Advances in Image and Video Technology: First Pacific Rim Symposium, PSIVT 2006, Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 10-13, 2006. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Error Analysis of Feature Based Disparity Estimation....Pages 1-12
Collinearity and Coplanarity Constraints for Structure from Motion....Pages 13-23
Reconstruction of Building Models with Curvilinear Boundaries from Laser Scanner and Aerial Imagery....Pages 24-33
The Generation of 3D Tree Models by the Integration of Multi-sensor Data....Pages 34-43
LOD Generation for 3D Polyhedral Building Model....Pages 44-53
Octree Subdivision Using Coplanar Criterion for Hierarchical Point Simplification....Pages 54-63
Dimension Reduction in 3D Gesture Recognition Using Meshless Parameterization....Pages 64-73
Target Calibration and Tracking Using Conformal Geometric Algebra....Pages 74-83
Robust Pose Estimation with 3D Textured Models....Pages 84-95
Multi-scale 3D-Modeling....Pages 96-107
Boundary Based Orientation of Polygonal Shapes....Pages 108-117
LPP and LPP Mixtures for Graph Spectral Clustering....Pages 118-127
The Invariance Properties of Chromatic Characteristics....Pages 128-137
A Scale Invariant Surface Curvature Estimator....Pages 138-147
 N -Point Hough Transform Derived by Geometric Duality....Pages 148-157
Guided Importance Sampling Based Particle Filtering for Visual Tracking....Pages 158-167
Intelligent Spot Detection for 2-DE Gel Image....Pages 168-177
Gaze Estimation from Low Resolution Images....Pages 178-188
Image Similarity Comparison Using Dual-Tree Wavelet Transform....Pages 189-197
A Novel Supervised Dimensionality Reduction Algorithm for Online Image Recognition....Pages 198-207
Feature Selection Based on Run Covering....Pages 208-217
Automated Detection of the Left Ventricle from 4D MR Images: Validation Using Large Clinical Datasets....Pages 218-227
Two Thresholding for Deriving the Bi-level Document Image....Pages 228-237
A Novel Merging Criterion Incorporating Boundary Smoothness and Region Homogeneity for Image Segmentation....Pages 238-247
A New Local-Feature Framework for Scale-Invariant Detection of Partially Occluded Objects....Pages 248-257
Color Correction System Using a Color Compensation Chart for the Images from Digital Camera....Pages 258-269
A Comparison of Similarity Measures for 2D Rigid MR Image Registration Using Wavelet Transform....Pages 270-279
Finding the Shortest Path Between Two Points in a Simple Polygon by Applying a Rubberband Algorithm....Pages 280-291
Facial Expressions Recognition in a Single Static as well as Dynamic Facial Images Using Tracking and Probabilistic Neural Networks....Pages 292-304
Application of 3D Co-occurrence Features to Terrain Classification....Pages 305-313
(2D) 2 DLDA for Efficient Face Recognition....Pages 314-321
Automatic Skull Segmentation and Registration for Tissue Change Measurement After Mandibular Setback Surgery....Pages 322-331
Voting Method for Stable Range Optical Flow Computation....Pages 332-341
Shadow Removal for Foreground Segmentation....Pages 342-352
A Unified Approach for Combining ASM into AAM....Pages 353-362
Variational Approach to Cardiac Motion Estimation for Small Animals in Tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 363-372
Performance Assessment of Image Fusion....Pages 373-382
Possibilistic C-Template Clustering and Its Application in Object Detection in Images....Pages 383-392
Position Estimation of Solid Balls from Handy Camera for Pool Supporting System....Pages 393-402
Shape Retrieval Using Statistical Chord-Length Features....Pages 403-410
Multifocus Image Sequences for Iris Recognition....Pages 411-420
Projection Method for Geometric Modeling of High Resolution Satellite Images Applying Different Approximations....Pages 421-432
Global Localization of Mobile Robot Using Omni-directional Image Correlation....Pages 433-441
Computer-Aided Vision System for MURA-Type Defect Inspection in Liquid Crystal Displays....Pages 442-452
Effective Detector and Kalman Filter Based Robust Face Tracking System....Pages 453-462
Recognizing Multiple Billboard Advertisements in Videos....Pages 463-473
Occlusion Detection and Tracking Method Based on Bayesian Decision Theory....Pages 474-482
Pedestrian Recognition in Far-Infrared Images by Combining Boosting-Based Detection and Skeleton-Based Stochastic Tracking....Pages 483-494
Unsupervised Texture Segmentation Based on Watershed and a Novel Artificial Immune Antibody Competitive Network....Pages 495-503
A Novel Driving Pattern Recognition and Status Monitoring System....Pages 504-512
Advances on Automated Multiple View Inspection....Pages 513-522
Target Tracking and Positioning on Video Sequence from a Moving Video Camera....Pages 523-533
Radiometrically-Compensated Projection onto Non-Lambertian Surface Using Multiple Overlapping Projectors....Pages 534-544
Motion Detection in Complex and Dynamic Backgrounds....Pages 545-552
Effective Face Detection Using a Small Quantity of Training Data....Pages 553-562
A New Passage Ranking Algorithm for Video Question Answering....Pages 563-572
Fusion of Luma and Chroma GMMs for HMM-Based Object Detection....Pages 573-581
Undistorted Projection onto Dynamic Surface....Pages 582-590
Robust Moving Object Detection on Moving Platforms....Pages 591-600
Automatic Selection and Detection of Visual Landmarks Using Multiple Segmentations....Pages 601-610
Hybrid Camera Surveillance System by Using Stereo Omni-directional System and Robust Human Detection....Pages 611-620
Robust TV News Story Identification Via Visual Characteristics of Anchorperson Scenes....Pages 621-630
Real-Time Automatic Calibration for Omni-display in Ubiquitous Computing....Pages 631-640
Face Occlusion Detection for Automated Teller Machine Surveillance....Pages 641-651
Automatic Pose-Normalized 3D Face Modeling and Recognition Systems....Pages 652-661
Vision-Based Game Interface Using Human Gesture....Pages 662-671
Terminal Phase Vision-Based Target Recognition and 3D Pose Estimation for a Tail-Sitter, Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle....Pages 672-681
Detection of Traffic Lights for Vision-Based Car Navigation System....Pages 682-691
What Is the Average Human Face?....Pages 692-701
An Improved Real-Time Contour Tracking Algorithm Using Fast Level Set Method....Pages 702-711
Dynamic Perceptual Quality Control Strategy for Mobile Multimedia Transmission Via Watermarking Index....Pages 712-721
A Rate Control Using Adaptive Model-Based Quantization....Pages 722-731
The Design of Single Encoder and Decoder for Multi-view Video....Pages 732-741
Vector Quantization in SPIHT Image Codec....Pages 742-750
Objective Image Quality Evaluation for JPEG, JPEG 2000, and Vidware Vision TM ....Pages 751-760
Efficient H.264 Encoding Based on Skip Mode Early Termination....Pages 761-770
Low-Power H.264 Deblocking Filter Algorithm and Its SoC Implementation....Pages 771-779
Rate Control Scheme for Video Coding Using Low-Memory-Cost Look-Up Table....Pages 780-790
Adaptive GOP Bit Allocation to Provide Seamless Video Streaming in Vertical Handoff....Pages 791-801
Memory-Efficiency and High-Speed Architectures for Forward and Inverse DCT with Multiplierless Operation....Pages 802-811
Unequal Priority Arrangement for Delivering Streaming Videos over Differentiated Service Networks....Pages 812-821
A New Macroblock-Layer Rate Control for H.264/AVC Using Quadratic R-D Model....Pages 822-831
Selective Quality Control of Multiple Video Programs for Digital Broadcasting Services....Pages 832-841
Joint Source-Channel Video Coding Based on the Optimization of End-to-End Distortions....Pages 842-851
A Temporal Error Concealment Method Based on Edge Adaptive Boundary Matching....Pages 852-860
Fractional Full-Search Motion Estimation VLSI Architecture for H.264/AVC....Pages 861-868
Motion JPEG2000 Coding Scheme Based on Human Visual System for Digital Cinema....Pages 869-877
Wavelet-Based Image Compression with Polygon-Shaped Region of Interest....Pages 878-887
Buffer Occupancy Feedback Security Control and Changing Encryption Keys to Protect MOD Services....Pages 888-897
H.264-Based Depth Map Sequence Coding Using Motion Information of Corresponding Texture Video....Pages 898-907
A Novel Macroblock-Layer Rate-Distortion Model for Rate Control Scheme of H.264/AVC....Pages 908-918
A Geometry-Driven Hierarchical Compression Technique for Triangle Meshes....Pages 919-928
Shape Preserving Hierarchical Triangular Mesh for Motion Estimation....Pages 929-938
Parameter Selection of Robust Fine Granularity Scalable Video Coding over MPEG-4....Pages 939-948
Adaptive QoS Control for Scalable Video Streaming over WLAN....Pages 949-958
H.264 Intra Mode Decision for Reducing Complexity Using Directional Masks and Neighboring Modes....Pages 959-968
Seamless Channel Transition for BroadCatch Scheme....Pages 969-978
Spatial Interpolation Algorithm for Consecutive Block Error Using the Just-Noticeable-Distortion Method....Pages 979-987
Error Resilient Motion Estimation for Video Coding....Pages 988-996
A Novel Scrambling Scheme for Digital Video Encryption....Pages 997-1006
An Electronic Watermarking Technique for Digital Holograms in a DWT Domain....Pages 1007-1017
Off-Line Signature Verification Based on Directional Gradient Spectrum and a Fuzzy Classifier....Pages 1018-1029
Automatic Annotation and Retrieval for Videos....Pages 1030-1040
Application of Novel Chaotic Neural Networks to Text Classification Based on PCA....Pages 1041-1048
Lip Localization Based on Active Shape Model and Gaussian Mixture Model....Pages 1049-1058
Multi-scale MAP Estimation of High-Resolution Images....Pages 1059-1066
Fast Transcoding Algorithm from MPEG2 to H.264....Pages 1067-1074
A New Display-Capture Based Mobile Watermarking System....Pages 1075-1084
Adaptive Data Hiding for Images Based on Harr Discrete Wavelet Transform....Pages 1085-1093
Error Concealment in Video Communications by Informed Watermarking....Pages 1094-1102
Dirty-Paper Trellis-Code Watermarking with Orthogonal Arcs....Pages 1103-1112
An Efficient Object Tracking Algorithm with Adaptive Prediction of Initial Searching Point....Pages 1113-1122
An Automatic Personal TV Scheduler Based on HMM for Intelligent Broadcasting Services....Pages 1123-1132
Increasing the Effect of Fingers in Fingerspelling Hand Shapes by Thick Edge Detection and Correlation with Penalization....Pages 1133-1141
Binary Edge Based Adaptive Motion Correction for Accurate and Robust Digital Image Stabilization....Pages 1142-1149
Contrast Enhancement Using Adaptively Modified Histogram Equalization....Pages 1150-1158
A Novel Fade Detection Algorithm on H.264/AVC Compressed Domain....Pages 1159-1167
A Representation of WOS Filters Through Support Vector Machine....Pages 1168-1176
Detection Method and Removing Filter for Corner Outliers in Highly Compressed Video....Pages 1177-1184
Accurate Foreground Extraction Using Graph Cut with Trimap Estimation....Pages 1185-1194
Homography Optimization for Consistent Circular Panorama Generation....Pages 1195-1205
Graph-Based Global Optimization for the Registration of a Set of Images....Pages 1206-1214
One-Dimensional Search for Reliable Epipole Estimation....Pages 1215-1224
Image Technology for Camera-Based Automatic Guided Vehicle....Pages 1225-1233
An Efficient Demosaiced Image Enhancement Method for a Low Cost Single-Chip CMOS Image Sensor....Pages 1234-1243
Robust Background Subtraction for Quick Illumination Changes....Pages 1244-1253
A New Sampling Method of Auto Focus for Voice Coil Motor in Camera Modules....Pages 1254-1263
A Fast Trapeziums-Based Method for Soft Shadow Volumes....Pages 1264-1272
Photo-Consistent Motion Blur Modeling for Realistic Image Synthesis....Pages 1273-1282
Integration of GPS, GIS and Photogrammetry for Texture Mapping in Photo-Realistic City Modeling....Pages 1283-1292
Focus + Context Visualization with Animation....Pages 1293-1302
Exploiting Spatial-temporal Coherence in the Construction of Multiple Perspective Videos....Pages 1303-1313
A Perceptual Framework for Comparisons of Direct Volume Rendered Images....Pages 1314-1323
Hierarchical Contribution Culling for Fast Rendering of Complex Scenes....Pages 1324-1333
Hierarchical Blur Identification from Severely Out-of-Focus Images....Pages 1334-1342
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