• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(1)
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• pp.227-230
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• 2002

A digital watermark is an invisible mark embedded in a digital image which used for copyright protection. In this paper, we propose a new optical watermarking system. A optical watermarking system is applied for digital watermarking by phase hologram and Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A optical watermarking technique to be hidden is phase modulated in a random patten, and its Fourier-transformed hologram image is superposed on a content image. The autentication information extract by using Mach-zehnder interferometer.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2001

디지털 워터마킹은 워터마크의 성질에 따라 강성 워터마킹(robust watermarking)과 연성 워터마킹(fragile watermarking)으로 분류할 수 있다. 강성 워터마킹은 저작권 보호를 위한 기법이고, 연성 워터마킹은 데이터의 인증/무결성을 위한 기법으로 데이터의 진위를 확인하는 수단으로 이용할 수 있다. 일반적으로 연성 워터마킹은 영상을 변조하거나 위조하였을 때 이전에 삽입되어 있던 워터마크를 검출할 수 없게 되면 영상이 변조나 위조되었다고 판단한다. 영상의 화소 값은 비트의 조합으로 구성되므로 영상의 변조는 비트의 변경을 의미한다고 할 수 있다 따라서, 본 논문에서는 상위 비트 플레인(bit plane)과 하위 비트 플레인의 변조를 판단하기 위해 2개의 워터마크를 삽입하는 연성 워터마킹을 제안한다. 실험결과, 영상에 삽입된 워터마크는 시각적으로 영상 내에서 확인할 수 없으며. 영상에 변조를 가하였을 때 변조의 위치를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2012

디지털 사진 영상 방송 등의 정보에 디지털 신호를 삽입하여 저작권을 주장하는 방안으로 워터마킹 알고리즘을 들수 있다. 본 논문에서는 R code와 워터마킹 알고리즘을 적용하는 방법을 제안하였다. 디지털 영상의 DCT 계수의 위치에 따라 QR 코드를 삽입하는 워터마킹 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 본 알고리즘은 디지털영상에 들어 있는 QR 코드를 부호화하여 워터마킹 과정을 통하여 각 명암성분의 DCT 영역에 적용하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 워터마킹 과정을 수행한 압축된 영상과 원 영상의 사이의 평균 PSNR값이 33.99dB가 측정되어 화질을 유지함을 알게되었다. 또한 정규화 상관도 NC가 99.51 이상의 높은 값을 측정하게 되었다

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.570-595
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• 2017

Robust and perceptually-adaptive image watermarking algorithms have mainly targeted gray-scale images either at the modeling or embedding levels despite the widespread availability of color images. Only few of the existing algorithms are specifically designed for color images where color correlation and perception are constructively exploited. In this paper, a new perceptual and high-capacity color image watermarking solution is proposed based on the extension of Tsui et al. algorithm. The $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space and the spatio-chromatic Fourier transform (SCFT) are combined along with a perceptual model to hide watermarks in color images where the embedding process reconciles between the conflicting requirements of digital watermarking. The perceptual model, based on an emerging color image model, exploits the non-uniform just-noticeable color difference (NUJNCD) thresholds of the $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space. Also, spread-spectrum techniques and semi-random low-density parity check codes (SR-LDPC) are used to boost the watermark robustness and capacity. Unlike, existing color-based models, the data hiding capacity of our scheme relies on a game-theoretic model where upper bounds for watermark embedding are derived. Finally, the proposed watermarking solution outperforms existing color-based watermarking schemes in terms of robustness to standard image/color attacks, hiding capacity and imperceptibility.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(4)
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• pp.114-117
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• 2000

In this paper, we proposed robust digital image watermarking based on modulation transfer function (MTF) of human visual system (HVS). Using the proposed method, robust watermarking is possible both in common image processing operations such as cropping and lossy compression and in geometrical transforms such as rotation, scaling, and translation, because it can embed watermark and template signal maximally using MTF of HVS. Experimental results show that the proposed watermarking method is more robust to several common image processing operations and geometrical transforms.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.116-121
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• 2022

In this paper, we propose a highly secure watermarking technique in which the watermark is multi-encrypted using the R, G, and B component pixels of color image, and then the multi-encrypted watermark is hidden in the LSB of the color image pixel. According to the technique proposed in this paper, the quality of the stego-image created by hiding the multi-encrypted watermark in the LSB of the color image is so excellent that the difference from the cover image cannot be recognized. Also, it is possible to extract the original watermark from the stego-image without loss. If the watermark is hidden in the image using the proposed technique, the security of the watermark is maintained very well because the watermark hidden in the stego-image is multi-encrypted. The proposed watermarking technique can be used in the applications such as military and intellectual property protection requiring high security.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.2893-2912
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• 2013

The design of geometrically invariant watermarking is one of the most challenging work in digital image watermarking research area. To achieve the robustness to geometrical attacks, the inherent characteristic of an image is usually used. In this paper, a geometrically invariant image watermarking scheme using connected objects and gravity center is proposed. First, the gray-scale image is converted into the binary one, and the connected objects according to the connectedness of binary image are obtained, then the coordinates of these connected objects are mapped to the gray-scale image, and the gravity centers of those bigger objects are chosen as the feature points for watermark embedding. After that, the line between each gravity center and the center of the whole image is rotated an angle to form a sector, and finally the same version of watermark is embedded into these sectors. Because the image connectedness is topologically invariant to geometrical attacks such as scaling and rotation, and the gravity center of the connected object as feature points is very stable, the watermark synchronization is realized successfully under the geometrical distortion. The proposed scheme can extract the watermark information without using the original image or template. The simulation results show the proposed scheme has a good invisibility for watermarking application, and stronger robustness than previous feature-based watermarking schemes against geometrical attacks such as rotation, scaling and cropping, and can also resist common image processing operations including JPEG compression, adding noise, median filtering, and histogram equalization, etc.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2013

멀티미디어 데이터의 저작권 주장을 위한 방법으로 사용되고 디지털 워터마킹 중에서 영상에 대한 워터마킹 기법이 많이 연구되어지고 있지만, 칼라영상에서의 워터마킹 연구가 미비하다. 본 논문에서는 효율적 영상 워터마킹을 위해서 칼라모델 중에서 HSI 채널에서의 워터마킹 적용을 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 가중치에 따른 비가시성을 확인할 수 있었고, 추출된 워터마크의 상관도에서 만족할 만한 결과를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집(3)
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• pp.85-88
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• 2000

With the rapid growth of network distributions of digitized media(audio, image, and video), there is an urgent need for copyright protection. For now watermarking is a well-known technique for copyright protection of digital data. To embed a digital watermark to the image, discrete cosine transform(DCT) and wavelet transform are commonly used. In this paper, the performance of the DCT based watermarking technique and wavelet based watermarking technique were compared and the influences of the parameter a that decides the strength of the watermarking data were considered.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2018

This paper proposes a quick response (QR) barcode watermarking algorithm in order to improve readability of the QR barcode in a JPEG image. The proposed algorithm embeds a watermark in a wavelet based-low frequency band for watermark robustness, and visually extracts a QR barcode after embedding the QR barcode image with confidential information into the original image via imperceptible watermarking technology. The visually extracted QR barcode watermark uses an approach to authenticate the ownership more easily through a common hardware and software-based mobile barcode reader app. Therefore, the QR barcode watermark may improve the ability to easily detect watermarks efficiently as well as imperceptibility and robustness, which is the main watermark requirement by embedding the QR barcode with watermark text information in a digital image and when compare to conventional watermarks.