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| 20080205699 | DIGITAL WATERMARK EMBEDDING AND DETECTION - Provided is a digital watermarking technology for embedding digital watermark information in text data thereby to generate a digitally watermarked image. The technology includes a digital watermarking program, a digital watermarking device and a digital watermarking method, in which digital watermark information can be embedded in document in such a way as not to be easily detected visually and be stably detected even after being printed out, copied or scanned by detecting the features of a character as data to be digitally watermarked, such as the direction and thickness of a line composing the character as the features thereof and embedding the digital watermark information in the character on the basis of the detected features. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080298596 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION SYSTEM - When decrypting an image of a part of a document that is encrypted and therefore illegible, a user uses a decryption apparatus | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090074320 | IMAGE MAGNIFICATION DEVICE, IMAGE MAGNIFICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING AN IMAGE MAGNIFICATION PROGRAM - A high-definition magnified image is obtained by simple computation. A magnified image is obtained by obtaining a deteriorated image on the basis of an input original image, determining enhancement filters used for individual small areas of the original image using the deteriorated image at least, performing a filtering process by applying the filters thus determined to the individual small areas to achieve enhancement, and interpolating the image for magnification. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090174910 | DIGITAL WATERMARK EMBEDDING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTING APPARATUS - A plurality of background texture patterns each of which includes a region not having a dot and having a feature different from those of the other background texture patterns, are combined, and information is embedded in a background region of a document image. Then, a mathematical-morphology-based conversion is performed on the document image, and thereby a feature of a region not having a dot in each of the background texture patterns is extracted in order to identify the embedded information. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090214033 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS - Area data indicating an encryption area of image data and level data indicating an authority level for the encryption area are received. Upon being triggered by an input password, an encryption key is generated for each received authority level. Check data to be detected in verifying whether or not the encrypted image data in the encryption area is appropriately decrypted through decryption is implanted in the encryption area. Image encryption is performed on the encryption area where the check data is implanted, by using the encryption key corresponding to the authority level designated for the encryption area. In decryption, all decryption keys corresponding to all authority levels lower than or equal to the set authority level are used to decrypt each encryption area and determines whether or not an appropriate decryption has been performed on the basis of the result of the detection of the check data. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090220076 | Image decrypting apparatus, image encrypting apparatus, and image decrypting method - When a decrypting apparatus receives an encrypted image, the apparatus detects the state of the encrypted image and determines whether the encrypted image is an image passed through only a digital medium or an analog medium, according to the state of the encrypted image. When the encrypted image is determined to be the image passed through only the digital medium, the decrypting apparatus switches to perform a digital decryption process and, when the encrypted image is determined to be the image passed through the analog medium, the decrypting apparatus switches to perform an analog decryption process. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090238361 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS - In an image encryption apparatus, an input processor inputs data of an input image. An encryptor encrypts a part or whole of the data of the input image. A marker generator generates data of a marker indicating an encrypted area. An image saver saves data of a marker-covered image covered with the marker. A marker sticker sticks the marker. An output processor outputs an encrypted image. In an image decryption apparatus, an input processor inputs data of an input image. A marker detector detects a marker and identifies an encrypted area. A decryptor decrypts data in the encrypted area. An image restorer restores data in an area covered with the marker by sticking data of a marker-covered image. An output processor outputs data of a decrypted image. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090245511 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS - In an image encryption apparatus, each of pixel-value inverse-converters applies pixel-value inverse-conversion on an input image in each of previously-encrypted areas. An image combiner superimposes images with inversely-converted pixels in the previously-encrypted areas to the input image to obtain a ready-to-encrypt image. An image encryptor scrambles blocks in the ready-to-encrypt image. A pixel-value converter applies pixel-value conversion on each of scrambled blocks to obtain a multiply-encrypted image. In an image decryption apparatus, a pixel-value inverse-converter applies pixel-value inverse-conversion on each scrambled block in the multiply-encrypted image to obtain a dot-erased image. An image decryptor inversely scrambles the scrambled blocks in the dot-erased image to obtain a decrypted image. Each of pixel-value converters applies pixel-value conversion on the decrypted image in each of previously-encrypted areas. An image combiner superimposes images with converted pixels in the previously-encrypted areas to the decrypted image to obtain a previously-encrypted image. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090245512 | IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS - A display processor displays on a display screen an encrypted image accepted by an image data acceptor. An encrypted region acquirer extracts encrypted regions contained on the encrypted image. A target region selector or an authorized target region selector selects decryption target regions from among encrypted regions contained in the encrypted image. A decryption order determiner determines a decryption order of the decryption target regions. The display processor displays on the display screen a prompt for inputting a decryption key (or a password) used for decryption of the encrypted image in each of the decryption target regions in accordance with the decryption order. A decryption key acceptor accepts the decryption key input by a decryption user. An image decryptor performs a decryption process on the encrypted image in the decryption target regions in accordance with the decryption order. A decrypted image of each decryption target region is output. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090245513 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS - In an image encryption apparatus for visually encrypting an input image, an encryption area selector selects an encryption area within an input image including an area to be encrypted. An image converter divides the encryption area into a plurality of blocks. The image converter divides each block of the encryption area into a plurality of sub-blocks. An image converter performs an image conversion including rotation and mirror-reverse in accordance with an encryption key on the image in each sub-block. The image converter scrambles the image on a block-by-block basis in accordance with the encryption key. A pixel value converter converts a pixel value of a minimal area in a block so that a position of the block may be detected. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090257586 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - An image processing apparatus sections an image to be processed into a plurality of blocks, rearranges the blocks into positions specified by an encryption key that uniquely specifies the positions of the blocks in the image, determines a computing method used to convert pixel values of pixels that form a minimum area included in each of the blocks after the blocks are rearranged based on the pixel values of predetermined pixels that do not belong to the minimum area, and converts the pixel values based on the computing method. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090262931 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION - In order to encrypt a part of an input image in such a manner that the encrypted part can be located for decryption, means for regularly converting pixel values in the area to be encrypted and generating a pattern unique to the pixel value conversion in order to encrypt the area to be encrypted; means for setting a specified positioning marker for locating an encryption position at two or more of the four corners of the area to be encrypted; and means for setting one or more checking marks for verifying appropriateness of a decrypted image in the encrypted area before the decryption are included. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090323950 | Image encryption/decryption apparatus, method and program - An image encryption apparatus encrypts a digital image by specifying a partial region from the digital image, converting the selected partial region into a processing image based on an encryption key, and specifying a position of the partial region by regularly converting a pixel value of the processing image. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100042828 | DOCUMENT DATA ENCRYPTION METHOD AND DOCUMENT DATA ENCRYPTION SYSTEM - An encrypting device encrypts original document data by use of a password of an addressee, thereby generating encrypted document data. A decryption authority changing device, of which operating authority is held by the addressee, generates authority changing information M structured by encrypting the password of the addressee with a password of a proxy, and notifies a decrypting device of the information, of which the operating authority is held by the proxy. The decrypting device decrypts the password of the addressee by employing the password of the proxy, and decrypts the encrypted document data by use of the decrypted password of the addressee. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100067706 | IMAGE ENCRYPTING DEVICE, IMAGE DECRYPTING DEVICE AND METHOD - An encrypting device generates an encrypted image by converting an image of a specified region in an input image with an encryption key, by embedding information obtained by encrypting the encryption key with a public key pairing with the private key of a destination, and by performing pixel value conversion. Then, the encrypted image is transmitted to the destination as a printed matter or via a network. A decrypting device converts the encrypted image in the form of print data or electronic data into an image, and inputs it. Next, the decrypting device extracts a decryption key (the encryption key) from the image of the encryption region by executing a process reverse to that of the encrypting device for the encryption region of the converted encrypted image. Then, the decrypting device decrypts the original image of the encrypted region by using the decryption key, and restores the entire encrypted image. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100074443 | IMAGE ENCRYPTION AND IMAGE DECRYPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Input data is converted into an image, and in the input image, an encryption region that is a region in which the image is to be encrypted. Meanwhile, on the basis of an encryption key, encryption key-related information that is information related to the encryption key is generated, and the encryption key-related information is embedded into the image in the encryption region, to generate a first intermediate image. Next, the first intermediate image is converted on the basis of the encryption key, to generate a second intermediate image. Then, the pixel values of the second intermediate image are converted so that the position of the encryption region can be specified. As a result of the conversion, an encrypted image in which the part corresponding to the encryption region in the input image is generated. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100158311 | Electronic watermark embedding device, electronic watermark detecting device, and programs therefor - An electronic watermark embedding device that embeds a graphic pattern representing information in image data includes a signaling feature period changing unit configured to change a period of signaling feature of a graphic pattern, a graphic pattern embedding unit configured to embed the graphic pattern in the image data as a period of the signaling feature changed by the signaling feature period changing unit, and an embedment region detecting unit configured to detect an embedding position where the graphic pattern is embedded from a region of the image data other than a background, whereby the signaling feature period changing unit changes the period of the signaling feature while maintaining the signaling feature when the image data undergo image enlargement or reduction processing, and the graphic pattern embedding unit embeds the graphic pattern in the embedding position on the region of the image data other than the background. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100158383 | IMAGE MARKER ATTACHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A marker attaching apparatus attaches to an image a positioning marker for detecting a specific area in the image, and includes: an area size detection unit detecting a size of an area to which the positioning marker is attached; a marker adjustment unit adjusting the positioning marker depending on the detected size of the area; and a marker attaching unit attaching the adjusted positioning marker to the image. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110019816 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - An electronic document processing system | 01-27-2011 |
