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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Jun Moroo, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsugio Noda, Hadano, JP;
Jun Moroo, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsugio Noda, Hadano, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of embedding information into an image comprises dividing the image into a plurality of blocks, providing a plurality of embedded blocks corresponding to the plurality of blocks, respectively, each of the embedded blocks having the same size as each of the blocks when each of the blocks is smaller than a predetermined size, each of the embedded blocks having the predetermined size and being placed at the center of each the block when each of the blocks is not smaller than the predetermined size and selectively modifying the characteristic value of each of the embedded blocks in accordance with the information to be embedded.