title: Securing information display by use of visual cryptography.
abstract: We propose a secure display technique based on visual cryptography. The proposed technique ensures the security of visual information. The display employs a decoding mask based on visual cryptography. Without the decoding mask, the displayed information cannot be viewed. The viewing zone is limited by the decoding mask so that only one person can view the information. We have developed a set of encryption codes to maintain the designed viewing zone and have demonstrated a display that provides a limited viewing zone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Optical Science and Technology, University of Tokushima, 2-1, Minamijosanjima-cho, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan. yamamoto@opt.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayasaki
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishida