A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code
A multi-purpose image-based QR code is designed in this paper. There are four purposes for the generated image-based QR code. In the first purpose, the basic image-based QR code with the look of a host image is with an ingenious layout to be identified easier. In the second one, a saliency region de...
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| author | Shang-Kuan Chen Yen-Wu Ti |
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| description | A multi-purpose image-based QR code is designed in this paper. There are four purposes for the generated image-based QR code. In the first purpose, the basic image-based QR code with the look of a host image is with an ingenious layout to be identified easier. In the second one, a saliency region detection method is adopted for enhancing the quality of the image-based QR code. In the third one, the host image is embedded into the image-based QR code for further access to the host image; Finally, the visual cryptography-based watermarking method is applied to the host image embedded image-based QR code. In the case that the specific users need verification from the image-based QR code, the binary verified image can be retrieved when the public share is available. The experimental results demonstrate that the generated image-based QR code not only looked better than some previous works but also had high quality host image embedded and identification ability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd760f7b97d14f039bdb6deb64f95ff72023-11-23T10:47:22ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942021-12-011312244610.3390/sym13122446A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR CodeShang-Kuan Chen0Yen-Wu Ti1College of Artificial Intelligence, Yango University, Fuzhou 350015, ChinaCollege of Artificial Intelligence, Yango University, Fuzhou 350015, ChinaA multi-purpose image-based QR code is designed in this paper. There are four purposes for the generated image-based QR code. In the first purpose, the basic image-based QR code with the look of a host image is with an ingenious layout to be identified easier. In the second one, a saliency region detection method is adopted for enhancing the quality of the image-based QR code. In the third one, the host image is embedded into the image-based QR code for further access to the host image; Finally, the visual cryptography-based watermarking method is applied to the host image embedded image-based QR code. In the case that the specific users need verification from the image-based QR code, the binary verified image can be retrieved when the public share is available. The experimental results demonstrate that the generated image-based QR code not only looked better than some previous works but also had high quality host image embedded and identification ability.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/12/2446QR-codewatermarkingdata hidingimage-based QR-code |
| spellingShingle | Shang-Kuan Chen Yen-Wu Ti A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code Symmetry QR-code watermarking data hiding image-based QR-code |
| title | A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code |
| title_full | A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code |
| title_fullStr | A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code |
| title_short | A Design of Multi-Purpose Image-Based QR Code |
| title_sort | design of multi purpose image based qr code |
| topic | QR-code watermarking data hiding image-based QR-code |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/12/2446 |
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