摘要:
The present invention refers to a method for scrambling an original digital image (10) into a scrambled image (20) and for descrambling the scrambled image (20) into a reconstructed image (30). In accordance with a certain coding format, the original image (10) is defined by a set of orderly original coefficients (12, 13). These coefficients refer to coding elements arranged in blocks (11) within this image, and/or to parameters of said coding format within a conversion table. The method comprising: a scrambling operation comprising the steps of: - substituting a plurality of the original coefficients (12, 13) by dummy coefficients (12', 13') of the same nature so as to safeguard said coding format, - storing the substituted original coefficients (12, 13) with their respective position, as original data (15) into at least two control objects (CO1, CO2), each control object corresponding to a specific degradation level of the original image (10); and a descrambling operation comprising the steps of: - receiving the scrambled image (20) and at least a part of said control objects (CO1, CO2), - using original data (15) derived from a selection of at least one of said control objects (CO1, CO2), performed on the basis of a user access condition (25), for obtaining the reconstructed image (30) by putting back the original coefficients (12, 13) instead of said dummy coefficients, thanks to their respective position.
摘要:
In the encryption processes, some constraints are imposed on the size of an encryption field. For example, when the numbers of divided blocks in the height and width dimensions are respectively divided by a preset positive integer, the size of an encryption field is restricted such that the remainder will be 0 (i.e., the numbers of divided blocks are multiples of positive integers preset for the respective height and width) or a number equal to or larger than 1. In the decryption processes that correspond to the encryption processes above, the block positions in the encryption field are detected according to the constraint on the number of blocks of the encrypted image. As the numbers of blocks are restricted in advance in the height and width dimensions at the time of performing encryption, the numbers of blocks that need to be taken into consideration can be reduced at the time of detecting the block positions. As a result, the precision of decryption improves.
摘要:
An image protection apparatus includes (a) a set-state determining unit (3) that determines a set state regarding a protection function for an image, and (b) a protection process unit (5) that, when the protection function is determined by the set-state determining unit to be in a valid state, selectively performs lossless coding of a specified image region of an input image, thereby to perform a conversion to a state making it difficult to verify an image in a portion corresponding to the specified image region. Thereby, the conversion can be performed to the state making it difficult the image verification by a third person. In addition, when posterior verification of an image is necessary, the image can be played back to an original image.
摘要:
The present invention provides systems and methods for digital content security. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an input key, generation of the input key comprising a sequence of operations, the operations including: performing at least one circular-bit-shift operation on a gradient image, and performing at least one block-wise permutation on the gradient image. One such method further includes performing a fragile watermark-embedding algorithm using the input key. Another such method includes utilizing the input key for encryption.
摘要:
An image decryption device (1) comprises a screen (10) on which a decrypted image may be visible. The decrypted image may the combination of two partial images, an encrypted image (A) displayed by a display device (2) and a key image or decrypting image (B) superimposed on the encrypted image by the decryption device. To properly align the encrypted image (A) and the key image (B), the decryption device is provided with sensors (11) capable of sensing the position of the decryption device relative to the display device. Corresponding alignment images (22) may be arranged around the screen (20 of the display device, or may be part of the encrypted image. Manual or automatic alignment may be provided.
摘要:
An image formation system (100) includes: an encoded image generation device (101) including a print data generator (211) that generates print data from manuscript data, a security information setting unit (212) that sets security information for controlling a print mode of the print data, and an encoded image generator (213) that generates an encoded image from the print data and the security information; and an image formation device (102) including an encoded image input unit (310) that input the encoded image, a decoder (311) that decodes the print data and the security data from the input encoded image, an output permission determination unit (313) that determines whether an output of the decoded print data is available in accordance with the decoded security information, and a printing unit (314, 302) that outputs the decoded print data when it is determined that the output of the print data is available.
摘要:
An electronic device and a method for processing an image by the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention are provided. The method may comprise: generating password information for a first image using security information of a user; changing the first image to a second image using the generated password information; and transmitting the second image and the password information in response to a transmission request of the first image. Various other embodiments may be available.
摘要:
An image processing apparatus sections an image to be processed into a plurality of blocks, rearranges the blocks into positions specified by an encryption key that uniquely specifies the positions of the blocks in the image, determines a computing method used to convert pixel values of pixels that form a minimum area included in each of the blocks after the blocks are rearranged based on the pixel values of predetermined pixels that do not belong to the minimum area, and converts the pixel values based on the computing method.
摘要:
A method of authenticating an object using optically decodable encoded images is presented. The method comprises attaching a digital data storage medium to the object and storing an optically decodable digital encoded image in the data storage medium, The digital encoded image comprises authentication information determinable by decoding the digital encoded image. The method further comprises downloading the digital encoded image from the digital data storage medium and applying a digital decoding algorithm to the captured digital image to establish a decoding result. The decoding result is then compared to object authentication criteria to establish an authentication result.