• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.173-185
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• 2009

This paper proposes two new image contrast enhancement methods, RSWHE (Recursively Separated and Weighted Histogram Equalization) and RSWHS (Recursively Separated and Weighted Histogram Specification). RSWHE is a histogram equalization method based on histogram decomposition and weighting, whereas RSWHS is a histogram specification method based on histogram decomposition and weighting. The two proposed methods work as follows: 1) decompose an input histogram based on the image's mean brightness, 2) compute the probability for the area corresponding to each sub-histogram, 3) modify the sub-histogram by weighting it with the computed probability value, 4) lastly, perform histogram equalization (in the case of RSWHE) or histogram specification (in the case of RSWHS) on the modified sub-histograms independently. Experimental results show that RSWHE and RSWHS outperform other methods in terms of contrast enhancement and mean brightness preservation as well.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.11B no.4
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• pp.395-402
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• 2004

In this paper, we proposed a new method of the large capacity steganography using adaptive threshold on bit planes. Applying fixing threshold, if we insert information into all bit planes, all bit planes showed different image quality. Therefore, we first defined the bit plane weight to solve the fixing threshold problem. We then proposed a new adaptive threshold method using the bit plane weight and the average complexity to increase insertion capacity adaptively. In the experiment, we inserted information into the standard images with the same image quality and same insertion capacity, and we analyzed the insertion capacity and image duality. As a result, the proposed method increased the insertion capacity of about 6% and improved the image quality of about 24dB than fixed threshold method.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1909_1910
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• 2009

디인터레이싱 방법은 크게 화면 간(Inter - Field) 디인터레이싱과 화면 내(Intra - Field) 디인터레이싱이 있고 화면 내 디인터레이싱 방법 중에는 대표적으로 라인카피와 라인별 평균값을 취하는 선형적인 방법, ELA 그리고 E-ELA 알고리즘 등이 있다. 기존 방식 중 선형적 보간법은 에지 블러링이나 계단현상이 발생하고 ELA, E-ELA알고리즘을 이용한 방법은 특정방향에지 정보가 없어 이미지에서 다양한 형태의 에지 부분의 디인터레이싱에 있어 성능이 좋지 못한 단점이 있다. 본 논문은 한 개의 필드를 사용하는 화면 내(Intra - Field) 디인터레이싱 방법을 사용하고 7방향의 에지 방향 보간법과 수평방향의 에지 라인을 고려하여 기존 방식에서 나타나던 오브젝트의 계단현상을 최대한 줄여줌으로써 향상된 화질을 보이는 디인터레이싱 알고리즘을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2014.01a
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• pp.135-137
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• 2014

시대가 발전함에 따라 기술도 발달하지만 시민의식이 따라가지 못하기 때문에 그 만큼 범죄도 늘어나고 있다. 그럼에 따라 범죄를 예방하기 위해 방범용 CCTV를 늘리고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 방범용 CCTV를 늘리기 위해서는 많은 시간과 예산이 필요하다. 그래서 사용자들은 불법 주정차 시스템에 방범 기능을 요구하고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 기존의 CCTV는 화소가 낮아 이미지가 선명하지 않기 때문에 방범 기능에 적용하기에는 미흡한 점이 많았다. 그래서 본 논문에는 기존의 시스템을 보완하기 위한 방안으로 메가 픽셀을 적용하여 불법 주정차 시스템의 방범 기능을 향상 시킬 수 있는 방안을 제안하였다. 결과적으로 저화질 CCTV를 사용 할 때보다 불법 주정차 단속뿐만 이라 방범 시스템으로도 더 나은 효과를 보일 것으로 예상한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2004.05b
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• pp.140-143
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• 2004

The mage enhancement of dental On image using wavelet coefficients is presented. The processing is that make gray image from On image by preprocessing, extract high frequency from detail coefficient after acquisition detail coefficient by wavelet transform and emphasize edge appling input image. Experimental results show that enhanced contrast of dental On image, improved mage quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• fall
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• pp.193-196
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• 2021

홀로그램(Hologram)은 3차원 물체에서 나오는 빛의 정보를 제어하는 기술이다. 현재는 컴퓨터 생성 홀로그램(CGH)으로 생성한 디지털 홀로그램에 관한 연구, 특히 물체에서 나오는 빛의 정보를 최대한 기록하고 재현하여 디지털 홀로그램의 해상도를 향상 시키려는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 고해상도 홀로그램 영상을 얻기 위해 딥러닝 기반 초해상도(Super Resolution) 네트워크를 훈련 및 최적화하여, 저해상도 위상 홀로그램 영상으로부터 높은 화질의 홀로그램 영상을 재현하는 고해상도 위상 홀로그램 영상을 생성하는 것을 목표로 한다. 이때 위상 홀로그램 영상의 특성을 이용한 순환 손실 함수(Circular loss function)를 새롭게 제안하며, 기존의 이미지 초해상도 신경망 모델을 학습시킬 때 자주 사용하는 L1 손실 함수와 비교했을 때 약 0.13dB 정도의 성능 향상이 있었다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.742-748
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• 2009

Most commercial digital still cameras use a single sensor array (e.g., CMOS or CCD) with color filter array (CFA) to reduce the cost and size. Since the image obtained with CFA has only one color value per pixel, the demosaicing is needed to acquire missing two color values. Although many demosaicing methods have been proposed, they still have artifacts such as rainbow and zippering artifact. In this paper, we propose the simple demosaicing algorithm using tendency of neighbor pixels with the enhanced weighting function. In the experimental results, our algorithm shows much better subjective qualities of the images than conventional demosaicing algorithm and improves objective qualities.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.61-70
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• 2004

As multimedia data and their applications are rapidly distributed on the Web, the research on watermark insertion and integrity assurance vigorously increases. In this paper, Discrete Wavelet Transformation dissolves an original image into the three level of low, middle, and high bandwidths. Human Visual System with the significant coefficients extracted from the middle obtains enhanced image quality and robustness using watermark insertion. Experimental results show that various attacks cannot destroy pre-inserted watermark and recovered image is of good quality by measuring PSNR.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.61-73
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• 2012

This paper proposes a histogram specification based image enhancement method, which uses the brightness mean and variance of an image to maximize the entropy of the image. In our histogram specification step, the Gaussian distribution is used to fit the input histogram as well as produce the target histogram. Specifically, the input histogram is fitted with the Gaussian distribution whose mean and variance are equal to the brightness mean(${\mu}$) and variance(${\sigma}2$) of the input image, respectively; and the target Gaussian distribution also has the mean of the value ${\mu}$, but takes as the variance the value which is determined such that the output image has the maximum entropy. Experimental results show that compared to the existing methods, the proposed method preserves the mean brightness well and generates more natural looking images.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2002

The color interpolation scheme can play an important role in overcoming the physical limitation of the CCD image sensor and in increasing the resolution of color signals, while most conventional approaches result in blurred edges and false color artifacts. In this paper, we have proposed an improved edge-adaptive color interpolation scheme for a progressive scan CCD image sensor with RGB color filter array The edge indicator function proposed utilizes not only the within-channel correlation but also the cross-channel correlation, and reflects the edge characteristics of an image adaptively. The color components unavailable for at each channel are interpolated along the edge direction, not across the edges, so that aliasing artifacts are supressed. Furthermore, we eliminated false color artifacts resulting from the color image formation model in the edge-adaptive color interpolation scheme by adopting the switching algorithm based on the color edge detection. Simulation results of the proposed algorithm indicate that the improved edge-adaptive color interpolation scheme produces quantitatively better and visually more pleasing results than conventional approaches.