WO2001031565A1 - Methods and apparatus for multi-layer data hiding - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to systems for hiding data in media and more specifically to a system for multi-layer data hiding in multimedia signals.
- Data hiding is one form of content protection that is sometimes employed for copy control and copyright protection.
- the single pass embedding of passive data such as a watermark into a host medium is one example of data hiding.
- An embedded watermark is typically intended to provide copyright control and access control of the multimedia product.
- present forms of data hiding suffer from numerous drawbacks that reduce the effectiveness of the intended protection and sometimes make the protection technique untenable in real-life applications.
- single pass techniques of embedding one layer of hidden data into a host signal for controlling the use of the host signal generally result in inconsistent protection. In some situations, after unauthorized copying of the host data a false positive signal is received indicating that the pirated copy is an authorized product.
- single pass/single layer techniques can only fulfill (and most likely just partially fulfill) a single purpose, such as ownership protection, access control, and annotation. In addition, controllability of the embedded hidden data is generally not feasible. With regards to capacity, previous single pass/single layer techniques usually are only good for the ideal case such as when images are of same size and when the same amount of data is embedded into each frame of video data.
- the present data hiding system and method provides a method for embedding multiple layers of hidden data into multimedia data.
- a media unit of the multimedia data is evaluated to determine an appropriate embedding procedure.
- a ruling layer of primary hidden data is embedded into the media unit.
- a governing layer of secondary hidden data is embedded on top of the ruling layer.
- the secondary hidden data provides control information for controlling the primary hidden data and the host data.
- Figure 1 is a flow diagram of a multi-layer data hiding system that incorporates the principles of the present invention
- Figure 2 is a block diagram illustration of an embodiment of a data hiding system
- Figure 3 is a flow diagram of a presently preferred embodiment of a method of data hiding
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of singular points
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of a perceptual mask.
- Data hiding is defined as imposing a meaningful and extractable but perceptually invisible or inaudible signal onto a host signal. For example, embedding a watermark into a frame of video data.
- primary hidden data 12 is embedded into a host signal 14 comprised of host data.
- the primary hidden data consists of passive data such as a watermark, or active data such as an executable or a Java applet.
- the host data is multimedia data such as digital video, digital audio, and images.
- secondary hidden data 16 is embedded on top of the layer containing the primary hidden data, resulting in an embedded data signal 18.
- the secondary hidden data is preferably control information such as error correction data, authentication data, identification data, access control data, keys, management rules, and synchronization data for controlling the primary hidden data as well as the host data.
- embedding non-control data during the second pass is also envisioned, for example when the second layer data requires a more robust embedding scheme than the first layer.
- Employing embedding schemes such as base domain embedding and spectrum domain embedding to embed the primary and secondary hidden data are within the scope of the invention.
- the layers of secondary hidden data are preferably embedded with an embedding technique such that the layer of data is orthogonal to prior layers.
- the hidden information is extracted and used for purposes such as information retrieval, copyright protection, and fraud tracking.
- the above embodiment employs a sequential multi-pass embedding system
- a nonsequential multi-pass system to implement the multi-layer data hiding systems.
- the error correction bits may be hidden simultaneously with the authentication bits, or the access control bits may be hidden with identification bits in the same pass in another case.
- There are numerous embedding techniques for ensuring multi-orthogonal data embedding such as using orthogonal features extracted from the same domain such as a frame, orthogonal subbands, orthogonal frames, and orthogonal embedding domains. By embedding the data layers with orthogonal features, interference between layers of embedded bits is avoided.
- the scope of the invention encompasses using multi-level data hiding techniques on individual data layers.
- Multi-level data hiding techniques involve selecting an embedding scheme for a data layer based upon the quantity of distortion to which the data layer is subjected.
- Multi-level data hiding begins with classifying the available embedding schemes into categories based upon whether knowledge of the original host media will enhance detection performance. Based on this criterion, many existing embedding approaches can be categorized as either insertional schemes or relationship enforcement schemes.
- insertional schemes the information of the secondary data, possibly modulated and/or encoded, is inserted into the host signal either by an additive process or a multiplicative process.
- Spread spectrum embedding is an example of an insertional scheme.
- relationship enforcement schemes the signal space is partitioned into subsets and each set is mapped to a value of the secondary data. The mapping can be a mapping from either one host component or a combination of host components to one secondary data value.
- Odd-even embedding is an example of a relationship enforcement scheme.
- the quantity of expected data distortion is determined.
- the embedding scheme is selected based upon the expected quantity of distortion.
- the data is then hidden into the signal using the embedding scheme that is appropriate for the quantity of expected distortion.
- spread spectrum embedding is applied to mid-band coefficients to attain high robustness with low capacity
- relationship enforcement is applied to low- band coefficients to attain high capacity with only moderate robustness.
- an applet or an executable file is generally at least 500byt.es, which equates to a 34bps data hiding bit rate
- a high data hiding bit rate is required.
- One way to attain the required bit rate is to hide the active data into the primary hidden data layer using a base domain embedding scheme.
- control data such as authentication bits, error correction bits, synchronization bits, and a user decoding key are embedded into secondary data layers using spectrum domain embedding.
- Base domain embedding is used for the primary hidden data layer since it has much better decoding performance in terms of speed than spectrum domain embedding.
- Spectrum domain embedding is used for the secondary hidden data layers since it has higher survivability over compression than does base domain embedding, and with the relatively low number of control bits the difference in encoding/decoding speed is not significant.
- the control bits such as the error correction bits, assist in the correct extraction of the active data. With the help of the additional hidden control information, the detector is better able to tell whether there are errors and further correct the errors in the transmitted hidden active data.
- the synchronization data helps in aligning the data for more accurate extraction. A higher level of robustness is thus achieved.
- layers containing the lyrics of a song as well as playback control information are embedded into the host medium, the song.
- error correction keys, and identification data layers are embedded to assist in the extraction of both the hidden lyrics and the playback control bits.
- the lyrics are embedded as a ruling layer using base domain embedding.
- the three control layers are embedded as governing layers also using base domain embedding.
- a third scenario only copyright information is hidden into the host medium, the song.
- the most important requirement is to have the hidden data as robust as possible, i.e., make it extractable with common signal processing techniques and yet, be protected from intentional attacks. Therefore, the copyright data is hidden as primary hidden data in a ruling layer using spectrum domain embedding and authentication data is hidden into the base domain as secondary hidden data in a governing layer that is embedded into the song.
- the secondary hidden data permits the authenticity of the hidden copyright info to be checked to ensure that a false watermark has not been inserted into the medium.
- the primary hidden data (such as an active data stream) is encrypted and then embedded into the host signal.
- the key is hidden into a secondary hidden data layer.
- the key is also encrypted to ensure secure access, and is therefore hidden in a more robust region.
- Another scenario is that only access control bits are required. In this case, it is desirable to have the access control bits hidden as robust as possible.
- a robust data hiding algorithm is selected for embedding the access control bits.
- a spread spectrum scheme is used to hide the access control data with some error correction and other control bits coupled with the access control data (primary hidden data) into the spectrum domain. This way, maximum robustness of the access control bits is assured.
- the data hiding system 20 includes a feature extractor 22 for evaluating features within media units of the host data that comprises a host signal 24.
- a media unit For a digital video signal, a media unit includes a single frame of data as well as multiple frames of data. Within the media unit are features such as objects, texture regions, and background.
- a bit stream generator 16 converts primary hidden data into a bit stream that is coupled to a ruling layer encoder 28.
- the ruling layer encoder 28 embeds a ruling layer of the bit stream of primary hidden data into the host data 24.
- the primary hidden data is also coupled to a control data generator 30 that generates control secondary hidden data that contains control information.
- the control data generator 30 also receives data from the ruling layer encoder in addition to the primary hidden data.
- the secondary hidden data is sent from the control data generator 30 to a governing layer encoder 32 to be embedded into the host data 24.
- the governing layer encoder 32 embeds a governing layer of the secondary hidden data on top of the ruling layer, thereby generating embedded data.
- FIG. 3 a presently preferred embodiment of a data hiding method is illustrated. The method uses a three-pass architecture to hide data in digital audio data. Initially, at step 48 the host data media unit is evaluated. In this embodiment, active data is embedded as the primary data.
- the control bits are first extracted and at step 60 the authentication of the embedded data is checked. The primary hidden data is then extracted, step 62.
- the error correction bits are used to check and the validity of the extracted primary hidden data.
- the embedded active agent can be configured to permit feedback of information to be sent to the server when streaming or online preview is performed, enable renewal of keys or management rules, perform scrambling on the audio signal to prevent further unauthorized use of the content, and allow play-once-preview and also play unlimited times with one-time downloading when the proper key is purchased.
- the perceptual model takes advantage of the human auditory system's inability to distinguish noise under conditions of auditory masking. That is, the presence of a strong audio signal makes a temporal or spectral neighborhood of weaker audio signals imperceptible.
- Our empirical study shows that the human ear cannot distinguish the differences when a minor change is made on a singular point or maskee point (under the condition it is still a maskee point before and after the modification). The definitions of singular point, masker point, and maskee point are given below.
- Figure 4 illustrates two singular points a and a'.
- a masker point l(j) is defined as a point with an intensity value larger than a threshold ⁇ , i.e., amp(l(j))> ⁇
- a maskee point 1(f) is defined as a point that is under the mask of a masker point l(j), i.e., amp(l(f')) ⁇ ⁇ ,ask(amp(l(j))) (see Figure 5 where sample a is a masker point and samples b, c, & d are maskee points).
- the masking ability of a given sample depends on its ioudness; while in the spectrum domain, the masking ability of a given signal component depends on its frequency position and its loudness.
- Empirical results also show that the noise masking threshold at any given frequency is solely dependent on the signal energy within a limited bandwidth neighborhood of that frequency and at any given time is solely dependent on the signal energy within a limited temporal neighborhood.
- Base domain embedding has much better decoding performance in terms of speed than spectrum domain embedding. However, base domain embedding has lower survivability over compression than does spectrum domain embedding.
- the bases of different hidden data layers are preferably orthogonal to each other to ensure maximum detectability. That is, the primary hidden data layer (the active data layer) and the secondary hidden data layers (the error correction data layer and the authentication layer) are each orthogonal to the others. In the presently preferred method, multiple orthogonal features, singular points and maskee points are used to hide the different data layers. Besides assuring the orthogonality of different data layers, this may also increase the data hiding capacity.
- the error correction layer requires data hiding capacity in addition to the capacity required for hiding the primary hidden data. Therefore, a small error correction sequence such as 2D or multi-D checksum error correction is desirable. Assume the error correction bit number is Q and the active data stream bit number is M.
- the Java active agent has a data stream length of 4000 bits.
- the error correction bits needed for the active agent is thus only 64x2 «128 bits in the case of 2D checksum.
- Decoding is similar to the encoding process.
- the preferred embodiment employs an authentication scheme similar to that described by C.W. Wu et. al. in Fragile imperceptible digital watermark with privacy control, Proc. SPIE'99, vol. 3657. in which the authors suggested placing the authentication value into the least significant bit of each sample.
- ⁇ is set to 2 or larger for both singular points embedding and maskee points embedding.
- MB" Sgn(K, MB * ).
- the invention provides a system that permits the simultaneous achievement of multiple data hiding goals.
- both access control bits (passive data stream) and active data stream are embedded into the host signal, both playback/record control and feedback can be achieved.
- the encryption key may also be embedded with multi-layer data hiding.
- additional control information can be embedded such as the quantity of bits that are embedded in the media, decoding data to ensure proper extraction of the primary hidden data and also to allow maximum capacity.
- different capacity in different images may be achieved based on the analysis of each image. Those images that contain large coarse regions may be embedded with more data while the ones with fewer coarse regions will be embedded with less data.
- data hiding capacity for frame based video and other media may also be controlled by employing the principles of the invention.
- the data hiding system clarifies and separates various elements in data hiding permitting data hiding systems for particular applications to be optimized.
- the multi-layer data hiding system provides a data hiding system the achieves improved controllability, a flexible robustness-capacity tradeoff, achieves multiple purposes simultaneously, and provides a coherent system level structure.
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