Automated Watermark Insertion for Video and Image Content

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing watermarking techniques lack efficiency in content sorting and conversion, requiring users to manually categorize and convert digital content before inserting watermarks, leading to increased time and effort.

Innovation Solution

A watermark insertion apparatus and method that automatically determines the type of content, performs content conversion, and inserts watermarks suitable for the content kind, using a controller, content storage, and content converter to streamline the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual content sorting and conversion is performed before watermark insertion, then users can have control over content processing, but time consumption and operational effort increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveManual control over content processingVSAvoidTime consumption for content sorting and conversion

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs content type detection and automatic conversion as preliminary actions before watermark insertion. The controller automatically detects content types (video/image) and converts them to appropriate formats, eliminating the need for users to perform these preliminary sorting and conversion steps manually, thus resolving the time consumption issue while maintaining processing control

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service automation where the controller automatically detects content types and performs appropriate conversions without user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously determining whether content is video or image and applying the correct conversion and watermarking process, eliminating manual operational burden

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If automatic content type detection and conversion is implemented, then user time and effort are reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveWatermark insertion efficiencyVSAvoidSystem complexity for automatic detection and conversion

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the watermarking process into distinct functional modules: content type detection module, conversion module, and watermark insertion module. The controller divides the overall task by detecting content type first, then converting accordingly, and finally inserting watermarks. This segmentation manages system complexity by organizing functions into manageable, independent components that can be executed in sequence

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The controller is designed as a multi-functional universal device that can detect different content types (video/image), perform multiple conversion operations, and insert watermarks. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single controller, the system achieves high productivity through automation while managing complexity through functional integration rather than requiring separate dedicated devices for each operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9471950B2Device and method of inserting watermarks through conversing contents automatically

Publication Date: 2016.10.18 I SCREAM MEDIA CO LTD

AI summary

Provided are a watermark insertion apparatus and method. The watermark insertion method includes acquiring content through upload by a user, storing the uploaded content, receiving a content conversion request from a user or a manager, determining whether content for which content conversion has been requested is video or an image, converting the content according to the determined content kind, and inserting watermark suitable for the content kind into the converted content.