Image Processing Circuitry for Authenticity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack effective methods to verify whether an image is a real image captured by a specific camera, which is crucial in legal and ownership verification contexts.
Innovation Solution
An image processing circuitry and method that store a unique image identifier generated from the image data on a write-once-read-many memory, allowing verification of the image's authenticity and origin.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If deep neural networks are used to generate or modify images, then image generation and manipulation capabilities are improved, but image authenticity verification becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by embedding an image identifier into the image data at the moment of capture, before any potential manipulation or transmission occurs. This identifier is stored in a write-once-read-many memory, establishing an immutable record of the image's origin that can later be used to verify authenticity without affecting the image's usability or the capabilities to generate/modify images.
2Reliability
If image data is stored for verification purposes, then image authenticity verification is improved, but storage requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image data storage system into two distinct components: the original image data and a separate image identifier. The identifier is stored in a dedicated write-once-read-many memory, while the image data can be stored in conventional memory. This segmentation allows verification without requiring the entire image to be stored immutably, reducing overall storage complexity while maintaining verification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of storing the entire image data for verification, the patent creates a copy in the form of an image identifier (such as a hash value or metadata signature) that represents the original image. This identifier copy is stored in the write-once-read-many memory, enabling verification through comparison without requiring storage of the full-resolution image data, thus reducing storage requirements and system complexity.
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AI summary
An image processing circuitry configured to: store, based on an obtained command, a first image identifier of first image data or the first image data on a write-once-read-many memory, wherein the first image identifier is generated based on the first image data such that it is unique for the first image data.