Abstract: The present invention leverages a series of media watermark locations to provide information relating to media ownership and/or distribution source. This provides a forensic means to establish a source of media with a high degree of certainty despite malicious and/or non-malicious attacks. By providing embedded user unique identification, a source of copied media can be determined without the embedded information substantially interfering with the intended purpose of the media itself. In one instance of the present invention, digital media is transformed into an N-dimensional media signal. User unique keys are then utilized along with a master key to determine locations for embedding a watermark signal that possesses substantially similar quantized statistics as the transformed media signal. The watermark signal is then embedded into the media signal, fingerprinting the media.

Abstract: A desynchronized fingerprinting method and system for identifying collaborators in the making of illegal copies of digital multimedia products. The desynchronized fingerprinting system and method can be used for both audio and video applications. The method and system include an embedding feature and a detection and extraction feature. A different and unique key is assigned to each buyer of a copy of the digital data. The embedding feature includes applying a pseudo-random transformation to selected embedding regions. The key for the pseudo-random transform is user-specific. These regions are chosen by using a secure multimedia hash function. The detection and extraction feature includes a brute-force search in the key space of the buyers. If one of the keys is likely enough, then it can be said that that user was been involved in the production of an illegal copy.

Abstract: A desynchronized fingerprinting method and system for identifying collaborators in the making of illegal copies of digital multimedia products. The desynchronized fingerprinting system and method can be used for both audio and video applications. The method and system include an embedding feature and a detection and extraction feature. A different and unique key is assigned to each buyer of a copy of the digital data. The embedding feature includes applying a pseudo-random transformation to selected embedding regions. The key for the pseudo-random transform is user-specific. These regions are chosen by using a secure multimedia hash function. The detection and extraction feature includes a brute-force search in the key space of the buyers. If one of the keys is likely enough, then it can be said that that user was been involved in the production of an illegal copy.

Abstract: The present invention leverages a series of media watermark locations to provide information relating to media ownership and/or distribution source. This provides a forensic means to establish a source of media with a high degree of certainty despite malicious and/or non-malicious attacks. By providing embedded user unique identification, a source of copied media can be determined without the embedded information substantially interfering with the intended purpose of the media itself. In one instance of the present invention, digital media is transformed into an N-dimensional media signal. User unique keys are then utilized along with a master key to determine locations for embedding a watermark signal that possesses substantially similar quantized statistics as the transformed media signal. The watermark signal is then embedded into the media signal, fingerprinting the media.