An image coding technique based on symmetry extraction and Binary Space Partitioning (BSP) tree representation for still pictures is presented. Axes of symmetry, detected through a principal axis of inertia approach and a coefficient of symmetry measure, are used to divide recursively an input image into a finite number of convex regions. This recursive partitioning results in the BSP tree representation of the image data. The iterative partition occurs whenever the current left/right node of the tree cannot be represented `symmetrically' by its counterpart, i.e., the right/left node. This splitting process may also end whenever the region associated with a given node has homogeneous characteristics or its size falls below a certain threshold. Given a BSP tree partition for a given input image, and the `seed' leaf nodes (i.e., those that cannot be generated by mirroring their counterparts), the remaining leaf nodes of the tree are reconstructed using a predictive scheme with respect to the `seed' leaf nodes.
Symmetrical Segmentation Based Image Coding
Riccardo LEONARDI
Conceptualization
1993-01-01
Abstract
An image coding technique based on symmetry extraction and Binary Space Partitioning (BSP) tree representation for still pictures is presented. Axes of symmetry, detected through a principal axis of inertia approach and a coefficient of symmetry measure, are used to divide recursively an input image into a finite number of convex regions. This recursive partitioning results in the BSP tree representation of the image data. The iterative partition occurs whenever the current left/right node of the tree cannot be represented `symmetrically' by its counterpart, i.e., the right/left node. This splitting process may also end whenever the region associated with a given node has homogeneous characteristics or its size falls below a certain threshold. Given a BSP tree partition for a given input image, and the `seed' leaf nodes (i.e., those that cannot be generated by mirroring their counterparts), the remaining leaf nodes of the tree are reconstructed using a predictive scheme with respect to the `seed' leaf nodes.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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