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United States Patent 7,599,515
Thommana , et al. October 6, 2009
Wireless communication method and apparatus for generating, watermarking and securely transmitting content

Abstract
A method and apparatus for securing transmission of content created by a content generation device embedded in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) by determining what type of watermarks should be applied to the content and incorporating the watermarks in the content. The WTRU includes a content generation unit, a watermark incorporation unit, and a communication subsystem. The content generation unit is embedded in the WTRU and generates content, such as audio, video, image, text or a combination thereof. The watermark incorporation unit determines the type of watermarks that should be incorporated in the content and incorporates the watermarks in the content. The communication subsystem transmits the watermarked content.

Inventors: Thommana; John (Austin, TX), Purkayastha; Debashish (Pottstown, PA), Briancon; Alain Charles Louis (Poolesville, MD)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DC)
Appl. No.: 11/082,451
Filed: March 17, 2005
Current U.S. Class: 382/100 ; 380/270; 713/176
Current International Class: G06K 9/00 (20060101); H04K 1/00 (20060101); H04L 9/32 (20060101)
Field of Search: 382/100 380/268,269,270 713/176