DocumentCode
1522035
Title
Watermarking as communications with side information
Author
Cox, Ingemar J. ; Miller, Matthew L. ; McKellips, Andrew L.
Author_Institution
NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA
Volume
87
Issue
7
fYear
1999
fDate
7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1127
Lastpage
1141
Abstract
Several authors have drawn comparison between embedded signaling or watermarking and communications, especially spread-spectrum communications. We examine the similarities and differences between watermarking and traditional communications. This comparison suggests that watermarking most closely resembles communications with side information at the transmitter and or detector, a configuration originally described by Shannon (1958). This leads to several novel characteristics and insights regarding embedded signaling which are discussed in detail
Keywords
copy protection; encoding; industrial property; signal detection; signal processing; spread spectrum communication; telecommunication signalling; embedded signaling; side information; spread-spectrum communications; transmitter; watermarking detection; watermarking insertion; Algorithm design and analysis; Broadcasting; Detectors; Multiple signal classification; Protection; Signal processing; Spread spectrum communication; Steganography; Transmitters; Watermarking;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/5.771068
Filename
771068
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