• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.204-208
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• 2003

In this paper, a new matrix vector formulation for a wavelet-based subband decomposition is introduced. This formulation provides a means to compute a regular multi-resolution analysis over many levels of decomposition. With this approach. any single channel linear space-invariant filtering problem can be cast into a multi-channel framework. This decomposition Is applied to the linear space-invariant image restoration problem and propose a frequency-adaptive constrained least squares(CLS) filter. In the proposed filter, we use different parameters adaptively according to subband characteristics. Experimental results are presented for the proposed frequency-adaptive CLS filter These experiments show that if accurate estimates of the subband characteristics are available, the proposed frequency adaptive CLS filter provides significant improvements over the traditional single channel filter.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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• v.35S no.12
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• pp.46-54
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• 1998

In this paper we propose a fast adaptive image restoration filter using DCT-based block classification for reducing block artifacts in compressed images. In order to efficiently reduce block artifacts, edge direction of each block is classified by using the DCT coefficients, and the constrained least square (CLS) on the observation that the quantization operation in a series of coding process is a nonlinear and many-to-one mapping operator. And then we propose an approximated version of constrained optimization technique as a restoration process for removing the nonlinear and space-varying degradation operator. For real-time implementation, the proposed restoration filter can be realized in the form of a truncated FIR filter, which is suitable for postprocessing reconstructed images in HDTV, DVD, or video conference systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.268-270
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• 2013

According to the development and supply of Wibro technology digital technology is applied in several fields. Digital images are damaged by various noises in the process of transfer and storage; the image restoration is to reduce the influence of the noises on images by removing the noises. To make good image restoration several methods have been proposed but the noise removal property is not satisfactory. Therefore, to effectively remove noises noise decision is made and if it is decided as a noise, the size of mask is enlarged; this is adaptive median filter algorithm that is proposed in this paper. And through simulation the superiority of this algorithm to existing methods has been verified.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.191-194
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 2D-DCT 변환된 동영상 프레임 사이의 오차 블록들의 활성 레벨(atcivity level)과 에지의 특성을 분류하여 동영상의 적응적인 양자화를 제안한다. 각 블록에서는 활성 레벨이 각기 다르고, 같은 활성 레벨이라 할지라도 에지의 특성도 각기 다르게 나타난다. 적응적인 양자화를 위해서, 2D-DCT 변환된 영상 오차의 각 블록의 활성레벨 뿐만 아니라 AC 계수들의 분포에 따른 에지 특성을 분류하면, 블록의 활성 레벨만을 일률적으로 적용한 Sorting 방법의 경우보다 향상된 영상을 복원할 수 있다. 블록의 활성 레벨은 AC energy에 의해서 측정하고, 에지 특성은 AC 계수들의 분포에 의해 결정하게 된다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.822-832
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• 1994

DSC-HDTV image compression algorithm removes spatial, temporal, and amplitude redundancies of an image by using transform coding, motion-compensated predictive coding, and adaptive quantization, respectively. In this paper, leak processing method which is used to recover image quality quickly from scene change and transmission error and adaptive quantization using perceptual weighting factor obtained by HVS are proposed. Perceptual weighting factor is calculated by contrast sensitivity, spatio-temporal masking and frequency sensitivity. Adaptive quantization uses the perceptual weighting factor and global distortion level from buffer history state. Redundant bits according to adaptation of HVS are used for the next image coding. In the case of scene change, DFD using motion compensated predictive coding has high value, large bit rate and unstabilized buffer states since reconstructed image has large quantization noise. Thus, leak factor is set to 0 for scene change frame and leak factor to 15/16 for next frame, and global distortion level is calculated by using standard deviation. Experimental results show that image quality of the proposed method is recovered after several frames and then buffer status is stabilized.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.545-548
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• 2005

H.264의 인트라 프레임 에러복원기법은 상하좌우 인접한 블록의 픽셀을 사용하여 거리의 가중치 평균값으로 손실된 블록을 복원한다. H.264의 인트라 프레임 에러복원기법으로 복원된 블록은 주변블록 픽셀들의 평균을 취하기 때문에 그로 인해 생기는 블러링 현상을 피할 수 없다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 주변블록의 에지정보를 이용하여 인터폴레이션하는 방법이 제안되었으나 에지성분이 다양하거나 에지성분이 없는 경우, 블록을 복원하는 데 있어서 기존 H.264의 복원기법보다 성능이 저하되는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 주변블록의 정보를 이용하여 손실된 블록의 인터폴레이션의 에지방향을 추정하고 방해함수를 통해서 임계치를 결정하여 적응적으로 에지방향의 인터폴레이션과 가중치평균 인터폴레이션을 선택하여 복원하는 방법을 제안한다. 에지방향의 인터폴레이션에서는 선택된 전체에지방향과 상하좌우 각각의 주변블록의 에지방향들간의 상호 관계를 고려함으로써 최종적으로 최적에지 방향을 선택하여 성능을 향상시킨다. 제안된 방법은 영상에 따라 H.264 에러복원기법보다 객관적인 화질이 $0.5dB\;{\sim}\;2dB$ PSNR 향상을 보였고 주관적인 화질개선의 결과를 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.916-918
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• 2015

Image processing is being spotlighted as an important sector with increasingly diverse applications as the society advances into a sophisticated digital information age. Especially, the image restoration as the core technology of image processing, many studies are being progressed. In this paper, in order to restore the damaged image in the Salt and Pepper noisy environment, a modified adaptive switching median filter where the size of local mask can be varied according to the noise density was proposed. And using the PSNR as the standard for objective decision making of the improvement effect, it was compared with the existing methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.311-312
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• 2021

최근 VVC(Versatile Video Coding) 표준 완료 이후 JVET(Joint Video Experts Team)은 NNVC(Neural Network-based Video Coding) AhG(Ad-hoc Group)을 구성하고 인공지능을 이용한 비디오 압축 기술들을 탐색하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 VVC 복원 영상의 DCT 계수를 기반으로 복원 영상을 분류하고, 분류된 각 클래스에 따라 적응적으로 CNN(Convolutional Neural Network) 기반의 화질 개선을 수행하는 VVC 후처리 기법을 제안한다. 실험결과, 제안기법은 AI(All Intra) 부호화 모드에서 1.23% BD-rate 이득을 보였다.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.15B no.3
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• pp.205-210
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• 2008

A new approach is proposed for restoration of corrupted regions and segmentation in natural text images. The challenge is to fill in the corrupted regions on the basis of color feature analysis by second order symmetric stick tensor. It is show how feature analysis can benefit from analyzing features using tensor voting with chromatic and achromatic components. The proposed method is applied to text images corrupted by manifold types of various noises. Firstly, we decompose an image into chromatic and achromatic components to analyze images. Secondly, selected feature vectors are analyzed by second-order symmetric stick tensor. And tensors are redefined by voting information with neighbor voters, while restore the corrupted regions. Lastly, mode estimation and segmentation are performed by adaptive mean shift and separated clustering method respectively. This approach is automatically done, thereby allowing to easily fill-in corrupted regions containing completely different structures and surrounding backgrounds. Applications of proposed method include the restoration of damaged text images; removal of superimposed noises or streaks. We so can see that proposed approach is efficient and robust in terms of restoring and segmenting text images corrupted.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.1122-1128
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• 2007

The denoising for image restoration based on the Wavelet Packet Transform with AA(Absolute Average) making-threshold is presented. The wavelet packet transform leads to be better in the part of high frequency than wavelet transform to eliminate noise. And the existing threshold determination is used standard deviation estimated results in increasing the noise and threshold, and damaging an image quality. In addition that is decreased image restoration PSNR by using the same threshold in spite of changing image because of installing a threshold in proportion of noise size. In contrast the AA thresholding method with wavelet packet is adapted by changing image to set up threshold by statistic quantity of resolved image and is avoided an extreme impact. The results on the experiment has improved 10% and 5% over than the denoising based on simple wavelet transform and wavelet packet respectively.