AIRCODE: Hidden Screen-Camera Communication on an Invisible and Inaudible Dual Channel
summary
AIRCODE achieves imperceptible screen-camera transmission at about 1 Mbps with reported BER ≈ 5% by splitting payload and metadata: video frames carry high-rate data while inaudible audio (preambles at 20–22 kHz, data at 17–19 kHz, 67 ms packets, Manchester coding) carries robust metadata. It uses visual odometry to initialize and track screen corners, merging rule-based candidates and keyframe optimization, yielding correct screen detection in >97% of frames and tracking errors within ~9 pixels on commercial monitors and phones.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00AIRCODE project
- 1:00Hidden screen-camera motivation
- 2:06ChromaCode limitations
- 3:53AIRCODE system design
- 6:20Dual channel metadata via audio
- 8:05Performance evaluation
- 9:48Conclusion and future
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