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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2016.20.9.1723

Multiple Barcode Watermarking Technique for Improve Robustness and Imperceptibility  

Seo, Jung-Hee (Department of Computer Engineering, Tongmyong University)
Park, Hung-Bog (Department of Computer Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.20, no.9, 2016 , pp. 1723-1729 More about this Journal
Abstract
Digital watermarking is tried to get an optimum tradeoffs between its performance characteristics, robustness, transparency and capacity. This paper is, therefore, suggesting a watermarking technique that builds multiple barcodes in various frequency bands to implement embedded watermarks that is imperceptible and robust against various attacks. Even though a watermark technique with duplicated barcode watermarks embedded in various frequency bands can satisfy robustness as there is high possibility that watermarks embedded in an image remains after various attacks, the duplicated barcode data can weaken imperceptibility. Thus, to satisfy the conflicting characteristic requirements of watermarks, robustness and imperceptibility, different barcode data is embedded in each frequency band. The test shows that ownership authentication with the technique suggested in this thesis does not require specialized hardware, and extracted watermarks can be easily identified through a mobile barcode scanner app, which allows low complexity, low cost and swift identification.
Keywords
Barcode Watermarking; Robustness; Imperceptibility; Ownership Authentication;
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