Hiding Data in Electrocardiogram Based on IWT Domain via Simple Coefficient Adjustment

Authors

  • Ching Yu Yang Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Penghu University of Science and Technology 300, Liu-Ho Rd., Magong, Penghu, 880
  • Kuang Tsan Lin Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, St. John’s University 499, Sec. 4, Tam King Road,Tamsui District, New Taipei City, 25135

Keywords:

Data Hiding, ECG Watermarking, ECG Steganography, IWT

Abstract

The authors present a data hiding method for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal based on integer wavelet transform (IWT). By using a simple coefficient adjusting technique, data bits can be rapidly embedded in an ECG host signal, and be successfully extracted at the receiver site. Simulations confirmed that the perceived quality introduced by the proposed method is good, while hiding storage is greater than existing techniques. In addition, the method has a certain degree of robustness. Since the proposed method provides the advantage of low time complexity, it is feasible for use in real-time applications.

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Published

2016-06-15

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Yang, C. Y., & Lin, K. T. (2016). Hiding Data in Electrocardiogram Based on IWT Domain via Simple Coefficient Adjustment. Asian Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 4(3). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJCIS/article/view/3859

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