Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2006: 7th Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia, Hangzhou, China, November 2-4, 2006. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Expressive Speech Recognition and Synthesis as Enabling Technologies for Affective Robot-Child Communication....Pages 1-8
Embodied Conversational Agents: Computing and Rendering Realistic Gaze Patterns....Pages 9-18
DBN Based Models for Audio-Visual Speech Analysis and Recognition....Pages 19-30
An Extensive Method to Detect the Image Digital Watermarking Based on the Known Template....Pages 31-40
Fast Mode Decision Algorithm in H.263+/H.264 Intra Transcoder....Pages 41-47
Binary Erasure Codes for Packet Transmission Subject to Correlated Erasures....Pages 48-55
Image Desynchronization for Secure Collusion-Resilient Fingerprint in Compression Domain....Pages 56-63
A Format-Compliant Encryption Framework for JPEG2000 Image Code-Streams in Broadcasting Applications....Pages 64-71
Euclidean Distance Transform of Digital Images in Arbitrary Dimensions....Pages 72-79
JPEG2000 Steganography Possibly Secure Against Histogram-Based Attack....Pages 80-87
Perceptual Depth Estimation from a Single 2D Image Based on Visual Perception Theory....Pages 88-95
A System for Generating Personalized Virtual News....Pages 96-105
Image Fingerprinting Scheme for Print-and-Capture Model....Pages 106-113
16×16 Integer Cosine Transform for HD Video Coding....Pages 114-121
Heegard-Berger Video Coding Using LMMSE Estimator....Pages 122-130
Real-Time BSD-Driven Adaptation Along the Temporal Axis of H.264/AVC Bitstreams....Pages 131-140
Optimal Image Watermark Decoding....Pages 141-149
Diagonal Discrete Cosine Transforms for Image Coding....Pages 150-158
Synthesizing Variational Direction and Scale Texture on Planar Region....Pages 159-166
Fast Content-Based Image Retrieval Based on Equal-Average K-Nearest-Neighbor Search Schemes....Pages 167-174
Characterizing User Behavior to Improve Quality of Streaming Service over P2P Networks....Pages 175-184
Interacting Activity Recognition Using Hierarchical Durational-State Dynamic Bayesian Network....Pages 185-192
Improving the Image Retrieval Results Via Topic Coverage Graph....Pages 193-200
Relevance Feedback for Sketch Retrieval Based on Linear Programming Classification....Pages 201-210
Hierarchical Motion-Compensated Frame Interpolation Based on the Pyramid Structure....Pages 211-220
Varying Microphone Patterns for Meeting Speech Segmentation Using Spatial Audio Cues....Pages 221-228
Region-Based Sub-pixel Motion Estimation from Noisy, Blurred, and Down-Sampled Sequences....Pages 229-236
Differential Operation Based Palmprint Authentication for Multimedia Security....Pages 237-244
A Broadcast Model for Web Image Annotation....Pages 245-251
An Approach to the Compression of Residual Data with GPCA in Video Coding....Pages 252-261
A Robust Approach for Object Recognition....Pages 262-269
A Novel Method for Spoken Text Feature Extraction in Semantic Video Retrieval....Pages 270-278
A Semantic Image Category for Structuring TV Broadcast Video Streams....Pages 279-286
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Super-Resolution Image Reconstruction with Simultaneous Adaptation of the Prior Image Model....Pages 287-294
Text Detection in Images Using Texture Feature from Strokes....Pages 295-301
Robust Mandarin Speech Recognition for Car Navigation Interface....Pages 302-309
GKDA: A Group-Based Key Distribution Algorithm for WiMAX MBS Security....Pages 310-318
A Watermarking Algorithm for JPEG File....Pages 319-328
SNR Scalability in H.264/AVC Using Data Partitioning....Pages 329-338
A Real-Time XML-Based Adaptation System for Scalable Video Formats....Pages 339-348
Generic, Scalable Multimedia Streaming and Delivery with Example Application for H.264/AVC....Pages 349-356
Shape-Based Image Retrieval in Botanical Collections....Pages 357-364
Macroblock Mode Decision Scheme for Fast Encoding in H.264/AVC....Pages 365-374
A Mathematical Model for Interaction Analysis Between Multiview Video System and User....Pages 375-384
Motion Composition of 3D Video....Pages 385-394
EKM: An Efficient Key Management Scheme for Large-Scale Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming....Pages 395-404
Using Earth Mover’s Distance for Audio Clip Retrieval....Pages 405-413
Streaming-Mode MB-Based Integral Image Techniques for Fast Multi-view Video Illumination Compensation....Pages 414-423
A Motion Vector Predictor Architecture for AVS and MPEG-2 HDTV Decoder....Pages 424-431
Inter-camera Coding of Multi-view Video Using Layered Depth Image Representation....Pages 432-441
Optimal Priority Packetization with Multi-layer UEP for Video Streaming over Wireless Network....Pages 442-449
A Multi-channel MAC Protocol with Dynamic Channel Allocation in CDMA Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 450-458
Fuzzy Particle Swarm Optimization Clustering and Its Application to Image Clustering....Pages 459-467
A New Fast Motion Estimation for H.264 Based on Motion Continuity Hypothesis....Pages 468-476
Statistical Robustness in Multiplicative Watermark Detection....Pages 477-484
Adaptive Visual Regions Categorization with Sets of Points of Interest....Pages 485-493
A Publishing Framework for Digitally Augmented Paper Documents: Towards Cross-Media Information Integration....Pages 494-501
Web-Based Semantic Analysis of Chinese News Video....Pages 502-509
A Quality-Controllable Encryption for H.264/AVC Video Coding....Pages 510-517
Texture Synthesis Based on Minimum Energy Cut and Its Applications....Pages 518-526
Unifying Keywords and Visual Features Within One-Step Search for Web Image Retrieval....Pages 527-536
Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for Stored Video Under Renegotiation Frequency Constraint....Pages 537-546
Online Selection of Discriminative Features Using Bayes Error Rate for Visual Tracking....Pages 547-555
Interactive Knowledge Integration in 3D Cloth Animation with Intelligent Learning System....Pages 556-563
Multi-view Video Coding with Flexible View-Temporal Prediction Structure for Fast Random Access....Pages 564-571
Squeezing the Auditory Space: A New Approach to Multi-channel Audio Coding....Pages 572-581
Video Coding by Texture Analysis and Synthesis Using Graph Cut....Pages 582-589
Multiple Description Coding Using Adaptive Error Recovery for Real-Time Video Transmission....Pages 590-597
An Improved Motion Vector Prediction Scheme for Video Coding....Pages 598-605
Classifying Motion Time Series Using Neural Networks....Pages 606-614
Estimating Intervals of Interest During TV Viewing for Automatic Personal Preference Acquisition....Pages 615-623
Image Annotations Based on Semi-supervised Clustering with Semantic Soft Constraints....Pages 624-632
Photo Retrieval from Personal Memories Using Generic Concepts....Pages 633-640
PanoWalk: A Remote Image-Based Rendering System for Mobile Devices....Pages 641-649
A High Quality Robust Watermarking Scheme....Pages 650-657
An Association Rule Mining Approach for Satellite Cloud Images and Rainfall....Pages 658-666
AVAS: An Audio-Visual Attendance System....Pages 667-675
Improved POCS-Based Deblocking Technique Using Wavelet Transform in Block Coded Image....Pages 676-685
Sketch Case Based Spatial Topological Data Retrieval....Pages 686-694
Providing Consistent Service for Structured P2P Streaming System....Pages 695-703
Adaptive Search Range Scaling for B Pictures Coding....Pages 704-713
Video QoS Monitoring and Control Framework over Mobile and IP Networks....Pages 714-721
Extracting Moving / Static Objects of Interest in Video....Pages 722-729
Building a Personalized Music Emotion Prediction System....Pages 730-739
Video Segmentation Using Joint Space-Time-Range Adaptive Mean Shift....Pages 740-748
EagleRank: A Novel Ranking Model for Web Image Search Engine....Pages 749-759
Color Image Enhancement Using the Laplacian Pyramid....Pages 760-769
3D Mesh Construction from Depth Images with Occlusion....Pages 770-778
An Eigenbackground Subtraction Method Using Recursive Error Compensation....Pages 779-787
Attention Information Based Spatial Adaptation Framework for Browsing Videos Via Mobile Devices....Pages 788-797
Style Strokes Extraction Based on Color and Shape Information....Pages 798-807
Requantization Transcoding of H.264/AVC Bitstreams for Intra 4×4 Prediction Modes....Pages 808-817
Prediction Algorithms in Large Scale VOD Services on Grid Infrastructure....Pages 818-826
A Hierarchical Framework for Fast Macroblock Prediction Mode Decision in H.264....Pages 827-834
Compact Representation for Large-Scale Clustering and Similarity Search....Pages 835-843
Robust Recognition of Noisy and Partially Occluded Faces Using Iteratively Reweighted Fitting of Eigenfaces....Pages 844-851
Pitching Shot Detection Based on Multiple Feature Analysis and Fuzzy Classification....Pages 852-860
Color Changing and Fading Simulation for Frescoes Based on Empirical Knowledge from Artists....Pages 861-869
A Novel Spatial-Temporal Position Prediction Motion-Compensated Interpolation for Frame Rate Up-Conversion....Pages 870-879
Web Image Clustering with Reduced Keywords and Weighted Bipartite Spectral Graph Partitioning....Pages 880-889
An Architecture to Connect Disjoint Multimedia Networks Based on Node’s Capacity....Pages 890-899
Quantitative Measure of Inlier Distributions and Contour Matching for Omnidirectional Camera Calibration....Pages 900-908
High-Speed All-in-Focus Image Reconstruction by Merging Multiple Differently Focused Images....Pages 909-918
A Real-Time Video Deinterlacing Scheme for MPEG-2 to AVS Transcoding....Pages 919-926
Persian Text Watermarking....Pages 927-934
Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Structured Scenes Based on Vanishing Points....Pages 935-942
Parallel Processing for Reducing the Bottleneck in Realtime Graphics Rendering....Pages 943-952
Distributed Data Visualization Tools for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aero-crafts....Pages 953-960
An Efficient Clustering and Indexing Approach over Large Video Sequences....Pages 961-970
An Initial Study on Progressive Filtering Based on Dynamic Programming for Query-by-Singing/Humming....Pages 971-978
Measuring Multi-modality Similarities Via Subspace Learning for Cross-Media Retrieval....Pages 979-988
SNR-Based Bit Allocation in Video Quality Smoothing....Pages 989-998
Shadow Removal in Sole Outdoor Image....Pages 999-1007
3D Head Model Classification Using KCDA....Pages 1008-1017
Framework for Pervasive Web Content Delivery....Pages 1018-1026
Region-Based Semantic Similarity Propagation for Image Retrieval....Pages 1027-1036
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