@article {18191, title = {Data hiding in curves with application to fingerprinting maps}, journal = {Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on}, volume = {53}, year = {2005}, month = {2005/10//}, pages = {3988 - 4005}, abstract = {This paper presents a new data hiding method for curves. The proposed algorithm parameterizes a curve using the B-spline model and adds a spread spectrum sequence to the coordinates of the B-spline control points. In order to achieve robust fingerprint detection, an iterative alignment-minimization algorithm is proposed to perform curve registration and to deal with the nonuniqueness of B-spline control points. Through experiments, we demonstrate the robustness of the proposed data-hiding algorithm against various attacks, such as collusion, cropping, geometric transformations, vector/raster-raster/vector conversions, printing-and-scanning, and some of their combinations. We also show the feasibility of our method for fingerprinting topographic maps as well as writings and drawings.}, keywords = {(mathematics);, algorithm;, alignment-minimization, B-spline, CONTROL, curve, data, detection;, edge, embedding;, encapsulation;, fingerprint, geospatial, hiding, identification;, image, iterative, method;, methods;, minimisation;, point;, protection;, registration;, sequence;, spectrum, splines, spread, watermarking;}, isbn = {1053-587X}, doi = {10.1109/TSP.2005.855411}, author = {Gou,Hongmei and M. Wu} }