A multi-bit robust watermark for halftone images
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چکیده
In many printer and publishing applications, it is desirable to embed data in halftone images for copyright control and authentication purposes. While intentional attacks on printed matters may not be likely, unintentional attacks such as cropping and distortion due to dirt or human writing/marking are likely. In this paper, we proposed a novel halftone image watermarking method to embed a robust, invisible, multi-bit watermark in the halftone images during halftoning while introducing minimal distortion.
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