Reversible Data Hiding Based on Improved Multilevel Histogram Modification of Pixel Differences

Kuo-Ming Hung¹ , Ching-Tang Hsieh This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.², Ting-Wen Chen² and Li-Ming Chen²

¹Department of Information Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 338, R.O.C.
²Department of Electrical Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

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