METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A DIGITAL PICTURE WITH A WATERMARK AS WELL AS REMOVING THE WATERMARK FROM THE DIGITAL PICTURE AND UTILIZING A JPEG COMPATIBLE IMAGE

摘要

A method and system for utilizing embedded icons into an original digital picture employing an image file, such as a JPEG, to store the icons as well as metadata associated with the icons. The marker section of the JPEG file would include the original digital picture as well as the metadata relating to the icon itself as well as the embedded data associated with each of the icons. The JPEG file would be sent to various receivers using any appropriate protocol. The receivers would display thumbnails of the icons to allow presentation of the embedded metadata associated with each of the icons.