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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Kenneth L. Levy, Stevenson, WA (US);
Reed R. Stager, Portland, OR (US);
Kenneth L. Levy, Stevenson, WA (US);
Reed R. Stager, Portland, OR (US);
Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems include, e.g.,: (1) steganographically embedding location information in images, where the location information is obtained from remote sources like a cell phone network or remote GPS receiver; (2) steganographically embedding participant IDs in content to ensure proper billing and royalty tracking; (3) providing fair-use content management based upon digital watermark-tracked usage; (4) providing micro-payments based upon watermarked ID cards for retailers; and/or (5) providing watermarked logon cards, such as watermarked hotel room keys, to better provide internet logon access control. Other systems and methods are provided as well.