Title :
Data hiding in stained glass images
Author :
Hung, Shi-Chei ; Wu, Da-Chun ; Tsai, Wen-Hsiang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
New methods for automatic generation of stained glass images as well as for data hiding in such images are proposed. Glass regions in stained glass images are generated by randomly sprinkled seeds and a region growing technique. The number of nodes of a tree constructed for pixel grouping in a glass region is used for data hiding in a stained glass image. A complete process for secret communication using the above technique is also proposed. Experimental results show the feasibility of the proposed methods.
Keywords :
data encapsulation; image resolution; data hiding; region growing technique; secret communication; stained glass images; Color; Colored noise; Data encapsulation; Filters; Glass; Image segmentation; Pixel; Tiles; Tree data structures; Windows;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems, 2005. ISPACS 2005. Proceedings of 2005 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9266-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISPACS.2005.1595363