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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Cesar Otero, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04N 19/44 (2014.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); H04N 19/44 (2014.11);
Abstract
A method for concealing sensitive information on a portable device via a steganographic image is disclosed. The portable device can be in the form of a card such as a driver's license or credit card and the hidden information may include a person's name or account number.