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hoping - As far as I know, many women do not get a "fade in" to the positive OPK. That is, just because you had a faint line yesterday, doesn't mean there's something wrong if you got no line today. Both are negative. It's not positive until it's as dark or darker than the test line. If you want a more exact result, you could get the ClearBlue that gives you a smiley face when it's positive. Also, once you get the positive, you could ovulate anytime from 12-36 hours (on average) later. So I probably wouldn't wait until 24 hours later to insemiate if you can help it. Eggs only live for less than a day, but sperm can live for several days (frozen for less, though). Using fresh sperm, I'd think it's always good to get ahead of the O, rather than after.
Take all this advice with a grain of salt, given that we've been at this a month.
hoping. . def insem tonight if you can. . I agree with easttowest that the lighter one is not positive but if you are only testing once a day with the light opks you could have missed it. . all opks are different but I know the cheap ones I use you have to test btwn 11am and 10 pm bc LH is synthesized in the morning and it will read differently in am and pm for some people so if you tested with FMU you could have been getting a fade-in from the night before. . and like easttowest says it is always better to be ahead of the game so put some sperm up in there! especially if you can do tomorrow and next day too., , better to have a welcoming party than waving good-bye
Me (39) and DH (FTM 40) and DS 17 months old. TTC# 2 via KD
cordelia, this is the best support i've gotten since DP and I starting our TTC journey. In the short time i've been here, you ladies have made meeh feel soooo much better and at home. And like i actually do have ppl rooting for meeh and DP. And you're so right about the hand-me-downs! Mye sis just had twin girls in May, so if I have a girl i've got it made and i know one of mye bestie's is having a boy..i'm covered! Thanks a million!
EVERYONE..... I also have a question ladies. So, fraternal twins run in mye family. Mye Nan had mye mum and her twin brother, mye mom had none (just us 3 girls), and mye sister just had twins in May. For mye cycles, I'm also taking 50mg's of clomid...now mye question is....seeing as i have twins in mye genes already, does this up mye chances to conceive twins???? I do hear it usually skips a generation (which was mum's). This is slightly overwhelming, but I think about it, and it'd be exciting to have twins (DP might faint lol but will get over it)..and maybe i'd get lucky enough to have 1 boy nd 1 girl like mye nan did with mye mum and her brother :). Just curious if anyone knows. TY ladies!
hoping, wishing you the best of luck! I see your in the south too..im just a state away :)
Meeh (25) and DP (35) Started TTC DS/DD #1Jan12 IUI #1 2/12-BFN, IUI #2 Oct12-BFN. IUI#3-BFN Mar13-BFFN, Jan14- BFN, Jun15 - Starting with the RE with timed IUI's and HcG trigger
Hi everyone!
Wow, I kinda fall off the boards for a month-ish and there's all these new peeps!! Congrats to all the BFPs, that's super exciting!!
A quick update to let ya'll know I haven't crawled under a rock! DW is set for fibroid removal in October. She's decided to go back to school and keep working away at her degree while we sort this out. We are so hooped financially, and the clinic wants a $3000 deposit. That's a lot of OT... soooo we may be pushing everything back AGAIN, just because of money reasons, but one step at a time.
Both of my also difficult TTC work buddies got pregnant 2 months ago (they're 12 and 13 weeks), both were INCREDIBLY awesome and sensitive in telling me, and I'm genuinely pleased as PUNCH that they are pregnant (both also told me very early, one at 8 weeks and the other at 10).
I've become a rather miserable and bitter person, so to cope, I've stopped blogging. We've stopped talking about the baby. I've put all the baby things in a box in our storage locker in the basement in our condo building. We've just kinda shoved stuff in the 2nd bedroom and kept the door closed. We're trying to cope with this desperate emptiness by trying to keep one foot in front of the other. We're 15 months into this business of trying to have a baby, and we've seen so many people get pregnant and now their babies are born and getting big and learning to crawl and do all kinds of amazing things. Fortunately we're surrounded by many amazing people who don't say stupid things like "enjoy your quiet time now!!".
Anyways, I'm sorry about my ramble. Wishing everyone the best of luck!
Me (31) and DW (34). Taking a long break from TTC, back at it late 2015. PRO VAX ON TIME.
Cordelia - funny you should ask whether clear tubes on the HSG are good. It's definitely good news in the sense that the eggs can get down my tubes. I am glad of that! I don't even know how invasive the treatment is if they're blocked. On the flip side, though, the doc's staff told me that if my tubes were blocked, all my fert treatment would be covered by insurance.
fmorris - I am a fraternal twin. Having it in your family and then taking Clomid does raises the chances a small amount, but the overall chances are still pretty low. If you end up going to injectibles, that raises the chances a little more. Like you, I've heard the "skip a generation" thing, but that's far from definite.
darth -- I'm so sorry to hear you're feeling miserable. You've been through a lot. DW and I have not allowed ourselves to buy any baby things out of fear that we, too, would be storing them away. I hope it gets better. Hugs to you.
... due in late June.
darth--Nice to 'see' you back! I am sorry you have been feeling so bitter...I know how that feeling WAY too well. I am going on 23 months. Uggg. It's awful.
Welcome fmorris!
easttowest/cordelia--Just wanted both of you to know I have been using FedEx for almost two years and have never had any issues--and I live on an island so things are extra confusing. Not saying that they don't have their mess-ups...but I think you might get that with any company now and then.
6dpo for me. I feel like it has been much longer...but have been staying preoccupied. Trying to ignore all of my progesterone-induced pregnancy symptoms.
M (30), D (30) TTC #1 since October 2010. 13 unsuccessful cycles--no meds (2 m/c). First medicated IUI July 2012: BFN. Second medicated IUI: BFP! Triplets! Actual Due Date: May 17...GOAL: April 5th!
Sawyer, Elliott, and Miles arrived on March 24th @ 32 weeks & 2 days.
6DPO for me too, Lise. I'm feeling really crappy this morning- sick to my stomach, headache...just generally really shitty.
Fingers crossed that its a good sign.
DW (40) and I (33) have been married since October 2010. We have been kitty mommies to Georgio for a while now, but we're now real mommies to one beautiful little girl , Olivia Grace, born 11/19/13 at 5:56am.
darthtuna. . sorry you are having a hard time. . I watched a good friend of mine struggle for two years before finally getting pregnant with twins, it's heartbreaking, and a personal challenge that compares to few other things. . I hope that your struggle will be over soon. .
sotohana. . good luck, hope those are good signs too!
lisedea. . thanks for the info about fed-ex. . i suspect you are right and the folks I know just had a string of bad luck with their shipments. . and I hope your BFP is around the corner.
outdoorsy. .that does sounds like a good news/bad news scenario for your tubes but in the end I think it's always best to be healthier but full coverage does sound like a dream!
AFM. . so I passed through the ovulation without being able to do an insem and am feeling better. DH sent me flowers a card from our future kid saying they were sorry but they were waiting for the right time and to please be patient and how excited they were to be able to join our family. .It was so sweet. I hung it on our fridge and it keeps me more relaxed and trusting in this process.
Me (39) and DH (FTM 40) and DS 17 months old. TTC# 2 via KD
On the plus side of HSGs...I have heard that an HSG can increase fertility for a few months b/c it clears the tubes out so well.
Darthtuna--totally hear you on how tough it can be...
TWW buddies...hope it's going well for all of you.
AFM--DW is 9 dpo and has no symptoms of anything. She is having some sleep troubles and I think it's the progesterone. Has anyone on progesterone experienced insomnia or sleep interruptions?
Two moms and two boys enjoying the truth that love always wins!!!
wishin'- I don't know if it was the progesterone, but I did not sleep very well during the 2nd week of my last TWW either. It's stinky. Who wants to be stressed and tired? I hope DW gets some rest soon.
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nice to meet you all, and thanks for referring me here pokeyAC. Our info - 2 recent unsuccessful iui's with frozen sperm, both on clomid and the last round additionally with a trigger & progesterone. (iui was 24 hours post trigger) My wife is now CD3 and we head back to the doctor today for an u/s, and will start the process all over again. I will say this is quite the emotional rollercoaster and wish everyone good luck!
Hi SanDiego! It's nice to see you here. Sometimes I feel like I'm being pushy inviting people to join, but I know this thread can be hard to find because it's under Parenting and not Trying to Conceive. I'm glad you are joining in. This is definitely an emotional rollercoaster! I hope the u/s goes well and you are good to go for the next try!
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hey, look at all these new people! may your stays be short and sweet.
tuna queen - do you have a time frame when you're going to think about ttc again? sometimes just being able to check days (or weeks, whatever) can make it more tolerable. i'm sorry for all you two have been through.
did anyone see that article about TTC causing PTSD?
AFM - maybe today AF starts? maybe? maybe? fingers crossed. i'm ready to get started again especially with my better-timed IUI. !
outdoorsy, thanks for the info! i was just so curious,but we'll definately see how things work out soon enough hopefully!
lisedea, ty ty! im more than happy to be here with you all!
sandiego, welcome! well, i can tell you that we're in just about the same boat. Our last IUI was in feb with no success. I was taking 50 mg of clomid, but no trigger shot. I was wanting to do that this next time we go back in Sept. It is an emotional rollercoaster, but i can only imagine how wonderful the reward is. How exciting would it be to see that BFP!? Keep you're head up and stay positive, you've got a lot of ladies behind you :)
Meeh (25) and DP (35) Started TTC DS/DD #1Jan12 IUI #1 2/12-BFN, IUI #2 Oct12-BFN. IUI#3-BFN Mar13-BFFN, Jan14- BFN, Jun15 - Starting with the RE with timed IUI's and HcG trigger
M (30), D (30) TTC #1 since October 2010. 13 unsuccessful cycles--no meds (2 m/c). First medicated IUI July 2012: BFN. Second medicated IUI: BFP! Triplets! Actual Due Date: May 17...GOAL: April 5th!
Sawyer, Elliott, and Miles arrived on March 24th @ 32 weeks & 2 days.
Darth: I'm recently coming back here as well after several month hiatus. I too was feeling too miserable to write on the forum. No one could have warned me about the incredible ongoing level of suffering that TTC for 2 years has brought my wife and now. So I feel your pain. It's good to hear that your friends at work are so supportive and sensitive. I know it means so much for me when I feel that someone understands me even if they are pregnant. I experienced it with my sister and best friend. Something that has helped me feel less miserable is reading "write it down make it happen." it's kinda of like The Secret...Nothing makes this journey more tolerable then having faith and hope reignited. Just a thought.
Cordelia: I love the fact that your DH wrote you a card from your future baby. That's touching.
Easttowest/Cordelia: It's so great to see a conversation about fresh shipped sperm. My wife and I have been using fresh shipped sperm now for about 6mths. We love our donor and the whole shipping process isn't too grueling. We have found that both FEDex and UPS are both pretty dependable. For inspiration: I would love to hear whether you guys or anyone else knows folks who have gotten BFP from fresh shipped sperm.
Wishin/Lise/Sotohana: my fingers are crossed for you ladies. My thoughts are with you as you all enter the last few days of the tww. lots of baby dust.
SanDiego: welcome, welcome!!!
Wishin: progesterone has caused me lots of annoying symptoms...sleep disturbances included.
AFM: CD4. "Waiting to O" (I forgot to inform you after I o'd last cycle sorry). Nothing much to report here. Still feeling somewhat numb about my possible chemical pregnancy from last month. I started crying a wee bit last night only after watching my favorite character from Boardwalk Empire die...and instantly started thinking about the chem preg. It was weird. My wife hasn't said much about it...she seems kinda of distant. Don't know what to make of that. Maybe I will be excited when this work week is over. Sorry for the woe is me tone..I will probably be in a different place soon.
So lots has changed since my last post. My DP and I went to our OB, and she
offered to do one insemination for us each. So we have both been waiting to O.
Now I ordered the frozen sperm to be shipped on Saturday...two vials. I was
expecting to O on Monday or Tuesday but guess what?! I peed positive on my
OPK today!!!! Ugh! So now I may be out. We did happen to work out something
with a known donor but that may have to wait until next cycle. As for her, she should
O sometime next week hopefully before Saturday bc the doctor will be out of the
office. The only thing keeping me sane is knowing I probably would have been too early
for IUI tomorrow anyway.
What a mess! This is such hard work!!! Anyway, I will try and do personals tomorrow.
Baby dust to all!!!
Thanks to the folks who chimed in about progesterone sleep disturbances. The progesterone symptoms are wildly annoying b/c we are constantly going "hmmm, pregnant or progesterone?" DW had sore breasts last night and was rather emotional...but that could have been progesterone...argh.
Two moms and two boys enjoying the truth that love always wins!!!
Hi everyone and welcome new folks--
I have nothing to report, but just wanted to say hi.
we are trying round #2 of at-home insems tonight and tomorrow.
(erin, i had a positive opk this morning too-- we really are cycle buddies!)
wishin/lise/sotohana: thinking of you as you finish the brutal TWW...
tandy. . good luck with round #2 .. powerful thoughts of egg meets sperm your way
wishin/lise/sotohana. hoping for a good round of BFPs. . could use some good news to inspire us all and of course for you all yourselves most importantly. .
erinTN. . sorry about the early O, I guess even at the long side it would def be over before Monday but that's great news about your OB helping you out. .
invitin. . I don't know if I knew you were shipping fresh. . I know two people who got pregnant, one from another board and one of my friend's friends who got in on the first try. .everyone else is extended to the point of hearsay but I have heard of other folks too. . and re the card from DH. we really believe in talking to our future kid, I wrote a whole story about getting our first one and how he came to us after we had a long conversation about our strengths and challenges, somehow I really believe that our kids choose us in a way even if this makes no rational sense with a lot of my world view. So feeling like she/he is not ready to come yet helps me a little, though obviously I still get depressed with BFN's. .I think you are right about faith in whatever form it takes for you carrying us through this. .
sandiego . . welcome. . welcome. .
pokey. you are great at bringing folks over to this board, do you troll for them over on the hetero side?
anyone else I missed, good luck!
AFM. . going back to my infertility acupuncturist on Wed. I am so excited. I swear she is a miracle worker and can't wait to get needles even though they scare me and get her weird concocted herbal "teas".. so gross but so worth it!
Me (39) and DH (FTM 40) and DS 17 months old. TTC# 2 via KD
Hey tandy - good luck! Looks like we'll be in the TWW together again this time around.
Sperm was shipped off this morning, and hopefully it will arrive safe and sound tomorrow by noon. I'm feeling extra positive, although I know I should be concerned that dw won't ovulate early enough, but if past months are any indication, she'll ovulate Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. And that should be fine (Tuesday is pushing it, but it's possible). I'm predicting Monday, and two days ahead with fresh sperm is almost ideal.
I know it's silly, but I like the fact that her cycle is pretty much in tune with the lunar cycle - tonight is a full moon, and the day she should get her period is the new moon. It's also Rosh Hashana (Jewish new year) on the day we'll find out if she's pregnant, which I'm going to take as a positive sign, since what a great way to start a new year. The Torah portion we read is the birth of Isaac, the story of Sarah - which just happens to be my wife's name - getting pregnant after she thought she could not. I don't believe in God or signs or anything, but it's just a positive thought to hold onto for these few weeks. (We'll ignore the fact that the story is also about casting another mother and child out into the desert.)
Good luck to everyone, and onward to September.
Whoo hoo ! CD1 for me! the break is over! Can i be moved to Waiting to O?
pokey - did you find a Sept threadkeeper? I hate to think of an orphaned thread, so I can adopt it if no one else is interested...
Woohoo! Onward and Upward, MrsandMrs! :)
DW (40) and I (33) have been married since October 2010. We have been kitty mommies to Georgio for a while now, but we're now real mommies to one beautiful little girl , Olivia Grace, born 11/19/13 at 5:56am.
Btw, I'm kind of wondering if this symptom I'm having is something that any of y'all have experienced. My stomach is feeling really tight. I'm a bit bloated, but more than that it's just this really tight feeling at the top of my stomach. I've also been really hungry and have had to pee a TON. My temp has also been rising consistently since I insemmed last Friday. Okay...that's more than one symptom. Ha ha!
DW (40) and I (33) have been married since October 2010. We have been kitty mommies to Georgio for a while now, but we're now real mommies to one beautiful little girl , Olivia Grace, born 11/19/13 at 5:56am.
M (30), D (30) TTC #1 since October 2010. 13 unsuccessful cycles--no meds (2 m/c). First medicated IUI July 2012: BFN. Second medicated IUI: BFP! Triplets! Actual Due Date: May 17...GOAL: April 5th!
Sawyer, Elliott, and Miles arrived on March 24th @ 32 weeks & 2 days.
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Guitar Hero and Halo action figures are expected to be the top-selling McFarlane action figure lines on the market this year. The video game releases themselves have been huge successes. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) analyst Jesse Divnich, the Guitar Hero World Tour video game is expected to eclipse 5.5 million units sold during the holiday season.
"When Halo 3 hit the market, the first day of sales surpassed that of any motion picture's opening weekend - ever," Todd says. "The video game industry is one that we just cannot ignore."
To see a schedule of which McFarlane Toys figures are in stores this season, go here.
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So far, it's been a brutal winter—and there's no better excuse than freezing cold weather for staying inside (and doing a Beachbody® workout)! But there comes a time when you just have to make a break from the confines of your living room and get outside. The great news is that winter sports are fantastic cross-training workouts because they require more balance than many summer sports. Also, they each utilize a set of muscles different from your usual workout. It's possible to be at peak strength and form come spring if you engage in one or more of these four winter sports activities to get outside and stay fit.
For skaters at any skill level, the key is to get a little outside your comfort zone. Beginning skaters should work on gliding on one blade as long as possible with the other blade off the ice. Everyone has a strong and weak side—use both. Start trying to do 5-second glides on each foot, then work up until you can go for much longer. Linking parallel ski-style turns is a blast on skates and utilizes your abs, glutes and thighs. Do this in sets with gentle skating in between. Finally, skating backward is a terrific exercise for your butt muscles and works the muscles on both sides of your legs. Make it a point to spend at least a third of your rink time going backward and soon you'll look like Wayne Gretzky from the rear.
I could blather on until spring thaw about great winter sports workouts, but I've got to get myself out of this chair and down to the rink. Enjoy the chill. Summer will be here soon enough and this year, I've promised myself to stay fit through the winter. I hope you can too.
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I'm learning that when you decide to eat right and exercise regularly, the person you become will have it pretty easy, and life will no longer seem quite as hard. Until I got really fit, I used to have so many problems. Everything seemed difficult and daunting. There was a lot of drama and conflict. I was lazy, tired, and overwhelmed. I didn't have the feel-good brain chemistry of a person who was firing on all cylinders from making better choices. Life was a struggle. But I had no clue that my poor diet and erratic physical activity were the reasons for my misery.
In my late twenties and early thirties, I began to eat better and work out more regularly. Oddly enough, new opportunities began to come my way. My confidence improved, and the drama began to fade away. It never occurred to me that healthier food and physical activity were responsible for the shifts in my life. I chalked it all up to luck, nothing more. Sometimes, for brief periods of time, I'd get lazy, eat garbage, and blow off workouts. And guess what? Life got hard again. But I still hadn't put two and two together.
By the time I made fitness my true vocation 13 years ago, I was in much better shape—not perfect, but pretty good. Those early days of creating my at-home DVD routines were fun and exciting. I was in the right place at the right time with the right experience to be able to help my business partners create something different and better when it came to at-home workouts. We were striking gold where it had never been found before. You'd think by then I'd have a clearer understanding that my regular exercise and healthy eating had something to do with my early triumphs, but the answer was still no. More great luck, right?
Turns out the more consistent I was with my workouts and the better I ate, the more opportunities came my way. Only in the last 2 or 3 years have I truly begun to appreciate that by exercising 6 or 7 days a week and eating wholesome foods, I have the energy and enthusiasm for a life I enjoy.
I'm not telling you this to brag—I'm sharing this experience because I want you to realize that life can be incredible, and not through luck or upbringing or even education. I know plenty of people who have degrees from top schools and who make tons of money—and they're a mess. Joy, happiness, opportunities, success, and the life you want come from switching to a lifestyle that involves regular exercise and whole foods. What seems hard as hell at first will turn your life into a carefree world of endless experiences and plenty of opportunities, and will give you the energy and enthusiasm you need to enjoy life for the rest of your life.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse fish fillets and pat dry. Lightly coat bottom of baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place fish in single layer in bottom of dish. In a medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients together, then spread evenly over fish pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. (Serves 6.)
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Inspired by Petite Parade New York Kids Fashion Week, Charleston Children's Fashion Week is dedicated to children's fashion made in the Lowcountry. Fashion Weeks are held all over the world and focus primarily on fashion for grown ups with fewer shows for children's fashion and limited opportunities for children's clothing designers and child model talent. Kids' fashion weeks expand stages and opportunities in the world of children's fashion.
Charleston Children's Fashion Week promotes kindness in kids fashion with a non-competitive and positive spirit, a venue inclusive of local designers and models of all colors and backgrounds, recognition of kids fashion brands established outside mainstream retail outlets, and proceeds will benefit local children's organizations and charities.
The inaugural Charleston Children's Fashion Week presents "Children's Fashion Is Art," a kids runway show and event featuring designs by independent, DIY and boutique children's clothing designers from the Charleston area, couture cupcake bar, kids beverages and hors d'oeuvres, and kids music and dance party. The event will benefit H.E.L.P., the Home Education Learning Partnership and the esteemed Meeting Street Academy Classical Music Program.
Charleston Children's Fashion Week will launch Wednesday, March 19, 6-8 p.m. at the Rebekah Jacob Gallery located at 502 King St. in Downtown Charleston, S.C. Doors open at 6 p.m. Kids Runway Show starts at 6:30 p.m. General Admission is $20, minimum donation is $10 and admission is free for children under 12.
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text: Hello to all Google Maps Mania faithful! Can you believe this blog turns 3 years old today? Way back on April 13th, 2005 I decided to start blogging about the chatter I was seeing around the web and blogosphere about Google Maps. Days later Google Maps code was hacked up by Paul Rademacher to give way to the first ever Google Maps mashup - HousingMaps. Not long after this x-Googler Bret Taylor and his team sanctioned the concept by making the Google Maps API available. The rest is mashup history and Google Maps Mania has been right there with you all along the way. There has been no shortage of content to blog about. In fact, I usually have several email contributions and a reserve text file teeming with mashups, tools and Google Maps links that I can't evenfind the time to blog about! The introduction of Keir Clarke has helped with this and I hope you continue to enjoy his posts. In addition to the 3 years of Google Maps Mania blogging I'm also very close to a milestone post so stay tuned for that in the next few weeks! Thanks for 3 great years!


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The Chicago Wolves have signed defenseman Brad Hunt to an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO).
HUNT led Bemidji State University with 21 assists and ranked third on the team with 26 points in 38 games during his senior campaign this year. The 23-year-old defenseman dished out two helpers in his final collegiate game as the Beavers fell to North Dakota 4-3 on March 10.
The Ridge Meadows, British Columbia, native amassed 24 goals, 88 assists and 112 points while appearing in all 150 games during his college career with Bemidji State from 2008-12.
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Selective Admission Programs
Applicants wishing to major in Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, Music and Music Education or Radiologic Technology must participate in a selective admission process.
Xavier wants students who are prepared to be successful academically and to contribute positively to the Xavier community as a whole. Students may submit applications beginning in late summer (before the senior year) for fall or spring semester admission.
Decision Dates
Decisions are typically made based upon grades earned through the junior year as well as other criteria including the essay, activities and involvement, guidance counselor recommendation and ACT or SAT scores. Application review will begin in late October and decisions will be released online and through the mail shortly thereafter.
- Students who have submitted all required application materials by December 1, 2015 will receive their admission decision by the holidays.
- Students who have submitted all required application materials after December 1, 2015 will receive their admission decision on a rolling basis within four to six weeks.
Important Deadlines
- August 1, 2015 - Xavier online application is made available
- December 1, 2015 - Deadline to receive admission decision by the holidays
- January 15, 2016 - Deadline to apply for the Nursing program
- February 1, 2016 - Deadline to apply for the Occupational Therapy program and to be considered for all scholarships and awards
Please note: The latest possible test dates that meet the Feb. 1 scholarship deadline are Dec. 12, 2015 for the ACT and Dec. 5, 2015 for the SAT.
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- Applicants submitting the Common App should answer all required questions on the Xavier member page within the Common Application.
All First-Year Applicants must submit a complete set of credentials, including:
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- Current, official secondary school transcript
- Results from the SAT (Xavier's code is 1965) and/or the ACT (Xavier's code is 003366)
- Essay (all first-year applicants are required to submit an essay as part of their application; this can be included on the application for admission or a separate document)
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The present invention relates to digital watermarking. In a preferred embodiment, media is embedded with one or more digital watermark components. The media includes a blue color plane, a red color plane and a green color plane. The digital watermark component is embedded in the blue color plane, and scaled versions of the digital watermark component are embedded in the red and green color planes. The scaling of component in the red and green color planes helps insure that luminance attributable to the blue color digital watermark component is reduced or offset. A related watermark detection scheme is disclosed.
1. A method to embed a first digital watermark in media, wherein said media includes a blue color channel, a red color channel and a green color channel, said method comprising:
utilizing a multi-purpose processor configured to:
provide a signal change in terms of a color value, wherein the signal change corresponds to one or more digital watermark components to be applied to an area of the media;
first change one or more color values in the area in the blue color channel according to the signal change; and
second change one or more color values in the area in the red color channel and the green channel to reduce luminance attributable to the signal change in the blue channel.
2. The method of
3. The method of
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. The method of
7. A computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a multi-purpose computer processor to perform the acts of
8. A programmed computing device storing instructions in memory, said instructions are executable by said programmed computing device to perform the acts of
9. A method to embed a first digital watermark in media, wherein said media includes a blue color channel, a red color channel and a green color channel, said method comprising:
utilizing a multi-purpose processor configured to:
provide a signal change in terms of a color value, wherein the signal change corresponds to one or more watermark components to be applied to an area of the media;
first change one or more color values in the area in the blue color channel according to the signal change; and
second change one or more color values in the area in the red color channel and the green channel to reduce luminance attributable to the signal change in the blue channel, changing one or more color values in the area in the red color channel and the green channel changes color values in each of the red and green channel by ⅛ of an amount of the signal change in the blue channel.
10. A computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a multi-purpose computer processor to perform the acts of
11. A programmed computing device storing instructions in memory, said instructions are executable by said programmed computing device to perform the acts of
12. An apparatus comprising:
electronic memory for buffering a media signal, the media signal includes a blue color channel, a red color channel and a green color channel; and
a multi-purpose computer processor configured to:
provide a signal change in terms of a color value, wherein the signal change corresponds to one or more watermark components to be applied to an area of a media signal;
first change one or more color values in the area in the blue color channel according to the signal change; and
second change one or more color values in the area in the red color channel and the green channel to reduce luminance attributable to the signal change in the blue channel.
13. The apparatus of
The present application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/818,938, filed Apr. 5, 2004 (published as U.S. 2005-0013463 A1). The Ser. No. 10/818,938 application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/945,243 filed Aug. 31, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,718,046), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/933,863, filed Aug. 20, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,763,123), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/898,901, filed Jul. 2, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,721,440), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/553,084, filed Apr. 19, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,590,996). The present application is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/115,582, filed Apr. 2, 2002 (published as U.S. 2002-0164052 A1). The Ser. No. 10/115,582 application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/945,243, filed Aug. 31, 2001 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,718,046). The Ser. No. 09/945,243 application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/933,863, filed Aug. 20, 2001 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,763,123). The Ser. No. 09/933,863 application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/898,901, filed Jul. 2, 2001 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,721,440), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/553,084, filed Apr. 19, 2000 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,590,996). The present application is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/823,514, filed Apr. 12, 2004 (published as U.S. 2004-0234098 A1). The Ser. No. 10/823,514 application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/898,901, filed Jul. 2, 2001 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,721,440). The 09/898,901 application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/553,084, filed Apr. 19, 2000 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,590,996). This application is also related to U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,891,959, 6,804,377, 6,614,914, 5,862,260, 5,822,436, 5,832,119 and 5,748,783; published U.S. Patent Application No. U.S. 2002-0170966 A1, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/186,962, filed Nov. 5, 1998, and International Application No. PCT/US96/06618, filed May 7, 1996 (published as WO 96/36163). Each of the above U.S. patent documents is hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to hiding data, and is particularly illustrated with reference to hiding information out-of-phase in color channels.
The above mentioned parent applications disclose various techniques for embedding and detecting of hidden digital watermarks.
Digital watermarking technology, a form of steganography, encompasses a great variety of techniques by which plural bits of digital data are hidden in some other object, preferably without leaving human-apparent evidence of alteration.
Digital watermarking may be used to modify media content to embed a machine-readable code into the media content. The media may be modified such that the embedded code is imperceptible or nearly imperceptible to the user, yet may be detected through an automated detection process.
Digital watermarking systems typically have two primary components: an embedding component that embeds the watermark in the media content, and a reading component that detects and reads the embedded watermark. The embedding component embeds a watermark pattern by altering data samples of the media content. The reading component analyzes content to detect whether a watermark pattern is present. In applications where the watermark encodes information, the reading component extracts this information from the detected watermark. Assignee's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/503,881, filed Feb. 14, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,914), discloses various encoding and decoding techniques. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,862,260 and 6,122,403 disclose still others. Each of these U.S. patent documents is herein incorporated by reference.
Now consider our inventive out-of-phase digital watermarking techniques with reference to
For the K dimension (or channel), the digital watermark signal is preferably embedded to be out-of-phase with respect to the CMY channels. Most preferably, the K channel is approximately 180 degrees out-of-phase (e.g., inverted) with the watermark signals in the CMY color channels, as shown in
Our inventive watermarking scheme greatly reduces watermark perceptibility. Since the watermark signal for the K channel is applied approximately 180 degrees out-of-phase, when compared to the respective tweaks applied to the C, M and/or Y channels, the watermark visibility is greatly reduced. The visibility reduction is achieved by the effective cancellation of perceived luminance changes when the CMYK image is viewed or printed. Indeed, combining an inverted watermark signal "tweak" or "bump" in a K channel with a corresponding non-inverted watermark signal tweak or bump in the CMY channels effectively cancels an overall perceived luminance change for a given area (e.g., a pixel or block of pixels)—greatly reducing visibility of the digital watermark.
The present invention discloses a new data hiding technique based on our out-of-phase technology. According to one implementation of the present invention, an image is hidden in or carried by a media signal. The hiding is accomplished with our out-of-phase embedding techniques. The image can be a photograph, a graphic, a barcode (1-D or 2-D), etc., etc. Another aspect of our inventive techniques is used to improve the visibility characteristics of our out-of-phase embedding techniques.
The foregoing and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be even more apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Image Embedding
With reference to
With reference to
The black channel image 10′ is inverted to produce a set of signal tweaks (step 36). For example, if a black channel pixel is tweaked by a grayscale value of say 24, then a corresponding, inverted CMY tweak value is −24. (As an alternative implementation, image 10 is converted into corresponding C, M and Y images and such images are applied to their respective channels. These signal tweaks are then used to modify or change the color values in their respective CMY color channels (step 38). Most preferably, in the above example, the −24-tweak value is applied to each of the CMY color channels. The overall luminance cancellation can be effected as such. In another implementation we unevenly spread the tweak value over the CMY channels to achieve an overall luminance change in a given media location to cancel the +24 tweak in the black channel. For example, if using a luminance equation of: L=0.3*C+0.6*M+0.1*Y, we can achieve an overall luminance tweak of −24 by tweaking C=−15, M=−30 and Y=−15. Of course there is a vast range of other color combinations to achieve the same collective luminance change. Care should be taken, however, to minimize a color shift when using this tweak-spreading alternative. The CMY pixels and the K pixels are thus out-of-phase with respect to one another—resulting in a local cancellation of the perceived luminance change. Accordingly, image 10 is successfully hidden or carried by media 12.
The selected location 13 can be determined manually, e.g., via editing software tools (like Adobe's Photoshop). Or the selection process can be automated.
Image Hiding Enhancements
We have developed improvements to enhance our out-of-phase hiding techniques. These improvements apply to hiding both images and digital watermark signals (in this section both will be referred to as a hidden signal). While these techniques are not necessary to carry out our out-of-phase hiding techniques, they generally reduce the visibility of a hidden signal. Consider our following inventive improvements.
High Luminance Areas
Media 12 may include areas of low CMY and/or K ink (or signal intensity). In a first case, an area includes little or no C, M and/or Y ink. This results in an inability to counteract (or cancel) an inverted signal in a corresponding channel(s). Accordingly, we can sample the luminance of a media 12 area (or pixel) and, based on the luminance level, determine whether to scale back the hidden signal strength. For example, we begin to scale back the signal strength once the luminance reaches a predetermined threshold (e.g., in a range of 70-95% luminance). We can scale back the signal strength for a given area according to a linear reduction, as shown in
Saturated Color
Hiding signals in a saturated color area can also result in increased hidden signal visibility concerns. For this document the term "saturation" refers to how pure a color is, or refers to a measure of color intensity. For example, saturation can represent the degree of color intensity associated with a color's perceptual difference from a white, black or gray of equal lightness. We determine the color saturation level in a color plane (e.g., the yellow color plane), and then scale back a hidden signal strength as the color saturation level exceeds a predetermined level (e.g., 80% yellow color saturation). As with the
Low or High Luminance Areas
We have found that we can even further improve the visibility characteristics of our hidden signals by considering the amount of luminance at a given pixel or other media 12 area. A low luminance may indicate that there is insufficient CMY to compensate for a K channel tweak. For example, a 10% luminance in CMY for a given pixel implies that the pixel can accommodate only about a 10% signal tweak (e.g., remember the simplified luminance relationship mentioned above: L=0.3*C+0.6*M+0.1*Y). With reference to
Similarly, in an area of high CMY luminance, a negative K channel tweak can be capped (or limited) to ensure a sufficient range to increase the CMY values.
Equalizing Detectability
Now consider an implementation where media 12 is segmented into a plurality of blocks (
Such a signal feedback process helps to ensure consistent embedding throughout media 12.
Infrared Image Detection
An infrared detection method is illustrated with reference to
Infrared illumination source 14 preferably includes a light emitting diode, e.g., emitting approximately in a range of 800 nm-1400 nm, or a plurality of light emitting diodes ("LED"). Of course, there are many commercially available infrared diodes, and such may be suitable used with our present detection techniques. It will be appreciated that many commercially available incandescent light sources emit light both in the visible and infrared ("IR") spectrums. Such incandescent light sources may alternatively be used as infrared illumination source 14. Indeed, infrared watermark detection may be possible in otherwise normal ("daylight") lighting conditions, particularly when using an IR-pass filter.
A conventional power source powers the infrared illumination source. (We note that a variable trim resistor and a small wall transformer can be optionally employed to control illumination source 14.). Power alternately can be supplied from a battery pack, voltage or current source, or by directly tapping a power source of a camera, e.g., internally drawn from a parallel, USB, or corded power lines. For a consumer device, a battery pack or a single power cord that is stepped down inside a digital watermark reader housing can also be used.
Returning to the composition of an out-of-phase hidden image (or watermark), a first image (or watermark) component is embedded in a K (or black) channel. A second image component, e.g., which is out-of-phase with respect to the K channel, is embedded in the CMY channels. These characteristics have significance for infrared detection. In particular, C, M and Y inks will typically have high transmission characteristics in the infrared spectrum when printed, which render them nearly imperceptible under infrared illumination. Yet conventional black inks absorb a relatively high amount of infrared light, rendering the black channel perceptible with infrared illumination. We note that standard processing inks, such as those conforming to the standard web offset press (SWOP) inks, include black ink with IR detection properties. Of course, there are many other inks that may be suitably interchanged with the present invention.
As discussed above our out-of-phase embedding provides an effective cancellation of perceived luminance changes when the CMYK image is viewed in the visible spectrum. Indeed, combining an inverted watermark signal "tweak" or "bump" in a K channel with a corresponding non-inverted watermark signal tweak or bump in the CMY channels effectively cancels an overall perceived luminance change. However, under infrared illumination, the hidden image (or watermark) component in the black (K) channel becomes perceptible without interference from the C, M and Y channels. An infrared image primarily portrays (e.g., emphasizes) the black channel, while the C, M and Y channels are effectively imperceptible under infrared illumination.
In one implementation, camera 16 captures an image of media 12. Preferably, camera 16 includes an IR-Pass filter that passes IR while filtering visible light. For example, the Hoya RM90 filter available from M&K Optics L.L.C. is one of many IR-Pass/Visible Opaque filters suitable for daylight detection. Another suitable filter is the RG850 filter, part number NT54-664, available from Edmund Scientific. These filters are offered as examples only, and certainly do not define the entire range of suitable IR-pass filters. Of course there are many other IR-Pass filters that are suitably interchangeable with the present invention.
In yet another implementation, a conventional digital camera (or web cam) is modified so as to capture infrared light. In particular, most digital cameras and web cams include an IR filter, which filters out IR light. Removing the IR filter allows the camera to capture light in the IR spectrum. Consider a visibly dark environment (e.g., an enclosed case, shielded area, dark room, etc.). Media 12 is illuminated by infrared illumination source 14 in the visibly dark environment. Camera 16 (without an IR filter) effectively captures an infrared image (i.e., the K channel image) corresponding to the illuminated media 12.
The captured image is communicated to computer 18. Preferably, computer 18 includes executable software instructions stored in memory for execution by a CPU or other processing unit. If media 12 includes a digital watermark, the software instructions preferably include instructions to detect and decode the embedded digital watermark. Otherwise, the instructions preferably include instructions to display the K-phase image. The software instructions can be stored in memory or electronic memory circuits. Of course, computer 18 can be a handheld computer, a laptop, a general-purpose computer, a workstation, etc. Alternatively, computer 18 includes a hard-wired implementation, which precludes the need for software instructions.
With reference to
In another illustrative embodiment, the above described infrared detection technique is carried out in a visibly dark environment, such as a dark room, shielded area, etc. An out-of-phase image (or digital watermark) is embedded in media. The media is illuminated with an infrared illumination source, and a digital camera captures an image of the illuminated media.
In still another illustrative embodiment, the above described infrared detection technique is carried out in a visibly lighted environment. An out-of-phase image (or watermark) is embedded in media. The media is illuminated with an infrared illumination source, and a digital camera captures an image of the media. Preferably, the camera includes an IR-pass filter. The digital camera communicates with a computing device, which detects and decodes an out-of-phase image (or digital watermark) embedded in the media.
Infrared detection is an elegant solution to detect out-of-phase images or digital watermarks, since high transmission colors in the IR spectrum are effectively washed out, allowing detection of a low transmission color channel. Specialized inks are not required to embed the out-of-phase digital watermark. Indeed most multicolor printer ink packs, offset ink, process inks, dye diffusion thermal transfer inks, such as inks conforming to the SWOP standard include black inks that allow infrared detection. Some of these inks include a carbon-based black ink, furthering the absorption of IR. While infrared detection is ideal for out-of-phase images or digital watermarks, this method is also applicable to detection of conventional digital watermarks. For instance, a watermark signal can be embedded only in a black channel of media. Infrared illumination helps to reveal the embedded watermark in this black channel. Alternatively, a digital watermark is embedded across many color planes, while detection is carried out in only those color planes that are perceptible with IR illumination. Additionally, while we have discussed infrared detection techniques, we note that ultraviolet (UV) detection is also possible. In this case, one of the color channels (including the K channel) preferably includes UV pigments or properties. A UV detection process is carried out in a manner analogous to that discussed above. (We also note that a CMY color can include IR/UV pigments or properties to facilitate detection of that color with respective IR or UV detection methods.).
Now consider a few applications of our inventive out-of-phase hiding techniques.
Identification Documents (e.g., Passports, Driver's Licenses, etc.)
An out-of-phase image is hidden in an identification document to provide enhanced security. For example, a hidden image is a gray-scale version of the identification document's photograph. An airport screener, or law enforcement officer, illuminates the out-of-phase image with infrared (or ultraviolet) light for comparison of the hidden image to the printed photograph. Or, instead of a photograph, the hidden image may include text, which can be compared with the visibly printed text on the identification document.
In assignee's U.S. Published Patent Application No. U.S. 2002-0170966 A1, we disclosed various security and authentication improvements. One disclosed improvement ties machine-readable code such as barcode information to a digital watermark. Our inventive out-of-phase hiding techniques can be used with the techniques disclosed in the above-mentioned application. For example, instead of hiding an out-of-phase image in the identification document, we instead embedded an out-of-phase digital watermark. The digital watermark includes a payload, which has information corresponding to the printed information or to information included in a barcode. In one implementation, the information includes a hash of the barcode information. In another implementation, we hid a barcode in the identification document as discussed below.
Hiding Bar Codes in Out-of-Phase Channels
Over the years, a number of standards organizations and private entities have formed symbology standards for bar codes. Some examples of standards bodies include the Uniform Code Council (UCC), European Article Numbering (EAN, also referred to as International Article Numbering Association), Japanese Article Numbering (JAN), Health Industry Bar Coding Counsel (HIBC), Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), Logistics Application of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols (LOGMARS), Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and International Standards Organization (ISO).
The UCC is responsible for the ubiquitous bar code standard called the Universal Product Code (UPC). AIM manages standards for industrial applications and publishes standards called Uniform Symbology Standards (USS). Some well know bar code schemes include UPC and UCC/EAN-128, Codabar developed by Pitney Bowes Corporation, 12 of 5 and Code 128 developed by Computer Identics, Code 39 (or 3 of 9) developed by Intermec Corporation, and code 93.
Some bar codes, such as UPC, are fixed length, while others are variable length. Some support only numbers, while others support alphanumeric strings (e.g., Code 39 supports full ASCII character set). Some incorporate error checking functionality.
While the bar codes listed above are generally one-dimensional in that they consist of a linear string of bars, bar codes may also be two-dimensional. Two dimensional bar codes may be in a stacked form (e.g., a vertical stacking of one-dimensional codes), a matrix form, a circular form, or some other two-dimensional pattern. Some examples of 2D barcodes include code 49, code 16k, Data Matrix developed by RVSI, QR code, micro PDF-417 and PDF-417.
For more information on bar codes, see D. J. Collins, N. N. Whipple, Using Bar Code-Why It's Taking Over, (2d ed.) Data Capture Institute; R. C. Palmer, The Bar Code Book, (3rd ed.) Helmers Publishing, Inc., and P. L. Grieco, M. W. Gozzo, C. J. Long, Behind Bars, Bar Coding Principles and Applications, PT Publications Inc., which are herein incorporated by reference.
A hidden, out-of-phase image can include a barcode. Consider the vast possibilities. A barcode is often disdained for aesthetic reasons, but a hidden, out-of-phase barcode can carry relatively large amounts of information while remaining virtually imperceptible. In one implementation, a barcode is redundantly hidden or titled throughout media using our out-of-phase embedding techniques. This allows for robust barcode detection even if only a portion of the media is recoverable. In another implementation one or more barcodes are placed in predetermined areas throughout the image. In still another implementation, a barcode reader, such as those provided by Symbol (e.g., the VS4000 and P3001MG models) or Welch Allyn (e.g., the Dolphin model), is augmented with an infrared illumination source and/or IR-filters. Once illuminated, the barcode reader detects and decodes a barcode hidden in a K channel.
Fiducials and Orientation Signal
In some digital watermarking techniques, the components of the digital watermark structure may perform the same or different functions. For example, one component may carry a message, while another component may serve to identify the location or orientation of the watermark in a signal. This orientation component is helpful in resolving signal distortion issues such as rotation, scale and translation. (Further reference to orientation signals can be made, e.g., to previously mentioned application Ser. No. 09/503,881.). In some cases, channel capacity is congested by an orientation signal.
One improvement is to embed an orientation signal using our out-of-phase hiding techniques. The message component of a digital watermark can then be embedded using out-of-phase or non-out-of-phase embedding techniques. This improvement will increase message capacity, while improving visibility considerations. Scale, orientation, and image translation can be resolved based on the orientation of the fiducial.
A related improvement embeds a plurality of fiducials or orientation markers 54 in an out-of-phase channel of media 12 (
Spot Colors
We have found that our inventive techniques are not limited to process colors. Indeed, our out-of-phase techniques can be extended to spot colors. (See Assignee's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/074,677, filed Feb. 11, 2002 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,763,124), for a further discussion of spot colors and digitally watermarking spot colors. The 6,763,124 patent is hereby incorporated by reference.). With reference to
Paper Information and Printing Processes
Another improvement is to carry printing process information and/or paper characteristics with a digital watermark. For example, a digital watermark may include signal gain or embedding characteristics that are specific to a printing press, printing process, process ink type or paper characteristics. The digital watermark can be embedded in a digital file, which is analyzed prior to a print run. The embedding process is adjusted according to the watermark data. Or the watermark signal can be analyzed after printing one or more test copies. The signal strength or payload metric can be analyzed to determine whether the process should be adjusted.
Our out-of-phase digital watermark can be used to detect a misalignment in a printing process. With reference to
Color Channel Keys
A related inventive technique embeds a key in one color channel for decoding a watermark in a second color channel. Consider an implementation where a first digital watermark is embedded in a first color channel. The first digital watermark includes a payload including a key. The key is used to decode a digital watermark embedded in a second color plane. The term decode in this context includes providing a reference point to locate the second watermark, providing a key to unlock, decrypt, decode or unscramble the second digital watermark payload, etc. Of course this inventive technique is not limited to our out-of-phase digital watermarks.
Fragile Security
Our out-of-phase hiding techniques are fragile since a signal processing operation that combines the K channel with the CMY channels effectively cancels the hidden signal. A fragile watermark is one that is lost or degrades predictably with signal processing. Conversion to other color spaces similarly degrades the watermark signal. Take a typical scan/print process for example. Digital scanners typically have RGB image sensors to measure the image color. Scanning an out-of-phase embedded CMYK image degrades the embedded watermark due to the combination of K with CMY in a local area, effectively canceling the watermark. When the RGB image representation is converted to CMYK and printed, the watermark signal is effectively lost. Similarly, other conversions, such as to an L*a*b color space, degrade the out-of-phase watermark due to the combination of K with CMY throughout local areas. Nevertheless, the watermark signal is detectable from an original CMYK media, since the K channel can be detected separately by viewing, e.g., in the near infrared.
A fragile watermark has utility in many applications. Take counterfeiting, for example. The inventive fragile watermark is embedded in original CMYK media. If the media is copied, the embedded fragile watermark is either lost or degrades predictably. The copy is recognized as a copy (or counterfeit) by the absence or degradation of the fragile watermark. Fragile watermarks can also be used in conjunction with other watermarks, such as robust watermarks. The fragile watermark announces a copy or counterfeit by its absence or degradation, while the other robust watermark identifies author, source, links and/or conveys metadata or other information, etc. In other embodiments, a fragile watermark is an enabler. For example, some fragile watermarks may include plural-bit data that is used to enable a machine, allow access to a secure computer area, verify authenticity, and/or link to information. This plural-bit data is lost or sufficiently degrades in a copy, preventing the enabling functions.
Another inventive feature is to embed a hash or other representation of a product (e.g., product code or serial number) in a digital watermark payload or message. The digital watermark is then tied or linked directly to the product. If the product includes a barcode having the product code, such can be compared with the digital watermark.
Imperceptible Embedding
Our inventive techniques provide a very imperceptible digital watermark, particularly for printed images. One advantage of our embedding techniques is that a relatively strong signal can be inserted while still minimizing visibility to the human eye. In one implementation we take advantage of low sensitivity of the human visual system to high frequency blue/yellow (e.g., chrominance). With reference to
The "tweaked" or embedded color channels are provided to a printer for printing. We note that most of today's printers and/or printer drivers have sophisticated color converters that convert RGB signals into CMY or CMYK signals for printing. Those of ordinary skill in the art will know of different color converting techniques as well. Our above blue phase watermarking survives this color conversion quite robustly.
Watermark detection of a printed document includes presenting the printed image to an optical scanner. The optical scanner captures scan data corresponding to the printed image, preferably including scan data representing (or converted to) red, green and blue channels. We can combine the color channels to help emphasize the watermark signal and minimize image interference. For example, we preferably scale and process the color channels per pixel color or chrominance values as follows:
Since the watermark signal is effectively conveyed in the chrominance channel, we have found that this type of watermarking is somewhat susceptible to JPEG compression. Nevertheless, while print applications are one of the main areas of application for these blue phase techniques, there are many other areas that will benefit from these techniques as well, e.g., digital cinema. Our blue phase techniques are used to embed a digital watermark signal in a video signal after it is decompressed, but before (or as) it is being projected on the screen. That is, the uncompressed data stream is feed into a digital watermark embedder. The various color channels are embedded as discussed above. The projected video includes a blue phase watermark. The watermark can include a plural-bit payload that, e.g., identifies the projector, theater, date/time, movie, etc. We can add a buffering system to ensure that the perceived video—from the paying customer's point of view—is uninterrupted.
Another application is a combination of a blue phase watermark with other types of watermarks (e.g., luminance based watermark). Chrominance and luminance are generally orthogonal. This allows for little or no interference between these types of watermarks. Different watermark components can be conveyed with each type of watermark. For example, a chrominance based watermark can include a so-called watermark orientation component while a luminance based watermark includes a message or payload that is synchronized according to the watermark orientation component. The message or payload can vary across an image (e.g., the plural-bits of the message change according to spatial location) while the orientation component remains constant. This is particularly helpful in map or geo-location applications, where different image regions represent different geo-locations. The messages or payloads can represent or link to geo-location information. The curious reader is directed to the following related applications: U.S. 2002-0122564 A1; U.S. 2002-0124171 A1; U.S. 2002-0135600 A1 and U.S. 2004-0008866 A1, which are each hereby incorporated by reference. If using two types of watermarking, a detector can be constructed that analyzes different frames under different detection protocols. For example, a first frame is analyzed according to the blue phase detection mentioned above. A second frame is analyzed to detect a luminance (or other) based watermark. A third frame is again analyzed to detect a blue phase watermark, etc.
We have also found that our blue phase watermarking provides strong detection results in many of today's handheld readers (e.g., cell phones, PDA, etc).
Of course our blue phase embedding techniques can be used with the many other implementations and features discussed in this and the incorporated by reference patent documents. For example, instead of embedding a watermark signal, we can embed an image or 2D barcode with blue phase techniques. For every blue phase change to represent an image or 2D barcode, we can introduce a corresponding and offsetting change in red and green—in hopes of maintain constant luminance in embedding areas.
Preferably, an out-of phase watermark signal is embedded 180 degrees out-of-phase with corresponding channels. However, some cancellation will still be achieved if the signal is approximately 180 degrees, for example, in a range of �0-50% from the 180-degree mark. The term "inverted" includes values within this range. We note that while the present invention has been described with respect to CMYK process inks, the present invention is not so limited. Indeed, our inventive techniques can be applied to printing processes using more than four inks with the K channel canceling the three or more color channels. Similarly, as shown above under the spot color discussion, our inventive techniques are also applicable to printing processes using less than four inks. Of course our techniques can be used with a variety of printing techniques, including offset printing, dye diffusion thermal transfer (D2T2), other thermal transfers, process ink printing, etc., etc., etc.
The section headings in this application are provided merely for the reader's convenience, and provide no substantive limitations. Of course, the disclosure under one section heading may be readily combined with the disclosure under another section heading.
To provide a comprehensive disclosure without unduly lengthening this specification, the above-mentioned patents and patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference, along with U.S. Pat. No. 6,763,122. The particular combinations of elements and features in the above-detailed embodiments are exemplary only; the interchanging and substitution of these teachings with other teachings in this application and the incorporated-by-reference patents/applications are also contemplated.
The above-described methods and functionality can be facilitated with computer executable software stored on computer readable media, such as electronic memory circuits, RAM, ROM, magnetic media, optical media, memory sticks, hard disks, removable media, etc., etc. Such software may be stored and executed on a general purpose computer, or on a server for distributed use. Data structures representing the various luminance values, out-of-phase embedded signals, embedded color planes, color signals, data signals, luminance signals, etc., may also be stored on such computer readable media. Also, instead of software, a hardware implementation, or a software-hardware implementation can be used.
In view of the wide variety of embodiments to which the principles and features discussed above can be applied, it should be apparent that the detailed embodiments are illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention. Rather, we claim as our invention all such modifications as may come within the scope and spirit of the following claims and equivalents thereof.
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