• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1331-1344
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• 2017

In this paper, data hiding algorithm using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Arnold Transform is proposed. The secret data is scrambled using Arnold Transform to make it secure. Wavelet subbands of a cover image are obtained using DWT. The scrambled secret data is embedded into significant wavelet coefficients of subbands of a cover image. The proposed algorithm is robust to a variety of attacks like JPEG and JPEG2000 compression, image cropping and median filtering. Experimental results show that the PSNR of the composite image is 1.05 dB higher than the PSNR of existing algorithms and capacity is 25% higher than the capacity of existing algorithms.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권1C호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 선형계수확장 기반의 웨이블릿 워터마킹 기법을 제안하였다. 워터마크의 안정성을 위해 먼저 워터마크에 대해 Arnold 변환을 한 후, 선형계수확장을 적용하여 확대된 워터마크를 웨이블릿 변환 된 영상의 저주파대에 일정한 강도로 삽입하였으며 추출 시에는 기존 방법과 달리 F-노름(norm) 함수를 적용하였다. 실험결과 본 논문에서 제안한 방법은 충실도와 강인성 측면에서 우수한 특성을 가짐을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1382-1396
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• 2017

In this paper, we analyze a recently proposed semi-fragile watermarking scheme based on local binary pattern (LBP) operators, and note that it has a fundamental flaw in the design. In this work, a binary watermark is embedded into image blocks by modifying the neighborhood pixels according to the LBP pattern. However, different image blocks might have the same LBP pattern, which can lead to false detection in watermark extraction process. In other words, one can modify the host image intentionally without affecting its watermark message. In addition, there is no encryption process before watermark embedding, which brings another potential security problem. To illustrate its weakness, two special copy-paste attacks are proposed in this paper, and several experiments are conducted to prove the effectiveness of these attacks. To solve these problems, an improved semi-fragile watermarking based on LBP operators is presented. In watermark embedding process, the central pixel value of each block is taken into account and Arnold transform is adopted to guarantee the security of watermark. Experimental results show that the improved watermarking scheme can overcome the above defects and locate the tampered region effectively.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2007년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.127-130
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 컬러 영상에 대한 웨이블릿 변환 기반의 디지털 워터마킹을 하는 새로운 기법을 제안한다. 먼저 워터마크에 대해 Arnold 변환을 하여 워터마크의 상관성을 적게 만든다. 그 후, 선형 비트확장 기법을 적용하여 확대된 워터마크를 웨이블릿 변환 된 컬러 영상의 Y 영역의 저주파대에 일정한 강도로 삽입한다 워터마크를 추출 할 때는 F-노름 (norm)함수를 이용한다. 다양한 컬러 영상에 대해 실험한 결과 제안방법은 충실도와 강인성 측면에서 우수한 특성을 가짐을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.1828-1834
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 웨이블릿 변환을 기반으로 한 새로운 컬러영상 워터마킹 기법을 제안한다. 먼저 RGB컬러영역을 YCbCr 좌표계로 변환한다. 그리고 워터마크에 대해 Arnold 변환을 하여 워터마크의 상관성을 적게 만든다. 그 후, 선형비트확장 기법을 적용하여 확대된 워터마크를 웨이블릿 변환된 컬러 영상의 Y 영역-저주파대에 일정한 강도로 삽입한다. 워터마크를 추출할 때는 F-노름(norm) 함수를 이용한다. 다양한 칼라영상에 대해 실험을 한 결과 제안한 방법은 충실도와 강인성 측면에서 우수한 특성을 가짐을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.2149-2154
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• 2015

This paper proposes a novel watermarking method to discover the tampers and localize it in digital image. The image which is to be used to generate a watermark is first wavelet decomposed and the edge feature from the sub bands of high frequency coefficients are retrieved to generate a watermark (Edge Feature Image) and which is to be embed on the cover image. Before embedding the watermark, the pixels of cover image are disordered through the Arnold Transform and this helps to upgrade the security of the watermark. The embedding of generated edge feature image is done only on the Least Significant Bit (LSB) of the cover image. The invisibleness and robustness of the proposed method is computed using Peak-Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Normalized Correlation (NC) and it proves that the proposed method delivers good results and the proposed method also detects and localizes the tampers efficiently. The invisibleness of proposed method is compared with the existing method and it proves that the proposed method is better.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.765-778
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• 2016

In watermarking schemes, the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) is broadly used because its frequency component separation is very useful. Moreover, LU decomposition has little influence on the visual quality of the watermark. Hence, in this paper, a novel blind watermark algorithm is presented based on LU transform and DWT for the copyright protection of digital images. In this algorithm, the color host image is first performed with DWT. Then, the horizontal and vertical diagonal high frequency components are extracted from the wavelet domain, and the sub-images are divided into $4{\times}4$ non-overlapping image blocks. Next, each sub-block is performed with LU decomposition. Finally, the color image watermark is transformed by Arnold permutation, and then it is inserted into the upper triangular matrix. The experimental results imply that this algorithm has good features of invisibility and it is robust against different attacks to a certain degree, such as contrast adjustment, JPEG compression, salt and pepper noise, cropping, and Gaussian noise.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.385-399
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• 2017

Nowadays, with the development of signal processing technique, the protection to the integrity and authenticity of images has become a topic of great concern. A blind image authentication technology with high tamper detection accuracy for different common attacks is urgently needed. In this paper, an improved fragile watermarking method based on local binary pattern (LBP) is presented for blind tamper location in images. In this method, a binary watermark is generated by LBP operator which is often utilized in face identification and texture analysis. In order to guarantee the safety of the proposed algorithm, Arnold transform and logistic map are used to scramble the authentication watermark. Then, the least significant bits (LSBs) of original pixels are substituted by the encrypted watermark. Since the authentication data is constructed from the image itself, no original image is needed in tamper detection. The LBP map of watermarked image is compared to the extracted authentication data to determine whether it is tampered or not. In comparison with other state-of-the-art schemes, various experiments prove that the proposed algorithm achieves better performance in forgery detection and location for baleful attacks.