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(11) EP 1 843 507 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
09.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/32

(21) Application number: 07112420.0

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 1/32(2006.01)
G06T 1/00(2006.01)
H04L 9/06(2006.01)
H04L 9/28(2006.01)
H04N 21/23(2011.01)
H04N 21/434(2011.01)
H04L 9/32(2006.01)
G10L 19/018(2013.01)
H04L 9/00(2006.01)
G11B 20/00(2006.01)
H04L 9/12(2006.01)
H04N 7/167(2011.01)
H04N 21/254(2011.01)
H04N 21/83(2011.01)
H04N 21/835(2011.01)

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Steganographic method and device

Steganographisches Verfahren und Vorrichtung

Procédé et appareil steganographique


(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 07.06.1995 US 489172

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
96919405.9 / 0872073

(73) Proprietor: Blue Spike International Limited
Shannon, Clare (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Cooperman, Marc S.
    Short Hills, NJ 07078 (US)
  • Moskowitz, Scott A.
    Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 581 317
   
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  • ZHAO J ET AL: "EMBEDDING ROBUST LABELS INTO IMAGES FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION" PROCEEDINGS OF THE KNOWRIGHT. CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR SPECIALIZED INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, XX, XX, 1995, pages 242-251, XP000571967
   
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