Honeywell International Inc.
Image forensics using non-standard pixels

Abstract:

A system and process to determine whether a digital image has been manipulated involves determining expected locations of non-standard pixels in the digital image, and determining a feature for evaluating the non-standard pixels. The feature in pixels of the digital image that are located at the expected locations of non-standard pixels is then measured, and a statistical measure of the feature of pixels in the digital image that are located at the expected locations of non-standard pixels is evaluated. The digital image is assessed to determine a probability that the digital image includes a manipulated portion, based on the statistical measure. The system and process can also determine a make and model of an image sensing device via an examination of the non-standard pixels.