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Water-mark indication of signal with bits variable flow. RU patent 2327302.

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the devices and methods for implementation and detection of water-marks in information signals. One proposed method and device of water-mark implementation in information signal (MPin), when administration of water-mark implementation process is fulfilled with, at least, one parameter of implementation. Implementation parameter value depends on transfer bit speed on information signal (MPin), and, at least, water-mark signals stability and its observability.

EFFECT: scheme creation of water-mark implementation, fitting water-mark implementation in different information signals, which can be broadcast with different speed of bit transfer.

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IPC classes for russian patent Water-mark indication of signal with bits variable flow. RU patent 2327302. (RU 2327302):

H04N7/26 - using bandwidth reduction (information reduction by code conversion in general H03M0007300000)

H04N7/08 - Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band

G06T1 - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL (specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. G01C, G06K, G09G, H04N)

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