I-Marks: An iris code embedding system for ownership identification of multimedia content. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Umar, Muhammad Muneer; Mehmood, Amjad; Song, Houbing; Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond
• Is Part Of: Computers & electrical engineering. Volume 63(2017)
• Page Start: 209
• Page End: 219
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Multimedia -- Ownership identification -- Human biometrics -- Iris -- Iriscode -- Digital watermarking; Computer engineering -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Ordinateurs -- Conception et construction -- Périodiques; Électrotechnique -- Périodiques; Électrotechnique -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Computer engineering; Electrical engineering; Electrical engineering -- Data processing; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.302854
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2017.07.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0045-7906

Abstract

Highlights: Human biometrics, like iris, are considered unique and cannot be changed unless damaged. Such biometrics can be used as a watermark to determine the exact ownership of a multimedia content. The proposed scheme converts the human iris data into iriscode and then embeds it into images for ownership identification purpose. Abstract: The owner of a work of multimedia content can be uniquely identified by embedding useful data into it. Here, we present a tool which can be used for embedding human biometrics data in multimedia content. Human biometrics are considered unique and cannot be changed unless damaged. Such biometrics can be used as a watermark to determine the exact ownership of a multimedia piece. We used the iris in the human eye for watermark creation. A usable code is generated from the iris known as iriscode. As this structure is specific to each individual, its use allows unique ownership identity of multimedia content. Graphical abstract: