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Inventor

Alastair M. Reed

Inventor
Lake Oswego, OR, US

Overview

140→
Patents
1987–2021
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 140 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Tprimary
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general30%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television27%
G06KGraphical data reading8%
G06FElectric digital data processing4%
B42DBooks3%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%
G07DHandling of coins or valuable papers, e.g. testing, sorting by denominations, counting, dispensing, changing or depositing3%
B41MPrinting, duplicating, marking, or copying processes2%
G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus2%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%
PatentTitleYear
11,023,992Signal encoding for difficult environments202110,783,601Digital watermarking and signal encoding with activable compositions202010,783,602Signal encoding for inks with low reflectivity202010,713,456Coordinated illumination and image signal capture for enhanced signal detection202010,664,940Signal encoding to reduce perceptibility of changes over time202010,658,007Smartphone-based methods and systems202010,652,422Spot color substitution for encoded signals202010,643,295Geometric enumerated watermark embedding for colors and inks202010,599,937Data hiding for spot colors on substrates202010,580,103Signal encoding for difficult environments202010,559,052Signal encoding for physical objects including dark ink202010,497,081Detecting encoded signals under adverse lighting conditions using adaptive signal detection201910,460,161Methods and systems for ensuring correct printing plate usage and signal tolerances201910,455,112Optimizing optical scanners for digital watermark detection201910,453,163Detection from two chrominance directions201910,445,849Signal encoding based on spectral requirements201910,447,888Information coding and decoding in spectral differences201910,438,310Signal decoding methods, apparatus and systems201910,350,926Counterfeit detection using machine readable indicia201910,356,274Methods and arrangements relating to signal rich art201910,346,462Metadata management and generation using perceptual features201910,311,538Closed form non-iterative watermark embedding201910,304,149Signal encoding for difficult environments201910,304,151Digital watermarking and data hiding with narrow-band absorption materials201910,282,801Full-color visibility model using CSF which varies spatially with local luminance201910,270,936Encoding signals in color designs for physical objects201910,255,649Signal encoding for difficult environments201910,223,560Coordinated illumination and image signal capture for enhanced signal detection201910,176,545Signal encoding to reduce perceptibility of changes over time201910,127,623Geometric enumerated watermark embedding for colors and inks201810,074,046Machine-readable food packaging film201810,065,441Counterfeiting detection using machine readable indicia201810,032,241Detection from two chrominance directions20189,979,853Information coding and decoding in spectral differences20189,940,685Digital watermarking in data representing color channels20189,940,684Detecting encoded signals under adverse lighting conditions using adaptive signal detection20189,928,560'Signal decoding methods, apparatus and systems'20189,864,919'Including information signals in product packaging and other printer media'20189,805,435'Full color visibility model using CSF which varies spatially with local luminance'20179,754,341'Digital watermarking and data hiding with narrow-band absorption materials'20179,749,607'Coordinated illumination and image signal capture for enhanced signal detection'20179,727,941'Optimizing optical scanners for digital watermark detection'20179,710,870'Extending watermark detection distortion tolerances'20179,710,871'Geometric enumerated watermark embedding for spot colors'20179,697,578'Assessment of camera phone distortion for digital watermarking'20179,665,919'Digital watermarking methods, apparatus and systems'20179,667,829'System and methods for encoding information for printed articles'20179,621,760'Information coding and decoding in spectral differences'20179,618,327'Methods and arrangements for object pose estimation'20179,607,350'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20179,609,296'Coordinated illumination and image signal capture for enhanced signal detection'20179,600,754'Machine-readable glass'20179,582,844'Detection from two chrominance directions'20179,563,970'Methods and arrangements relating to signal rich art'20179,565,335'Full color visibility model using CSF which varies spatially with local luminance'20179,509,882'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20169,449,357'Geometric enumerated watermark embedding for spot colors'20169,401,001'Full-color visibility model using CSF which varies spatially with local luminance'20169,396,509'Closed form non-iterative watermark embedding'20169,380,186'Data hiding for spot colors in product packaging'20169,349,153'Correcting image capture distortion'20169,325,878'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20169,317,888'Digital watermarking methods, apparatus and systems'20169,311,687'Reducing watermark perceptibility and extending detection distortion tolerances'20169,282,216'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20169,245,308'Encoding in two chrominance directions'20169,185,260'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20159,179,033'Digital watermarking in data representing color channels'20159,147,222'Detecting encoded signals under adverse lighting conditions using adaptive signal detection'20159,117,268'Out of phase digital watermarking in two chrominance directions'20158,983,120'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20158,971,567'Reducing watermark perceptibility and extending detection distortion tolerances'20158,953,908'Metadata management and generation using perceptual features'20158,923,546'Assessment of camera phone distortion for digital watermarking'20148,913,780'Digital watermarking methods, apparatus and systems'20148,908,908'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20148,873,797'Reducing watermark perceptibility and extending detection distortion tolerances'20148,819,172'Smartphone-based methods and systems'20148,792,675'Color image or video processing'20148,744,120'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20148,660,298'Encoding in two chrominance directions'20148,515,120'Steganographic encoding and decoding'20138,509,474'Digital watermarking methods, apparatus and systems'20138,509,472'Digital watermarking methods, programs and apparatus'20138,477,990'Reducing watermark perceptibility and extending detection distortion tolerances'20138,355,525'Parallel processing of digital watermarking operations'20138,233,675'Image, video or audio filtering before biometric recognition'20128,213,674'Perceptual modeling of media signals for data hiding'20128,199,969'Out of phase digital watermarking in two chrominance directions'20128,165,342'Color image or video processing'20128,155,378'Color image or video processing'20128,149,458'Methods and apparatuses for printer calibration'20128,144,368'Automated methods for distinguishing copies from original printed objects'20128,123,134'Apparatus to analyze security features on objects'20128,098,882'Perceptability model applied to watermark signals'20128,094,869'Fragile and emerging digital watermarks'20128,027,509'Digital watermarking in data representing color channels'20118,009,324'Methods and apparatuses for printer calibration'20117,995,790'Digital watermark detection using predetermined color projections'20117,822,226'Perceptual modeling of media signals for data hiding'20107,762,468'Readers to analyze security features on objects'20107,738,673'Low visible digital watermarks'20107,693,300'Color image or video processing'20107,668,334'Conditioning imagery to better receive steganographic encoding'20107,537,170'Machine-readable security features for printed objects'20097,483,547'Perceptual modeling of media signals for data hiding'20097,443,537'Methods and apparatuses for printer recalibration'20087,427,030'Security features for objects and method regarding same'20087,391,880'Color adaptive watermarking'20087,352,878'Human perceptual model applied to rendering of watermarked signals'20087,218,751'Generating super resolution digital images'20077,213,757'Emerging security features for identification documents'20077,088,844'Perceptual modeling of media signals based on local contrast and directional edges'20067,027,614'Hiding information to reduce or offset perceptible artifacts'20066,996,252'Low visibility watermark using time decay fluorescence'20066,912,295'Enhancing embedding of out-of-phase signals'20056,891,959'Hiding information out-of-phase in color channels'20056,804,377'Detecting information hidden out-of-phase in color channels'20046,763,123'Detection of out-of-phase low visibility watermarks'20046,763,124'Embedding digital watermarks in spot colors'20046,763,122'Watermarking an image in color plane separations and detecting such watermarks'20046,721,440'Low visibility watermarks using an out-of-phase color'20046,718,046'Low visibility watermark using time decay fluorescence'20046,700,995'Applying digital watermarks using dot gain correction'20046,633,654'Perceptual modeling of media signals based on local contrast and directional edges'20036,631,198'Perceptual modeling of media signals based on local contrast and directional edges'20036,590,996'Color adaptive watermarking'20036,117,625'Method and apparatus for creating a composite image by the tiling of multiple image frames'20005,995,653'Digital image processing system and method'19995,564,006'Real time transformation between color spaces'19965,327,257'Method and apparatus for adaptively interpolating a digital image'19944,965,754'Image processing'19904,947,260'Method and apparatus for generating composite images'19904,941,185'Image processing'19904,924,388'Image movement processing for page planning'19904,922,544'Image processing'19904,907,096'Image processing'19904,879,594'Reproduction of colored images'19894,774,567'Reproduction of colored images including overprinting for reproduction of bright colors'19884,668,980'Video retouching systems'1987

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987–1990Patents assigned to CROSFIELD ELECTRONICS LTD (9)· patent assignee history
1987–1990Based in Bedfordshire, GB· patent location history
1990Based in Leighton Buzzard, GB· patent location history
1990Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, CA· patent location history
1994–2003Based in Delta, CA· patent location history
2003–2021Patents assigned to DIGIMARC CORP (123)· patent assignee history
2004–2021Based in Lake Oswego, OR, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to REED ALASTAIR M (25)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to RODRIGUEZ TONY F (9)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to RHOADS GEOFFREY B (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
DIGIMARC CORP1232003–2021
REED ALASTAIR Mself252012–2017
CROSFIELD ELECTRONICS LTD91987–1990
RODRIGUEZ TONY F92012–2017
RHOADS GEOFFREY B62012–2014
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Lake Oswego, OR, US1242004–2021
Delta, CA71994–2003
Bedfordshire, GB51987–1990
Leighton Buzzard, GB31990
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA11990