How to apply for a patent of image encryption method in the United States?

The image encryption method is actually a data processing method, so it is enough to apply according to the invention patent, and the substantive content can be considered from the following angles:

1. What is the difference between the image data encryption processing method and the prior art?

2. What is the difference between the transmission method of encrypted picture data and the prior art?

The submission method can be in the following two ways:

1. Apply for a patent directly to the United States.

2. Submit a PCT application in China, and then choose to enter the United States at any time within 3 months

Applying for a patent in the United States should be treated differently according to different patent types.

1. Application for a patent for invention:

Apply for a patent for invention in the United States within the prescribed time limit (if priority is claimed, it shall be within 12 months of the previous application); Those who enter through PCT shall file a patent application request within 3 months of the priority date (if there is no priority date, it shall be counted as the filing date);

the name, address, postcode, identity card or passport of the applicant;

domestic application number (within the priority period) or technical disclosure.

2. Application for patent for design:

Design pictures or photographs: stereoscopic view and six-sided view. The dimensions of the six views must be consistent, and reference views should be provided if necessary (note: the required pictures are line drawings)

Name, address, zip code, ID card or passport of the applicant.

3. Application for a patent for plants:

Apply for a patent for invention in the United States within the prescribed time limit (if priority is required, it shall be within 12 months of the previous application); Those who enter through PCT shall file a patent application request within 3 months of the priority date (if there is no priority date, it shall be counted as the filing date);

the name, address, postcode, identity card or passport of the applicant;

domestic application number (within the priority period) or technical disclosure.

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