The objective of the paper is to present a new object based image coding technique using morphological segmentation. These are the first results of a final objective of proposing a completely new coding/decoding schem...
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(纸本)0819412236
The objective of the paper is to present a new object based image coding technique using morphological segmentation. These are the first results of a final objective of proposing a completely new coding/decoding scheme for storage and transmission applications based on Mathematical Morphology. The paper presents a new object based image coding algorithm that involves three main processing steps: segmentation, coding of contours and coding of the inside. The three fundamental coding steps of our approach work on a multiscale representation of the data. The coding of contours represents the shape and location of the region and is based on techniques relying on chain codes. The coding of inside consists in modeling the gray level function of the image and in filling each region with this model. Orthogonal polynomials are used for inside coding and bit allocation techniques are developed such that efficient compression rates are obtained. Several computer generated images are presented that show good visual results for a variety of different compression ratios. The techniques can also be applied to image sequences. Current research is under way to propose new coding techniques for both the contour and the inside coding using Mathematical Morphology.
In standard DCT coding schemes like MPEG, the sequences compression is achieved by motion compensation, transformation, quantization, and entropy coding. In this paper, we have followed the same path by adapting to th...
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(纸本)0819413690
In standard DCT coding schemes like MPEG, the sequences compression is achieved by motion compensation, transformation, quantization, and entropy coding. In this paper, we have followed the same path by adapting to the image signal the elements of the coding scheme. The motion compensation is achieved by a block-matching method, where the size of the blocks is adapted to the signal. Great attention has been paid to the relevance of the motion field. Combined with the motion compensation, the two fields of each frame are merged, taking into account the measured motion vectors, to compose a pseudo-progressive frame. The encoding is applied to this `motion-compensated progressive' frame. A wavelet decomposition is then applied on each (inter or intra) frame. Such a transform, intrinsically owning linear- phase and perfect reconstruction properties, has been optimized for maximizing a perceptually weighted coding gain. The wavelet coefficients are thereafter vector-quantized, in order to reach the maximum perceptual SNR : frequency weighting is taken into account. The relevance of the measured vector field allows a precise spatio-temporal quantization optimization. The vectors are entropy coded taking into account the remaining inter-band dependence, by an adapted entropy code. Results obtained from 1 Mbit/s to 8 Mbit/s are shown for moving sequences at the conference.
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have to handle a lot of moving or still images services with different resolution levels (HDTV-like, TV-like and lower resolutions), quality requirements (from accept...
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(纸本)0819412236
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have to handle a lot of moving or still images services with different resolution levels (HDTV-like, TV-like and lower resolutions), quality requirements (from acceptable visual quality to lossless) and different priorities. In this paper we present a new system for the integration of hierarchical images transmission in a broadband network based on the DQDB protocol (IEEE 802.6 standard). This system is based on the combination of two new tools. First we have designed a multiresolution/multiquality image coding scheme based on wavelet transforms. The main original feature of the algorithm is that it allows a multiresolution lossless access to images. A greater compression ration is possible at the price of graceful degradations. Secondly, we have implemented an improved priority mechanism in the DQDB protocol. The aim was that, in case of network overload, the emissions lose quality but are always maintained. A simulation of the implementation of such a system for the handling of the communications inside a hospital is also presented.
MOVE is one of the ESPRIT III OMI feasibility studies projects is Vision/Robotics for industrial applications. The objective of MOVE is to study a modular environment specifically designed for the field of Computer Vi...
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(纸本)0819412384
MOVE is one of the ESPRIT III OMI feasibility studies projects is Vision/Robotics for industrial applications. The objective of MOVE is to study a modular environment specifically designed for the field of Computer Vision, which permits the integration of heterogeneous processors and of specific software. This environment is open -- it allows integration of existing and future processors, actuators and visual sensors -- and it facilitates communication with the external world. It is used directly in the design of a set of industrial vision applications which correspond to real requirements and therefore it facilitates product development and make it cost effective. There are many areas of industry and commerce where application of machine vision would make an important impact on productivity and product quality, but the progress has been slow because of the lack of a suitable high-performance low-cost hardware. This paper gives some elements on how MOVE intends to provide the needed solution.
A video coding method is proposed which is based on 3-D subband decomposition and adaptive selection of small blocks in each subband. The influence of energy threshold and block size on the coding performance is discu...
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A video coding method is proposed which is based on 3-D subband decomposition and adaptive selection of small blocks in each subband. The influence of energy threshold and block size on the coding performance is discussed. Simulation results have shown very good visual quality at 9 Mbit/s for test sequences of CCIR 601 format.< >
A novel nonadaptive fixed-rate vector quantizer encoding scheme is presented, and preliminary results are shown. The design of the codebook has been based on a stochastic approach in order to match a previously define...
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A novel nonadaptive fixed-rate vector quantizer encoding scheme is presented, and preliminary results are shown. The design of the codebook has been based on a stochastic approach in order to match a previously defined model for the image to be encoded. Following this approach, the generation of the codebook is made extremely simple in terms of computational load. Good visual results are shown in the range of 0.5-0.8 bit/pixel. Much better performance is expected for adaptive schemes.< >
The detection of occluding contours in images of 3-D scenes is a fundamental problem of vision. The authors present a computational model of contour processing that was suggested by neurophysiological recordings from ...
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The detection of occluding contours in images of 3-D scenes is a fundamental problem of vision. The authors present a computational model of contour processing that was suggested by neurophysiological recordings from the monkey visual cortex. The model uses convolutions and nonlinear operations, but no feedback loops. Contours are defined by the local maxima of the responses of a contour operator that sums a representation of contrast borders and a grouping signal. The grouping consists of convolving a representation of key-points, such as T-junctions, corners, and line ends, with a set of orientation selective kernels, and a nonlinear pairing operation. The grouping scheme is selective based on whether the configuration of key-points is consistent with the interpretation of occlusion. The resulting contour representation includes an indicator of figure-ground direction. It is shown that the model reproduces illusory contours in accurate agreement with perception and generates representations of occluding contours on images of natural scenes that are more complete and less cluttered by spurious connections of foreground and background than those obtained by conventional edge detection operators.< >
In this paper we describe an architecture and an implementation method for multipoint teleconference systems as one of the most important applications of imagecommunications. We studied a centralized architecture usi...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819410187
In this paper we describe an architecture and an implementation method for multipoint teleconference systems as one of the most important applications of imagecommunications. We studied a centralized architecture using Multipoint Control Units (MCUs) as service providers. In order to apply this architecture to large-scale systems we adopted a hierarchical star configuration for inter-MCUs connections. Also we have developed a composite mechanism of international standard protocols and our original protocol for high performance services. We have built a prototype teleconference system which can provide a variety of services including several procedures for opening conferences and various types of conference modes. These services can be used not only by our original videoconference terminals but also by international standard terminals and ordinary audio telephones.
The vector quantization scheme has proven to be very effective in speech and image coding. One of the most important steps in the whole process is the design of the codebook. The codebook is generally designed using t...
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A self-organizing neural network is used to achieve color image segmentation and image data compression, with an adaptive codebook for faster training. Neural network architectures are well-suited to high speed proces...
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