• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.231-234
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• 2005

This letter proposes a new embedded speech coding structure based on the Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) standard codec. The proposed coding scheme consists of three different bitrates where the two lower bitrates are embedded into the highest one. The embedded bitstream was achieved by modifying the algebraic codebook search procedure adopted for the AMR-WB codec. The proposed method provides the advantage of scalability due to the embedded bitstream, while it inevitably requires some additional computational complexity for obtaining two different code vectors of the higher bitrate modes. Compared to the AMR-WB codec, the embedded coder shows improved speech qualities for two higher bitrate modes with a slightly increased bitrate caused by the decreased coding efficiency of the algebraic codebook.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2007

MPEG-4 FGS is one of scalable video coding schemes specified In ISO/IEC 14496-2 Amendment 2, and particularly standardized as a scheme for providing fine granular quality and temporal scalabilities. In this paper, we propose a sign-bit reduction technique in embedded bit-plane coding to enhance the coding efficiency of MPEG-4 FGS system. The general structure of the FGS system for the proposed scheme is based on the standard MPEG-4 FGS system. The proposed FGS enhancement-layer encoder takes as input the difference between the original DCT coefficient and the decision level of the quantizer instead of the difference between the original DCT coefficient and its reconstruction level. By this approach, the sign information of the enhancement-layer DCT coefficients can be the same as that of the base-layer ones at the same frequency index in DCT domain. Thus, overhead bits required for coding a lot of sign information of the enhancement-layer DCT coefficients in embedded bit-plane coding can be removed from the generated bitstream. It is shown by simulations that the proposed FGS coding system provides better coding performance, compared to the MPEG-4 FGS system in terms of compression efficiency.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 신호처리소사이어티 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.133-136
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose a low bit-rate embedded video coding scheme with 3-D block partition in the wavelet domain. The proposed video coding scheme includes multi-level three dimensional dyadic wavelet decomposition, raster scanning within each subband, partitioning of blocks, and adaptive arithmetic entropy coding. Although the proposed video coding scheme is quite simple, it produces bit-streams with good features, including SNR scalability from the embedded nature. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed video coding scheme is quite competitive to other good wavelet-based video coders in the literature.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2003

EZW(Embedded Zerotree Wavelet) 알고리즘이 소개된 이래 일련의 내장형 웨이브렛 코딩 방법들이 제안되어져왔다. 이들의 하나의 공통된 특징은 EZW 알고리즘의 기본 아이디어를 근간으로 한다는 점이다. 특히 SPIHT(Set Partitioning in Hierarchy Trees) 알고리즘은 이들 중의 하나로서 산술 코더를 사용하지 않더라도 EZW와 같거나 혹은 더 나은 성능을 제공할 수 있기 때문에 널리 알려져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 내장형 영상코딩을 위한 재귀적 SPIHT(RSPIHT) 알고리즘을 제안하고 그 유효성을 실험적으로 가한다. 제안한 RSPIHT 알고리즘은 매우 단순하고 정형화된 형태를 지니면서 최악의 경우 시간복잡도 O(n)을 가진다. 실험영상들에 대해 T-layer 4 이상에서 SPIHT보다 평균 약 16.4%의 개선된 속도를 얻을 수 있었다. 압축률의 관점에서도 RSPIHT 알고리즘은 실험영상의 T-layer 7 이하에서는 SPIHT와 유사한 결과를 가지나 그보다 큰 T-layer에서는 개선된 결과를 보였다.

• 한국컴퓨터산업학회논문지
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• 제3권9호
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• pp.1287-1294
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 DWT기반의 점진적 영상부호화를 위한 알고리즘 기법을 제안해보고자 한다. DWT와 에지부분을 추출하고 확장된 EZW 알고리즘을 이용하여 기존의 Embedded Coding 보다 효과적인 부호화 방법을 설계해 보았다. 일반적으로 에지 부분은 원 영상을 복원하는데 있어 매우 중요한 역할을 하게 된다. 영상에 대해 DWT를 거치게 되면 계수들은 중요계수와 비중요계수 두가지의 그룹으로 분류할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 에지부분이 영상에서는 중요계수처럼 나타난다는 것을 이용하였다. 특히 DWT 영상에서는 방향성에 의해서 고주파 부대역에서 이러한 특성이 그대로 나타난다는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 또한 Embedded Coding에서 중요계수처럼 영상을 복원하는데 중요한 정보들은 전송순서에서 보다 우선순위를 가지게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서 제안하려는 시스템은 영상의 점진적 전송이 요구되는 응용분야에 효과적으로 이용될 수 있을것으로 기대할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(4)
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• pp.19-22
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• 2000

In this paper, we present a new multiple description embedded zerotree wavelet coding method using the two splitted thresholds. We first model a half EZW coder and then we present multiple description coder which has two coding channels using wide threshold EZW(WTEZW) coders. To evaluate the performance of the proposed coder, we provide an image coding applications with two descriptions and compare MDC image coding results reported to date.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 ITC-CSCC -1
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• pp.216-219
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• 2002

A novel approach of embedded systems for video coding is introduced with the main theme focused on logic-enhanced DRAM and configurable processor. This approach is aiming at reducing high computational costs and frequent memory accessing, which embedded systems are suffering with in the execution of video coding. According Co the software execution analysis, large size functions with intensive memory accesses are tuned to be executed by the logic-enhanced DRAM while small size functions repeatedly called are to be executed by dedicated instructions, which are newly introduced in the configurable processor. The proposed system can speed up H.263 video coding algorithm 7.4 times in comparison with the conventional embedded processor based system.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제9B권1호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 영상데이터의 효율적인 압축과 전송을 위하여 EZW(embedded Zerotree wavelet)의 개선된 방안을 제안하였다 즉, 하위의 비중요계수들을 중요계수의 종속부호화에 사용함으로써 부호화 효율을 높였으며, 계수를 검색할 때 하위검색으로 미리 부호화하여 부호화시간을 단축하였다. 제안된 알고리즘은 상응하는 아키텍쳐로 설계하였으며, 이의 시뮬레이션을 기존의 EZW방법과 비교한 결과, 약 1dB정도의 PSNR 성능의 개선이 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.190-192
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• 2004

In this paper, we propose a low bit-rate embedded video compression scheme with 3-D block partition coding in the wavelet domain. The proposed video compression scheme includes multi-level 3-dimensional dyadic wavelet decomposition, raster scanning within each subband, formation of block, 3-D partitioning of block, and adaptive arithmetic entropy coding. Although the proposed video compression scheme is quit simple, it produces bit-stream with good features, including SNR scalability from the embedded nature. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed video compression scheme is quit competitive to other good wavelet-based video coders in the literature.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2008

Geo-coding refers to the process of associating data with location information, and the system deals with geographic identifiers expressed as latitude and longitude or street addresses. Although many services have been launched, there still remains a problem for users to create geo-coded photo with manually labeling GPS(Global Positioning System) coordinate or synchronizing with separate devices. In this paper, we design and implement a geo-coding system which utilizes the time and location information embedded in digital photographs in order to automatically categorize a personal photo collection. An included GPS receiver labels a photograph with its corresponding GPS coordinates, and the position of the camera is automatically recorded into the photo image header at the moment of capture. The place and time where the photo was taken allows us to provide context metadata on the management and retrieval of information.