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Reversible Digital Image Watermarking Scheme Using Bit Replacement and Majority Algorithm Technique
Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India
- 1 Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- 2 Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- 3 Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India
Journal of Intelligent Learning Systems and Applications·Volume 04 (2012)·Pages 199–206·Published 30 August 2012·DOI10.4236/jilsa.2012.43020
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Abstract
The current paper presents a new digital watermarking method through bit replacement technology, which stores mul-tiple copies of the same data that is to be hidden in a scrambled form in the cover image. In this paper an indigenous approach is described for recovering the data from the damaged copies of the data under attack by applying a majority algorithm to find the closest twin of the embedded information. A new type of non-oblivious detection method is also proposed. The improvement in performance is supported through experimental results which show much enhancement in the visual and statistical invisibility of hidden data.
KeywordsAdditive NoiseSalt and Pepper NoiseCompressionFilteringAveragingMultiple WatermarkingMajority Algorithm
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