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

Expressive Speech Recognition and Synthesis as Enabling Technologies for Affective Robot-Child Communication.- Embodied Conversational Agents: Computing and Rendering Realistic Gaze Patterns.- DBN Based Models for Audio-Visual Speech Analysis and Recognition.- An Extensive Method to Detect the Image Digital Watermarking Based on the Known Template.- Fast Mode Decision Algorithm in H.263+/H.264 Intra Transcoder.- Binary Erasure Codes for Packet Transmission Subject to Correlated Erasures.- Image Desynchronization for Secure Collusion-Resilient Fingerprint in Compression Domain.- A Format-Compliant Encryption Framework for JPEG2000 Image Code-Streams in Broadcasting Applications.- Euclidean Distance Transform of Digital Images in Arbitrary Dimensions.- JPEG2000 Steganography Possibly Secure Against Histogram-Based Attack.- Perceptual Depth Estimation from a Single 2D Image Based on Visual Perception Theory.- A System for Generating Personalized Virtual News.- Image Fingerprinting Scheme for Print-and-Capture Model.- 16×16 Integer Cosine Transform for HD Video Coding.- Heegard-Berger Video Coding Using LMMSE Estimator.- Real-Time BSD-Driven Adaptation Along the Temporal Axis of H.264/AVC Bitstreams.- Optimal Image Watermark Decoding.- Diagonal Discrete Cosine Transforms for Image Coding.- Synthesizing Variational Direction and Scale Texture on Planar Region.- Fast Content-Based Image Retrieval Based on Equal-Average K-Nearest-Neighbor Search Schemes.- Characterizing User Behavior to Improve Quality of Streaming Service over P2P Networks.- Interacting Activity Recognition Using Hierarchical Durational-State Dynamic Bayesian Network.- Improving the Image Retrieval Results Via Topic Coverage Graph.- Relevance Feedback for Sketch Retrieval Based on Linear Programming Classification.- Hierarchical Motion-Compensated Frame Interpolation Based on the Pyramid Structure.- Varying Microphone Patterns for Meeting Speech Segmentation Using Spatial Audio Cues.- Region-Based Sub-pixel Motion Estimation from Noisy, Blurred, and Down-Sampled Sequences.- Differential Operation Based Palmprint Authentication for Multimedia Security.- A Broadcast Model for Web Image Annotation.- An Approach to the Compression of Residual Data with GPCA in Video Coding.- A Robust Approach for Object Recognition.- A Novel Method for Spoken Text Feature Extraction in Semantic Video Retrieval.- A Semantic Image Category for Structuring TV Broadcast Video Streams.- Markov Chain Monte Carlo Super-Resolution Image Reconstruction with Simultaneous Adaptation of the Prior Image Model.- Text Detection in Images Using Texture Feature from Strokes.- Robust Mandarin Speech Recognition for Car Navigation Interface.- GKDA: A Group-Based Key Distribution Algorithm for WiMAX MBS Security.- A Watermarking Algorithm for JPEG File.- SNR Scalability in H.264/AVC Using Data Partitioning.- A Real-Time XML-Based Adaptation System for Scalable Video Formats.- Generic, Scalable Multimedia Streaming and Delivery with Example Application for H.264/AVC.- Shape-Based Image Retrieval in Botanical Collections.- Macroblock Mode Decision Scheme for Fast Encoding in H.264/AVC.- A Mathematical Model for Interaction Analysis Between Multiview Video System and User.- Motion Composition of 3D Video.- EKM: An Efficient Key Management Scheme for Large-Scale Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming.- Using Earth Mover’s Distance for Audio Clip Retrieval.- Streaming-Mode MB-Based Integral Image Techniques for Fast Multi-view Video Illumination Compensation.- A Motion Vector Predictor Architecture for AVS and MPEG-2 HDTV Decoder.- Inter-camera Coding of Multi-view Video Using Layered Depth Image Representation.- Optimal Priority Packetization with Multi-layer UEP for Video Streaming over Wireless Network.- A Multi-channel MAC Protocol with Dynamic Channel Allocation in CDMA Ad Hoc Networks.- Fuzzy Particle Swarm Optimization Clustering and Its Application to Image Clustering.- A New Fast Motion Estimation for H.264 Based on Motion Continuity Hypothesis.- Statistical Robustness in Multiplicative Watermark Detection.- Adaptive Visual Regions Categorization with Sets of Points of Interest.- A Publishing Framework for Digitally Augmented Paper Documents: Towards Cross-Media Information Integration.- Web-Based Semantic Analysis of Chinese News Video.- A Quality-Controllable Encryption for H.264/AVC Video Coding.- Texture Synthesis Based on Minimum Energy Cut and Its Applications.- Unifying Keywords and Visual Features Within One-Step Search for Web Image Retrieval.- Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for Stored Video Under Renegotiation Frequency Constraint.- Online Selection of Discriminative Features Using Bayes Error Rate for Visual Tracking.- Interactive Knowledge Integration in 3D Cloth Animation with Intelligent Learning System.- Multi-view Video Coding with Flexible View-Temporal Prediction Structure for Fast Random Access.- Squeezing the Auditory Space: A New Approach to Multi-channel Audio Coding.- Video Coding by Texture Analysis and Synthesis Using Graph Cut.- Multiple Description Coding Using Adaptive Error Recovery for Real-Time Video Transmission.- An Improved Motion Vector Prediction Scheme for Video Coding.- Classifying Motion Time Series Using Neural Networks.- Estimating Intervals of Interest During TV Viewing for Automatic Personal Preference Acquisition.- Image Annotations Based on Semi-supervised Clustering with Semantic Soft Constraints.- Photo Retrieval from Personal Memories Using Generic Concepts.- PanoWalk: A Remote Image-Based Rendering System for Mobile Devices.- A High Quality Robust Watermarking Scheme.- An Association Rule Mining Approach for Satellite Cloud Images and Rainfall.- AVAS: An Audio-Visual Attendance System.- Improved POCS-Based Deblocking Technique Using Wavelet Transform in Block Coded Image.- Sketch Case Based Spatial Topological Data Retrieval.- Providing Consistent Service for Structured P2P Streaming System.- Adaptive Search Range Scaling for B Pictures Coding.- Video QoS Monitoring and Control Framework over Mobile and IP Networks.- Extracting Moving / Static Objects of Interest in Video.- Building a Personalized Music Emotion Prediction System.- Video Segmentation Using Joint Space-Time-Range Adaptive Mean Shift.- EagleRank: A Novel Ranking Model for Web Image Search Engine.- Color Image Enhancement Using the Laplacian Pyramid.- 3D Mesh Construction from Depth Images with Occlusion.- An Eigenbackground Subtraction Method Using Recursive Error Compensation.- Attention Information Based Spatial Adaptation Framework for Browsing Videos Via Mobile Devices.- Style Strokes Extraction Based on Color and Shape Information.- Requantization Transcoding of H.264/AVC Bitstreams for Intra 4×4 Prediction Modes.- Prediction Algorithms in Large Scale VOD Services on Grid Infrastructure.- A Hierarchical Framework for Fast Macroblock Prediction Mode Decision in H.264.- Compact Representation for Large-Scale Clustering and Similarity Search.- Robust Recognition of Noisy and Partially Occluded Faces Using Iteratively Reweighted Fitting of Eigenfaces.- Pitching Shot Detection Based on Multiple Feature Analysis and Fuzzy Classification.- Color Changing and Fading Simulation for Frescoes Based on Empirical Knowledge from Artists.- A Novel Spatial-Temporal Position Prediction Motion-Compensated Interpolation for Frame Rate Up-Conversion.- Web Image Clustering with Reduced Keywords and Weighted Bipartite Spectral Graph Partitioning.- An Architecture to Connect Disjoint Multimedia Networks Based on Node’s Capacity.- Quantitative Measure of Inlier Distributions and Contour Matching for Omnidirectional Camera Calibration.- High-Speed All-in-Focus Image Reconstruction by Merging Multiple Differently Focused Images.- A Real-Time Video Deinterlacing Scheme for MPEG-2 to AVS Transcoding.- Persian Text Watermarking.- Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Structured Scenes Based on Vanishing Points.- Parallel Processing for Reducing the Bottleneck in Realtime Graphics Rendering.- Distributed Data Visualization Tools for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aero-crafts.- An Efficient Clustering and Indexing Approach over Large Video Sequences.- An Initial Study on Progressive Filtering Based on Dynamic Programming for Query-by-Singing/Humming.- Measuring Multi-modality Similarities Via Subspace Learning for Cross-Media Retrieval.- SNR-Based Bit Allocation in Video Quality Smoothing.- Shadow Removal in Sole Outdoor Image.- 3D Head Model Classification Using KCDA.- Framework for Pervasive Web Content Delivery.- Region-Based Semantic Similarity Propagation for Image Retrieval.