GB0219190D0 - Digital watermarking and banknotes - Google Patents

Digital watermarking and banknotes

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GB0219190D0
GB0219190D0 GBGB0219190.6A GB0219190A GB0219190D0 GB 0219190 D0 GB0219190 D0 GB 0219190D0 GB 0219190 A GB0219190 A GB 0219190A GB 0219190 D0 GB0219190 D0 GB 0219190D0
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Prior art keywords
banknotes
digital watermarking
watermarking
digital
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GBGB0219190.6A
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GB2375254A (en
GB2375254B (en
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Digimarc Corp
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Digimarc Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/074,034 external-priority patent/US6449377B1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
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    • G07D7/003—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using security elements
    • G07D7/0034—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using security elements using watermarks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
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    • G07D7/004—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
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    • H04N1/32101—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N1/32144—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
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    • H04N1/32304—Embedding different sets of additional information
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • B29C45/1418—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles the inserts being deformed or preformed, e.g. by the injection pressure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N2201/3225—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of data relating to an image, a page or a document
    • H04N2201/3233—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of data relating to an image, a page or a document of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark
    • H04N2201/3239—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of data relating to an image, a page or a document of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark using a plurality of different authentication information
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    • H04N2201/3201—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N2201/3269—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
    • H04N2201/327—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Editing Of Facsimile Originals (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
GB0219190A 1998-04-16 1999-04-14 Marking documents with machine-readable data and watermarks Expired - Lifetime GB2375254B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US8222898P 1998-04-16 1998-04-16
US09/074,034 US6449377B1 (en) 1995-05-08 1998-05-06 Methods and systems for watermark processing of line art images
GB0023204A GB2353168B (en) 1998-04-16 1999-04-14 Digital watermarking and banknotes

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GB0219190D0 true GB0219190D0 (en) 2002-09-25
GB2375254A GB2375254A (en) 2002-11-06
GB2375254B GB2375254B (en) 2002-12-24

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GB2460670B (en) * 2008-06-04 2010-05-05 Rue De Int Ltd Improvements in security documents

Family Cites Families (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4660859A (en) * 1985-06-17 1987-04-28 Materials Research, Inc. Process for incorporating a novel nuclear signature on currency which permits easy authentication at a later date
US5178418A (en) * 1991-06-25 1993-01-12 Canadian Bank Note Co., Ltd. Latent images comprising phase shifted micro printing
US5708717A (en) * 1995-11-29 1998-01-13 Alasia; Alfred Digital anti-counterfeiting software method and apparatus

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