System and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images and using the information to copyright the digital images

摘要

A system and method for embedding information in digital images and using the information to copyright the digital images are provided. The system includes a digital imaging capture device including a capture module configured to capture at least one digital image; a processing module configured to associate information to the digital image; and a transmission module configured to transmit the digital image and the associated information to a computing device; and the computing device including a communication device configured to receive at least one digital image file and associated information; and a processor configured to parse the associated information and store each piece of parsed information in at least one field of a record of a database, populate at least one field of a copyright registration form with information extracted from the database, and transmit the copyright registration form to a copyright office of a particular jurisdiction.