US 12,461,998 B2
Using watermarks to identify a chain of title in media
Douglas Max Grover, Rigby, ID (US); and Michael F. Angelo, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Micro Focus LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by MICRO FOCUS LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,228.
Prior Publication US 2025/0045362 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 21/108 (2023.08) [G06F 21/16 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a microprocessor; and
a computer readable medium, coupled with the microprocessor and comprising microprocessor readable and executable instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the microprocessor to:
generate a watermark, wherein the watermark is specific to an individual owner; and
insert the watermark into a media, wherein the watermark in the media is changed when ownership of the media is changed; and
wherein the watermark in the media comprises a plurality of watermarks that comprise a chain-of-title for the media, wherein each of the plurality of watermarks identifies one of a creator, a previous owner, or a current owner, and wherein each of the plurality of watermarks are stored in different locations in the media; and
wherein the plurality of watermarks further comprises one or more links to link the plurality of watermarks together to form the chain-of-title in the media.