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High-capacity reversible data hiding method using block expansion in digital images

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A reversible data hiding method allows recovery of the cover image after the secret data have been extracted. In this paper, a novel reversible data hiding method is proposed using neighboring interpolation and pixel-value differencing on block expansion. A consecutive embedding technique for a sub-block is proposed to maintain a higher embedding capacity, and a neighboring pixel-value referencing is also proposed to maintain a good visual quality in stego-images. The results of experiment demonstrate that the proposed method has higher capacity and maintains a better image quality than previous reversible data hiding methods.

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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (No. 2015R1D1A1A01058019).

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  1. Department of Cyber Security, Kyungil University, 50 Gamasil-Gil, Hayang-Eup, Gyeongsan-Si, Gyeongbuk, 712-701, Republic of Korea

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Jung, KH. High-capacity reversible data hiding method using block expansion in digital images. J Real-Time Image Proc 14, 159–170 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11554-016-0618-7

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