Image block classification and variable block size segmentation using a model-fitting criterion

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2204-2209

  Won, Chee Sun ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Park, Dong Kwon ^b  

^a MRS Korea   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^f Electronics Engineering Department   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Image coding; Model fitting criterion; Variable block size segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038331410     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601441     Document Type: Article

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