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This research presents an enhanced vector quantization method that improves the full-search equivalent process by utilizing the law of cosines. The proposed technique offers efficient computation and memory usage, demonstrated through experimental results on image compression. The study outlines vector quantization, full-search equivalent concept, improved search method, and presents conclusions based on analysis. The method enhances the estimation process for identifying closest code vectors, optimizing the codebook search algorithm.
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An improved full-search-equivalent vector quantization method using the law of cosines Source: IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 11, issue: 2, Feb. 2004, pp. 247-250. Author: Pan, Z.; Kotani, K.; Ohmi, T. Speaker: Chang-Chu Chen Date: 03/24/2005
Outline • Vector Quantization • FS-equivalent • Improved Search Method • Experimental Result • Conclusions
Vector Quantization (VQ) Image compression technique Codebook 0 1 2 (20,45,…,76) 253 254 Original image Index table 255 Vector Quantization Encoder
Vector Quantization (VQ) Image compression technique Codebook 0 1 2 (20,45,…,76) 253 254 Original image Index table 255 Vector Quantization Decoder
0 1 2 253 254 255 Codebook search • Find closest code vector • Euclidean distance • Full search • PCA (Principal component analysis) Codebook Image vector Index (20,45,…,76) (21,44,…,78) 2
Euclidean Distance • The dimensionality of vector = kAn input vector v = (v1, v2, …, vk)A codeword u = (u1, u2, …, uk) • The Euclidean distance between v and u • Full Search (FS)To find closest uw , where codebook C of size Nc
u u-v θ v x u θ1 θ2 θ v FS-equivalent (2002 Mielikainen) • law of cosines • a fixed vector x sinceso where
FS-equivalent (cont.1) • Estimationthen • Ifthencode vector u cannot be closest code vector
FS-equivalent (cont.2) 1 4 2 3 • Computation analysis • Offline : • Online : 1 2 3 < > : inner product where (just once) Multiplication * 4 , Addition * 3
Improved Search Method • New estimation by let then
Step 1 Step 2 Compute Update index and Search flowchart Compute of all code vector u yes no yes no yes no
Improved Search Method (cont.) • Compute more efficiently with less memory by , u ux, , θ1 , x ux and let x as mth standard basis vector
Experimental Result • Image : 512 x 512, gray level • Block size : 4 x 4 • Codebook size : 1024
Conclusions • Proposed a new estimation with light computation in full search of codebook. • Compute efficiently
Example 1 • Euclidean distance
Example 2 Y u(3,4,5) X Z