CN1124567C - Method and apparatus for encoding image information into puzzle-type - Google Patents

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CN1124567C
CN1124567C CN99804568A CN99804568A CN1124567C CN 1124567 C CN1124567 C CN 1124567C CN 99804568 A CN99804568 A CN 99804568A CN 99804568 A CN99804568 A CN 99804568A CN 1124567 C CN1124567 C CN 1124567C
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There is provided a method for encoding an image information into puzzle type that includes a step of reading an original image information by an image sensor, a step of dividing the original image information into a plurality of pieces having a specific shape, a step of rearranging the plurality of pieces according to a security code to make an image data, and a step of outputting the image data. There is further provided an apparatus that includes an image sensor for reading an original image information, an image divider for dividing the original image information into a plurality of pieces, an image arranging means for rearranging the plurality of pieces according to a security code to make an image data, and an image output means for performing output of the image data.

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Picture information is encoded into the method and apparatus of picture puzzle type
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of picture information coding, particularly picture information is encoded into the method and apparatus of picture puzzle type (puzzle type).The invention still further relates to and a kind of picture puzzle type map image information is carried out Methods for Coding and equipment.
Background technology
Along with industry and progress of science and technology, people have various identifications (ID) and the device that is used to conclude the business gradually.For example, most of people use such as the ID (I.D.) of residence permit and driving license and the bank book or the deposit card that use bank to provide, with as the instrument that carries out the accounts dealing with bank.Simultaneously, the Home Banking's affairs along with use a computer communication and phone obtain huge development, the also lasting progress of financial sector.Yet in these financial sectors, at least one of bank book and deposit card still keeping definite amount of money and preserving the needs of personal record.
Usually, depositor's seal and signature are documented on the bank book of bank's granting.For financial transaction, bank determines at first whether client's authenticity is identified.Before concluding the business between bank and the client, thisly be confirmed to be essential process.But as mentioned above, the harm that seal of putting down in writing on the bank book and signature are always forged easily is well-known.If bank book is lost, for example, when the seal of bank book and signature can directly be forged, will cause financial crime to identification such as the additional information of personal code number.As a result, infringement and responsibility will be twined bank and depositor.In addition, the financial accident that comprises the financial crime that the forgery because of seal and signature causes will become serious social concern.
Similarly, can counterfeit note, bond, check, credit card and comprise that the passport of personal information of record such as photograph, name and inhabitation registration number and the ID of residence permit also are well-known.At the initial stage that ID upgrades, there is not the problem of forgery, even have, forge and also be easy to exposure.Yet, As time goes on, begin again to occur based on the crime of forging and swindle.At the ID trading time period, may there be the particular event of the transaction price rising of illegal forgery ID.
For minimally addresses the above problem, the individual picture information that writes down on ID or bank book simply type is carried out mark, but is formed by encoding state, forges so that prevent.In this manual, the object that can be forged comprises such as the such image of the seal of putting down in writing in the bank book being known as individual picture information.
In the Antiforge system of forgery that prevents picture information and fraud, the active prevention system as the smart card is used to currency and credit card.In addition, by compression as the cataloged procedure and restructuring procedure, the method for the picture information of recording compressed data or Fourier transform can be arranged.Yet, in traditional method, will use high-precision optical devices and digital recording parts.In addition, although image sensor is converted to another kind of image with raw image, if reconstruct then is difficult to find starting point or reference point.In addition, if in the image of conversion, have cut and dust, then be difficult to reconstruct raw image more.
In bar code and related system because theirs simple in structure, therefore can be reconstructed without difficulty and memory space also very little.In addition, in the hologram situation of two-dimensional signal,, therefore be not suitable for the personal information privacy system because the picture information that exposes causes reconstruct easy and manufacturing cost is high.
Therefore, the demand of guaranteeing the picture information security system of high reliability has begun to increase.In order to carry out the accounts contact with bank safety ground, must carry out mark to bank book and deposit card with coded message, so that except the demoder of depositor and bank, other people and equipment can not be found depositor's information.In addition, for the ID that comprises residence permit, personal information must be encoded and mark on paper or plastics, and personal information only can be confirmed by demoder.In addition, expect that also false proof security system can be made up of general-purpose device.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the objective of the invention is to eliminate the limitation of prior art and one or more problems that shortcoming causes.
Photo and name that another object of the present invention provides the seal of a kind of handle such as bank book and signature, ID are encoded into the method for picture puzzle (puzzle) type and its equipment are provided.
A further object of the present invention provides that a kind of coded image to the picture puzzle type is decoded so that the method for reconstruct raw image and its equipment is provided.
To achieve these goals, a kind of method that picture information is encoded into the picture puzzle type is provided here, this method comprises: detect raw image information with image sensor, raw image information is divided into segment with given shape, rearrange a plurality of segments to obtain pictorial data and to carry out the output of this pictorial data according to security code (security code).
In above-mentioned method, segmentation procedure comprises to be used such as the edge or puts such element of distinguishing each of a plurality of segments carried out mark.
In addition, equipment according to the present invention comprises: an image sensor that detects raw image information; An image Segmentation device that raw image information is divided into a plurality of segments; A visual collating unit is used for rearranging a plurality of segments to obtain the output block of a pictorial data and an output image data according to security code.
In above-mentioned equipment, the parts that form pictorial data contain useful each such as edge or point-to-points segment and carry out the function of mark.
This equipment also comprises an image storage unit, stores raw image and pictorial data at least.
This equipment also comprises a security code supply, is used to supply security code.
Clearly, the method and apparatus to picture information decoding of the present invention carries out Methods for Coding and unit affinity in structure and operating aspect and to picture information.
Attendant advantages of the present invention, purpose and characteristics will describe in following declaratives, and can those of ordinary skill in the art will be expressly understood more or above-mentioned attendant advantages, purpose and the characteristics of foundation learning by doing of the present invention.Objects and advantages of the present invention can realize and acquisition according to the feature that particularly points out in the appending claims.
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Describe the present invention below with reference to accompanying drawings in detail.
Fig. 1 has shown the synoptic diagram of picture information of the embodiment of the realization that is divided into a plurality of square segments picture information coding method of the present invention;
Fig. 2 has shown the synoptic diagram of image shown in Figure 1, and wherein square segment is rearranged as jigsaw puzzle;
Fig. 3 has shown the block scheme of picture information scrambler embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 has shown the block scheme of picture information demoder embodiment of the present invention.
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With reference to the Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 that shows essential part the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below.
As shown in Figure 3, picture information scrambler 30 of the present invention comprises the image sensor 31 that is used to read raw image information 10.CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 32 is divided into picture information 10 a plurality of segments shown in Figure 1 and rearranges these segments according to security code.Security code supply 33 is to CPU32 supply security code.Picture information memory storage 34 is stored as pictorial data to the picture information that rearranges.Display plotter is that displayed image information is provided with.
Display plotter comprises video printer 35 and screen display 36 one of at least.
As shown in Figure 4, picture information demoder 40 is similar to the described scrambler of Fig. 3 in configuration aspects, comprises in image sensor 41, CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 42, security code supply 43, picture information memory storage 44 and video printer 45 and the screen display 46 at least one.
To describe in detail the picture information Methods for Coding below.
At first, the two-dimensional image of reading through sensor 31 10 is cut apart by vertical and level and is converted dimetric a plurality of visual segment to.In this embodiment, the number of cutting apart of length and width is respectively 30 and 17, so the number of total segment is 510.These segments of cutting apart are shown in Figure 1.About the shape of segment, the shape of segment can be square, rhombus or leg-of-mutton.That is to say that the shape of segment is the optional shape that depends on dividing method.CPU32 rearranges a plurality of segments according to the security code of supplying with from security code supply 33 then.When arranging,, each segment is had such as edge and the such dividing mark of point respectively in order to distinguish each segment.Use this dividing mark, dividing mark is of value to the reconstruct of raw image.
The picture information that rearranges 20 shown in Figure 2 is stored in the image storage device 34 as pictorial data.Such pictorial data is displayed on depositor's the bank book usually, so that the depositor can use this bank book and bank to conclude the business in needs.For example, based on the cataloged procedure of picture information, segment 21,22,23 in segment 11,12,13 shown in Figure 1 and each of the 14 difference corresponding diagram 2 and each of 24.Yet,, therefore be difficult to find and the corresponding raw image information of pictorial data that is exposed because picture information is revealed as pictorial data shown in Figure 2.As mentioned above, if be used to bank book or any ID medium, will reduce because picture information exposes the harm of the forgery that is caused from the pictorial data of raw image information coding.
For this embodiment, when the number of segment is 510, the example that can rearrange (case) number be 510! (factorial).Obviously, the increase of segment number causes the example number approach infinity that rearranges.If like this, the corresponding code of example number that security code supply 43 can provide at least and rearrange.In addition, compare,, thereby do not use 40 of demoders that comprise security code supply 43 to be difficult to distinguish raw image information because the picture information of this embodiment is the combination of two-dimensional image segment with conventional barcode with one dimension shape.Therefore,, expose, also can avoid fully such as forging so traditional financial accident even bank book is lost with pictorial data if bank has the general management to this demoder.
When segment is arranged, not to carry out comprising following amending method but can use: rotate some sheet and have no progeny and rearrange the method for segment by CPU32 such as the rearranging of the dullness of this embodiment situation; Putting upside down some sheet has no progeny and rearranges the method for segment; Separating the method that rearranges segment after visual segment is inserted in the raw image segment; With omit some sheet and have no progeny and rearrange the method for segment, wherein separate visual segment and raw image and have nothing to do.
For the restructuring procedure that makes the reconstruct raw image becomes difficult and complicated, preferably these amending methods are applied to the security system of individual picture information.In adopting security system of the present invention, only have and rearranging that the demoder 40 that rearranges relevant security code can reconstruct use amending method rearranges.Therefore, security system can be implemented more reliably.Putting upside down the rearranging in the method for some segment, make the degree of the situation of putting upside down that enough differences be arranged, so that can obtain various coding examples.
About decoding, identical with coding method basically to the method for coded image decoding, its feature only is that coding/decoding method relates to the reconstruct raw image.
As shown in Figure 4, image sensor 41 is read pictorial data, and security code supply 43 is according to security code Pareto diagram image data inversely, with reconstruct raw image information then.Therefore, when the client sends into bank's window to check, by the picture information on the check is confirmed client identity authentication with comparing from the raw image information of pictorial data reconstruct.The CPU42 of demoder 40 carries out this comparison, and comprises its result of demonstration.In addition, during reconstruct, the element of distinguishing of pictorial data segment just is removed respectively and reconstruct.When showing comparative result, raw image information is shown as with picture information on the check has different color mutually, is convenient to people and compares.In addition, this is relatively realized by a printout.
As mentioned above, the invention provides and a kind of individual picture information is encoded into the method for picture puzzle type, it is characterized in that the security system of individual picture information can be more reliable.In addition, the management of security code should be handled by confidential transactions, because it is very important.Be to be further appreciated that sensor 31 and 41 performance will greatly influence this security system.Therefore preferably the present invention is applied to relate to the field of pattern recognition.
Although explained the situation that picture information is divided into the visual segment of a plurality of square configuration in a preferred embodiment, picture information also can be divided into a plurality of polygons or round-shaped visual segment.Polygon or round-shaped visual segment can also be rotated before picture information is rearranged into the picture puzzle type.
The present invention not only can specifically be applied to bank book as the foregoing description, and can specifically be applied to any ID (proof of identification) medium.
Those skilled in the art will be appreciated that under the condition that does not deviate from the spirit or scope of the present invention can make various modifications to the security system of picture information.Therefore, the present invention should cover the modifications and variations of the present invention that fall in claims and its equivalent scope.

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1, a kind of picture information is encoded into the method for picture puzzle type, comprises:
Detect described picture information;
Described picture information is divided into a plurality of visual segments;
Rearrange described a plurality of visual segment according to the security code that produces by the security code generator; With
The output of the described visual segment that rearranges is shown as pictorial data.
2, method according to claim 1, comprise vertical and level is cut apart described picture information wherein said cutting apart.
3, method according to claim 2 comprises described picture information is divided into a plurality of square segments respectively wherein said cutting apart.
4, method according to claim 1, wherein said rearranging is included in rotation and rearranges described a plurality of visual segment after some segment.
5, method according to claim 1, wherein said rearrange to be included in rearrange described a plurality of visual segment after inserting in the described visual segment to a visual segment of separating, described separation image segment has nothing to do with described a plurality of visual segment.
6, method according to claim 1, wherein said rearrange to be included in to put upside down rearrange described a plurality of visual segment after some segment.
7, method according to claim 1, wherein said rearranging is included in judging that element carries out rearranging described a plurality of visual segment after the mark to described a plurality of visual segments, and described judgement element comprises at least one of edge and point.
8, method according to claim 1, wherein said demonstration are exported at least one that is included in paper spare, monitor and the plastics and are manifested the described picture information that rearranges.
9, method according to claim 1 also comprises described pictorial data is stored in the image storage device.
10, method according to claim 1, comprise the visual segment that described picture information is divided into a plurality of polygons or circle wherein said cutting apart; With
Described arrangement is included in some sheet of rotation and has no progeny and rearrange described a plurality of visual segment.
11, a kind of picture information is encoded into the equipment of picture puzzle type, comprises:
An image sensor detects described picture information;
An image Segmentation device is divided into a plurality of visual segments to described picture information;
A visual collating unit rearranges described a plurality of visual segment according to security code; With
An image autput device rearranges visual segment and is shown as pictorial data described.
12, equipment according to claim 11, described image Segmentation device and described visual collating unit obtain by CPU (central processing unit) (CPU).
13, equipment according to claim 11, wherein said image Segmentation device is divided into a plurality of square visual segments to described picture information respectively.
14, equipment according to claim 11, wherein said visual collating unit rearranges described a plurality of visual segment after some segment of rotation.
15, equipment according to claim 11, wherein said visual collating unit rearrange described a plurality of visual segment after putting upside down some segment.
16, equipment according to claim 11, wherein said visual collating unit rearranges described a plurality of visual segment after the separation graph image information is inserted in the described picture information, described separation graph image information and described a plurality of picture information are irrelevant.
17, equipment according to claim 11, wherein said visual collating unit rearranges described a plurality of visual segment after with the judgement element described a plurality of visual segments being carried out mark, described judgement element comprises at least one of edge and point.
18, equipment according to claim 11 carries out rearranging manifesting of picture information to described at least one in paper spare, monitor and plastics of wherein said image autput device.
19, a kind of method of discerning raw image information comprises:
Detect image;
Come the Pareto diagram image data to constitute described raw image information according to a security code, this pictorial data obtains from described raw image information coding;
Described image and described raw image information are compared; With
Show the output of comparative result.
20, method according to claim 19, wherein said pictorial data are the picture puzzle types.
21, method according to claim 19, wherein said demonstration output comprise respectively by different colours with described image and raw image information overlap together.
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