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What is it? • A technical solution for an effective protection of videos covered by a copyright • Developed by INA research teams. • This innovative technology is based on a “signature”, a digital finger print which constitute a unique “genetic” code for a sequence of images. • It is not a watermarking solution. •
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Why ? For Whom? • why? – TV broadcast monitoring – Content filtering on UGC (User Generated Content) sites – Filtering at end-user level – …
• who? – Rights holders –
Broadcasters
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ISPs (Internet Service Providers) Jean VARRA_ INA 2008
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How does it work? various transformations sales / broadcast
uploads www.sharedvideos.com
content to be protected
reference content signature base
accepted on-line content
candidate signature streams
comparison of signatures
accept / reject / manage
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Traceability internet user uploads computes signature bases
rights holder
computes signature bases
rights holder
video-sharing platform
ina: central database
computes signature bases
uploads signature bases
reference signature bases
uploads signature bases
reference signature bases
content
candidate signature bases
repository for reference signature bases
replicates
reference signature bases
comparison results publishes accepted content online
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computes signature bases
service provider
uploads signature bases is watching
reference signature bases
compares
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internet user
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Some technical info •
Signature is based on spatial and temporal information computed from the video (no audio) – – –
Robustness Accuracy Scalability
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The signature comparison process uses a specific data structure to allow scalability.
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The SDK (Software Development Kit) is available, with sample codes and usable binary files, ready to be integrated into any information system: – sig_sign – sig_index – sig_match Jean VARRA_ INA 2008
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A scalable system Non-regression test: 4x24 hr TV content versus 3,000 hr reference base = zero false alarm
Currently in operation at Ina (monitoring of terrestrial broadcasts)
10 TV channels versus 200,000 excerpts = 3 PCs (3 year old) for the system core Jean VARRA_ INA 2008
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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signature performance – robustness
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An actual reference • • •
The only system in operation since 2005 for terrestrial broadcast monitoring Resulted in substantial re-invoicing for Ina Solid integration in Ina workflow and information system.
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Business model and references •
Very low investment for content owners
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Possibility of using a service provider to compute signatures
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Software license by processor for the UGC / video sharing sites
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References -
Partnership signed with Daily Motion
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Currently under test with Internet content platforms
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Canal+ adopted the Signature technology mid-July
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Undergoing discussions with content owners in Europe / US
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MPO and CJI will provide signature computation services to content owners;
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discussions in progress with other technical service providers
Institut national de l’audiovisuel Contact: signature@ina.fr Jean VARRA_ INA 2008
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Thank you for your attention Jean VARRA_ INA 2008
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