserted image data 3001
Therefore, the configuration is simpler and the same as the embodiment of FIG.
Needless to say, the effect can be improved. FIG. 5 shows a data pressure as another embodiment of the present invention.
Storage means in the embodiment of the digital camera 100 having a compression function
2 and storage means 50 having the function of storage means 5
1 shows a configuration of an example. The digital camera 100 is
Detects the image due to the emitted light and converts it into a digital two-dimensional image
Detection that generates an image electrical signal 1001A
Means 1 and an image electrical signal 1001A stored image data 2
001 and generates a stored image data signal 2001A.
And output from the digital watermark data inserting means 3
Digital watermarked image data signal 3001A
And stored as inserted image data 3001 and stored digital watermark
Storage means 2 for generating insertion image data signal 3001B
And copyright data 9301 is set, and a copyright data signal 9 is set.
Copyright data setting means 32 for generating 301B;
Image data signal 2001A and copyright data signal 9301
B as an input and a copyright
Data signal 9301B and the digital watermark inserted image data
Digital watermark data inserting means 3 for generating signal 3001A
And the stored digital watermark data inserted image data signal 3001
B is subjected to image processing such as image compression, and the processed image
Generate a digital watermark inserted image data signal 4001A
Image processing means 4 and image processing electronics from image processing means 4
The watermarked image data signal 4001A is stored in the image processing
Stored as child watermark inserted image data 5001,
Generates image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal 5001A
Storage means 5 for storing, and storage means 2 and storage means
5 is a storage unit 5 having the functions of the storage unit 2 and the storage unit 5
Since it is composed of 0, it should be simpler
Can be. Even in this case, the same effect as in the first embodiment is obtained.
Fruit can be raised. Further, in the embodiment, an external device
Digital watermark inserted image data stored in the image data acquisition means 9
The signal 3001B was output, but it was not.
The digital watermark data inserted image data
Output the copyright data 91A
Transmission of image data with 301 inserted as a digital watermark
Needless to say, That is, digital cameras
And detects the image caused by the incident light to create a two-dimensional digital image.
Generates an image electric signal 1001A which is image data of
Image detection means 1 and stored image electrical signal 1001A
A stored image data signal 200 stored as data 2001
1A and the copyright data 9301
Copyright data that generates a copyright data signal 9301B
Data setting means 32, the stored image data signal 2001A,
Copyright image signal 9301B is input and stored image data
The copyright data signal 9301B is inserted into the signal 2001A.
A signal generating the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A
With the provision of the child watermark data insertion means 3,
Although the watermarked image data signal 3001A cannot be stored,
However, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.
You. In the first embodiment of the present invention,
Copyright holder data 9301 to the copyright data setting means 32;
And the copyright owner's name and date of birth,
And a symbol that identifies each digital camera 100
An airplane unique symbol is used as copyright data 9301, and an external
Digital camera 1 by copyright data writing device 93
In the manufacturing process of 00, the programmable read only memory 3
21 in the copyright data setting means 32 consisting of
Aircraft-specific codes consist of the camera model code and serial number.
Digital cameras are identified one by one
The image data 2001 captured in the first stage has a unique body number.
It will be inserted as the copyright holder data 9301,
Computers such as personal computers to manage copyright holders
Therefore, sold when the user purchases the digital camera 100
The manufacturer specifies the unique number of the digital camera 100 and
Input the name of the creator, that is, the name of the copyright holder, and the date of birth,
The aircraft unique number, the name of the copyright holder,
Stored in the storage unit of the computer as data, and
If it can be read out at any time,
Since the copyright holders correspond on a one-to-one basis, copyright
Rights management can be identified, and copyright management is necessary but primary
The same effect as that of the embodiment can be obtained. The above embodiment is applied to a digital camera.
Information as a step to insert
In other words, the digital camera 100 of the present invention
The step of inserting the information into the captured image
The copyright data 9301 corresponding to the
Setting by the image detecting means 1
Detects the image due to the incident light and creates a digital 2D image
Step for generating an image electric signal 1001A which is image data
And an image electric signal 1001A by the storage means 2.
Stored as image data 2001 and stored image data signal
Generating 2001A, and setting copyright data
Stage 32 generates a copyright data signal 9301B.
And the stored image by the digital watermark data inserting means 3.
The data signal 2001A and the copyright data signal 9301B
Copyright data is input to the stored image data signal 2001A
A signal 9301B is inserted to insert a digital watermark inserted image data signal.
3001A is generated.
By the step, the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001
A, so the digital camera 100
The user already has a pair with the copyright owner or copyright owner before shooting.
The copyright holder data 9301 corresponding to 1 is a digital camera
100 is set, and if you take an image, you will be aware of copyright
The copyright data 9301 was automatically inserted without
Digital watermarked image data signal 3001A
It can be obtained by Mela 100. Further, the copyright data 9301 is
The step of setting the data in the data
By the writing device 93, the digital camera 100
Digital cameras during the production or sales process of
Name and date of birth or digital camera
Setting of copyright data for machine-specific symbols that identify each machine
If set in the means 32, the user can use the digital camera 100
Already one-on-one with copyright holder or copyright holder when purchase is completed
The copyright holder data 9301 corresponding to
00, the user is the copyright holder data 93
No need to set 01
Also automatically inserts the copyright data 9301
The inserted image data signal 3001A is
0 can be obtained. Where the copyright data
9301 in the copyright data setting means 32
The data is written in advance by the copyright data writing device 93.
Of the production process and the sales process of the digital camera 100
In the book, the name and date of birth of the prospective digital camera
If the copyright data is set in the copyright data setting means 32, the copyright data 9
301 includes the copyright holder's name and date of birth directly
However, since it is inserted into the inserted image data signal 3001A,
It is easy to understand, and if the purchase is decided, the copyright holder can also decide
Can be easily set by the copyright data writing device 93.
Easier, more efficient steps,
Needless to say, the configuration can be realized. [Effect of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention,
For example, the digital camera 100 includes an image detecting unit 1 and a memory device.
Step 2 and read the stored image data 2001 in the storage means 2
The copyrighted data 9301 is added to the stored image data 2001.
To generate a copyright data signal 9301B
Data setting means 32 and stored image data signal 2001A
And copyright data signal 9301B as input, and
Copyright data signal 9301B inserted into the data signal 2001A
And generates a digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A.
Digital watermark data insertion means 3
Adds copyright watermark information such as copyright to images captured by the camera.
Can be embedded as child watermark data,
Even if the image is transferred, the copyright data is
Whether embedded in embedded image data 3001
Can easily identify the copyright and claim the copyright,
Do not perform special operations without being aware of copyright.
Automatically embeds the copyright data of the copyrighted image.
It is very convenient to be able to
The effect that can be cut and the digital
There is an effect that a camera can be provided. Also, this
In addition to the image detection means 1 and the storage means 2,
Copyright data setting means 32 and digital watermark data insertion
It only needs to have the input means 3 and is built in the digital camera
There is an effect that can be. Further, an image based on incident light is detected and digitally detected.
Image electric signal 1001 which is total two-dimensional image data
A image detecting means 1 for generating A, and an image electric signal 1001
A is stored as stored image data 2001, and stored image data
Storage means 2 for generating a data signal 2001A;
Data 9301B to generate a copyright data signal 9301B
Copyright data setting means 32 and a stored image data signal
2001A and copyright data signal 9301B as input
The copyright data signal 930 is added to the image data signal 2001A.
1B and the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A
Digital watermark data inserting means 3 for generating
The data insertion image data signal 3001A is
Image processing such as compression of both images according to the standard, and processing
Image processing digital watermark inserted image data signal 4001A
Generated image processing means 4 and image processed digital watermark inserted image
Image data signal 4001A is stored.
Stored as image data 5001 and stored.
Storage means 5 for generating an inserted image data signal 5001A
Compliant with image compression standards such as JPEG
The digital camera that takes out the image
Copyright data 9301 is added to the stored image data 2001.
Stored images conforming to inserted image compression standards such as JPEG
Obtain processed digital watermark inserted image data 5001 and send it to outside
Stored image processing electronics according to image compression standards such as JPEG
It is possible to output the watermark inserted image data signal 5001A.
The copyright data 9301 can be compressed using JPEG
Because it can be inserted into the processed image, the photographer can feel safe,
The effect that valuable photographed images can be transferred to others,
In addition, the effect that the copyright of the photographed image can be claimed
is there. Further, the name and date of birth of the copyright holder
Copyright of the digital camera 100 as the copyright data 9301
By setting the data in the data setting means 32, the minimum data
Data is used to identify the copyright holder.
The effect that the copyright holder of the image data 2001 can be specified
There is. At this time, the copyright data setting means 32
Consisting of programmable read-only memory, copyright
Copy the copyright data 9301 to the data setting means 32
For example, a digital
If it is set at the time of sale or production of the camera 100,
The user needs to own the copyright data writing device 93
In addition, the copyright data
Setting switch or setting to generate the data signal 9301B.
Programmable read-only without configuring a constant circuit
Easy configuration with only memory and no extra cost
Can be realized. Alternatively, the data is stored in the copyright data setting means 32.
Each camera of the digital camera 100 has a one-to-one correspondence.
Set the machine specific symbol to be set as copyright data 9301
With a simple configuration, the digital camera 100
Can be inserted, and the aircraft unique number and the copyright holder's
Using the copyright holder data such as name and date of birth as a pair
Lame maker creates and manages digital camera 100 at the time of sale
It is easy to identify the copyright holder data from the machine unique number
Can be Aircraft unique number is digital camera 100
Copyright data can be set at the time of
Can be set in the setting means 32, so easily and without cost
The effect that it can be built into the digital camera 100
There is fruit. Here, the copyright holder's name and date of birth are copyright
And one-to-one correspondence with the copyright holder
Will be managed as a pair with your name and date of birth.
I am responding. [0027] Also, the digital camera has information on the copyright.
The step of inserting the
Insert information about copyright into the captured image into the camera 100
The step to perform is to copy the copyright data one-to-one with the copyright holder.
Data 9301 in the copyright data setting means 32.
Step and image by light incident by image detecting means 1
Image electricity which is digital two-dimensional image data
Generating the signal 1001A;
The image electric signal 1001A is stored in the storage image data 2001.
To generate the stored image data signal 2001A.
Step 2 and the copyright data setting means 32
Generating the digital signal 9301B;
The data insertion means 3 makes the stored image data signal 2001A
Copyright image signal 9301B is input and stored image data
The copyright data signal 9301B is inserted into the signal 2001A.
A switch for generating the digital watermarked image data signal 3001A.
This step consists of a step
Then, an insertion image data signal 3001A is obtained.
Therefore, the user of the digital camera 100 has already
Copyright holder or copyright holder data corresponding one-to-one with the copyright holder
Data 9301 is set in the digital camera 100,
When you take an image, it is automatically created without being aware of the copyright.
Digital watermark inserted image data with copyright data 9301 inserted
Data signal 3001A is obtained by the digital camera 100.
It is very convenient because the copyright holder data 9
Use if 301 is set in digital camera 100
There is no room for mistakes caused by operator's operation
Digital camera with high-quality copyright data insertion function
Can be provided. Therefore, copyright infringement due to computerization can be prevented.
Digital cameras that can operate
Data with an incredibly reliable copyright data insertion function
Big effect that we can provide digital camera
There is. Further, the copyright data 9301 is
The step of setting the data in the data
By the writing device 93, the digital camera 100
Digital cameras during the production or sales process of
Name and date of birth or digital camera
Setting of copyright data for machine-specific symbols that identify each machine
If set in the means 32, the user can use the digital camera 100
Already one-on-one with copyright holder or copyright holder when purchase is completed
The copyright holder data 9301 corresponding to
00, the user is the copyright holder data 93
No need to set 01
Also automatically inserts the copyright data 9301
The inserted image data signal 3001A is
0 can be obtained and more convenient and user
Copyright data is not inserted due to an error
This has the effect of preventing such mistakes. Where the author
Set copyright data 9301 in copyright data setting means 32
Is performed by the copyright data writing device 93.
The production process and sales of the digital camera 100 in advance.
During the process, the name of the person who will use the digital camera
If the date of birth is set in the copyright data setting means 32,
Copyright data 9301 is directly the name and date of birth of the copyright holder
And inserted into the digital watermark inserted image data signal 3001A
It is easy to understand, and if the purchase is decided, it will be written
In the sales process, for example, in a shop,
If the process is made to order, the copyright can be easily deleted at the production factory.
Can be set by the data writing device 93,
More efficient steps and more
Needless to say, the effect can be improved. As described above, according to the present invention,
Digital structure that can prevent copyright infringement due to computerization
Camera and the photographer inserted the copyright data.
It is very convenient because there is no need to operate anything.
It has a reliable copyright data insertion function with no room for entry.
One big digital camera can be offered
effective.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a digital camera 1 showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram of 00. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data setting to a copyright data setting unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. [Explanation of Signs] 1 ... Image detecting means 2 ... Storage means 32 ... Copyright data setting means 3 ... Digital watermark data insertion means 4 ... Image processing means 5 ... Storage means 50 ... Storage means 9 ... Image data acquisition Means 93... Copyright data writing device 321... Programmable read only memory

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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. An image detecting means (1) for detecting an image by incident light and generating an image electric signal (1001A) as digital two-dimensional image data in a digital camera. The electric signal (1001A) is stored as the stored image data (2001), and the stored image data signal (20) is stored.
01A) and a copyright data signal (9301B) by setting copyright data (9301).
, A stored image data signal (2001A) and a copyright data signal (930).
1B) and a digital watermark data inserting means (3) for generating a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A) by inserting a copyright data signal (9301B) into the stored image data signal (2001A). 2. A digital camera (100) wherein: an image detecting means (1) for detecting an image caused by incident light and generating an image electric signal (1001A) which is digital two-dimensional image data; The image electric signal (1001A) is stored as stored image data (2001), and the stored image data signal (20) is stored.
01A) and converts the watermarked image data signal (3001A) output from the watermarked data inserting means (3) into the watermarked image data (300).
1) a storage unit (2) for generating a stored digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001B), and copyright data (9301) set and a copyright data signal (9301).
B), a copyright data setting means (32), a stored image data signal (2001A) and a copyright data signal (9).
301B) as an input and the stored image data signal (2001)
A digital camera (100), comprising: (A) a digital watermark data inserting means (3) for inserting a copyright data signal (9301B) and generating a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A). 3. In a digital camera, an image detecting means (1) for detecting an image by incident light and generating an image electric signal (1001A) as digital two-dimensional image data, and storing the image electric signal (1001A) in an image data. (2001) and stored image data signal (20
01A) and converts the watermarked image data signal (3001A) output from the watermarked data inserting means (3) into the watermarked image data (300).
1) a storage unit (2) for generating a stored digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001B), and copyright data (9301) set and a copyright data signal (9301).
B), a copyright data setting means (32), a stored image data signal (2001A) and a copyright data signal (9).
301B) as an input and the stored image data signal (2001)
A) A digital watermark data insertion means (3) for inserting a copyright data signal (9301B) into the digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A) to generate a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A); Image processing means (4) for generating an image-processed digital watermark-inserted image data signal (4001A), and an image-processed digital watermark-inserted image data signal (4
001A) as a stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data (5001) and a storage means (5) for generating a stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data signal (5001A).
In a digital camera, an image detecting means (1) for detecting an image due to incident light and generating an image electric signal (1001A) as digital two-dimensional image data; and an image electric signal (1001A). ) Is stored as stored image data (2001), and a stored image data signal (20) is stored.
01A) and a copyright data signal (9301B) by setting copyright data (9301).
, A stored image data signal (2001A) and a copyright data signal (930).
1B) as input, a digital watermark data inserting means (3) for inserting a copyright data signal (9301B) into the stored image data signal (2001A) to generate a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A), and a digital watermark data inserted image An image processing unit (4) that performs image processing such as image compression on the data signal (3001A) and generates an image-processed digital watermark inserted image data signal (4001A), and an image-processed digital watermark inserted image data signal (4001A) ) As a stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data (5001) and a storage means (5) for generating a stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data signal (5001A). 5. A two-dimensional digital camera which detects an image due to incident light. Image detecting means (1) for generating an image electric signal (1001A) as image data of the image data, and storing the image electric signal (1001A) as stored image data (2001).
01A) and converts the watermarked image data signal (3001A) output from the watermarked data inserting means (3) into the watermarked image data (300).
1) a storage unit (2) for generating a stored digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001B), and copyright data (9301) set and a copyright data signal (9301).
B), a copyright data setting means (32), a stored image data signal (2001A) and a copyright data signal (9).
301B) as an input and the stored image data signal (2001)
A) A digital watermark data insertion means (3) for inserting a copyright data signal (9301B) into the digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A) to generate a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A); Image processing means (4) for generating an image-processed digital watermark-inserted image data signal (4001A), and an image-processed digital watermark-inserted image data signal (4001A) from the image processing means (4) Is stored as stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data (5001), and the stored image processed digital watermark inserted image data signal (5001) is stored.
A) is provided with a storage means (5) for generating A), and the storage means (2) and the storage means (5) are provided by a storage means (50) having the functions of the storage means (2) and the storage means (5). 6. A digital camera (100) characterized in that the copyright information (9301) corresponding to the copyright holder in a one-to-one correspondence with the copyright holder is written in the digital camera. Setting in the right data setting means (32), detecting the image by the incident light by the image detecting means (1), and generating an image electric signal (1001A) as digital two-dimensional image data, and storing. By means (2), the image electric signal (1)
001A) as stored image data (2001) to generate a stored image data signal (2001A), a copyright data setting means (32) to generate a copyright data signal (9301B), and digital watermark data. The stored image data signal (20) is inserted by the inserting means (3).
01A) and a copyright data signal (9301B) as input, and a copyright data signal (9301B) is inserted into the stored image data signal (2001A) to generate a digital watermark inserted image data signal (3001A). The step of setting copyright data (9301) in copyright data setting means (32) is performed by a copyright data writing device (93) in advance. In the production or sales process of the camera (100),
7. The digital camera (100) according to claim 6, wherein the copyright data setting means (32) sets the name and the date of birth of the person who intends to use the digital camera, or a body-specific symbol for specifying each digital camera. 8. The step of setting the copyright data (9301) in the copyright data setting means (32) is performed by the copyright data writing device (93) in advance of the production process or the sales process of the digital camera (100). In the process of
A digital camera (100) according to claim 6, wherein the name and the date of birth of the person who intends to use the digital camera are set in the copyright data setting means (32). 32) The digital camera (100) of claim 1 characterized by comprising a programmable read-only memory 321. 10. The copyright data (9301) at least the name and date of birth of a person who intends to use the digital camera. Is set in the copyright data setting means (32). [Claim 1] A digital camera (100) according to [Claim 1]. Sign and
An apparatus-specific symbol, such as a symbol corresponding to the serial number, for specifying each digital camera, is assigned to the copyright data setting means (3).
The digital camera (100) according to claim 1, wherein the digital camera is set to 2).