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A High-Payload Data Hiding Method Utilizing an Optimized Voting Strategy and Dynamic Mapping Table

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Kanza Fatima
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Chi-Shiang Chan
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Min‐Shiang Hwang *
DOI:10.3390/electronics14173498delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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The exponential growth of multimedia communication necessitates advanced techniques for secure data transmission. This paper details a new data hiding method centered on a predictive voting mechanism that leverages neighboring pixels to estimate a pixel’s value. Secret data are concealed within these predictions via a purpose-built lookup table, and the retrieval process involves re-estimating the predicted pixels and applying an inverse mapping function. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves an embedding capacity of up to 686,874 bits, significantly outperforming previous approaches while maintaining reliable data recovery. Compared with existing schemes, our approach offers improved performance in terms of both embedding capacity and extraction accuracy, making it an effective solution for robust multimedia steganography.
Keywords:
data hiding
predictive voting
pixel prediction
steganography
embedding capacity

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Electronics cover
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asia university
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Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
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