7.8.3 Pyramid Representations

Tanimoto, S.L.,
Pictorial Feature Distortion in a Pyramid,
CGIP(5), No. 3, September 1976, pp. 333-352. BibRef 7609

Sloan, Jr., K.R., and Tanimoto, S.L.,
Progressive Refinement of Raster Images,
TC(28), No. 11, November 1979, pp. 871-874. BibRef 7911

Tanimoto, S.L., Ligocki, T.J., Ling, R.,
A Prototype Pyramid Machine for Hierarchical Cellular Logic,
PCV88(43-83). BibRef 8800

Tanimoto, S.L.,
A Pyramid Model for Binary Picture Complexity,
PRIP77(25-28). BibRef 7700

Rosenfeld, A.,
Quadtrees and Pyramids: Hierarchical Representation of Images,
PDA83(29-42). BibRef 8300

Stout, Q.F.,
Pyramid Algorithms Optimal for the Worst Case,
PCV88(147-168). BibRef 8800

Burt, P.J.,
Tree and Pyramid Structures for Coding Hexagonally Sampled Binary Images,
CGIP(14), No. 3, November 1980, pp. 271-280. See also Pyramid processor for building large-area, high-resolution image by parts. BibRef 8011

Burt, P.J.,
Fast Hierarchical Correlations with Gaussian-Like Kernels,
ICPR80(828-830). BibRef 8000

Shneier, M.O.,
Two Hierarchical Linear Feature Representations: Edge Pyramids and Edge Quadtrees,
CGIP(17), No. 3, November 1981, pp. 211-224. BibRef 8111
Earlier: DARPA81(89-98). BibRef

Peuquet, D.J.,
A Hybrid Data Structure for the Storage and Manipulation of Very Large Spatial Data Sets,
CVGIP(24), No. 1, October 1983, pp. 14-27. BibRef 8310

Peuquet, D.J.[Donna J.],
A raster-mode algorithm for interactive modification of line drawing data,
CGIP(10), No. 2, June 1979, pp. 142-158.
WWW Version. 0501 BibRef

Burton, F.W., Kollins, J.G., Alexandridis, N.A.,
An Implementation of the Exponential Pyramid Data Structure with Application to Determination of Symmetries in Pictures,
CVGIP(25), No. 2, February 1984, pp. 218-225.
WWW Version. BibRef 8402

Uhr, L.,
Pyramid Multi-Computer Structures, and Augmented Pyramids,
CSIP83(95-112). BibRef 8300

Li, Z.N., and Uhr, L.,
Pyramid Vision Using Key Features to Integrate Image-Driven Bottom-Up and Model-Driven Top-Down Processes,
SMC(17), 1987, pp. 250-263. BibRef 8700

Uhr, L.,
Highly Parallel, Hierarchical, Recognition Cone Perceptual Structures,
PCV88(249-292). BibRef 8800

Wu, A.Y., Rosenfeld, A.,
Top-Down Cellular Pyramids,
PRL(2), No. 1, 1983, pp. 47-52. BibRef 8300

Naor, J., Peleg, S.,
Hierarchical Image Representation for compression, Filtering and Normalization,
PRL(2), No. 1, 1983, pp. 43-46. BibRef 8300

Peleg, S., Federbusch, O., Hummel, R.,
Custom-Made Pyramids,
PCV88(125-146). BibRef 8800

Miller, R., and Stout, Q.F.,
Simulating Essential Pyramids,
TC(37), 1988, pp. 1643-1648. BibRef 8800
Earlier: CVPR88(912-917).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef
Earlier:
The Pyramid Computer for Image Processing,
ICPR84(240-242). BibRef

Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel], and Rosenfeld, A.[Azriel],
A Pyramid Framework for Early Vision: Multiresolution Computer Vision,
Hingham: KluwerAcademic, 1994, 232 pp. ISBN 0-7923-9402-X.
WWW Version. Representation, Pyramid. Early Vision. A BibRef 9400 Bookon mulitscale approaches to vision. Sections include: Hierarchical frameworks for early vision, Pyramaid based visual modules, and Integration and extensions. BibRef

Jolion, J.M.,
Stochastic pyramid revisited,
PRL(24), No. 8, May 2003, pp. 1035-1042.
WWW Version. 0304 BibRef

Burt, P.J., and Adelson, E.H.,
The Laplacian Pyramid as a Compact Image Code,
Commun(31), No. 4, April 1983, pp. 532-540.
WWW Version. BibRef 8304
And: Reprinted: RCV87(671-679). Pyramid, Laplacian. Pyramid Structure. The standard Laplacian Pyramid paper. Different filters than used by Crowley, but the same general idea. See also Pyramid processor for building large-area, high-resolution image by parts. BibRef

Adelson, E.H., and Burt, P.J.,
Image Data compression with the Laplacian Pyramid,
PRIP81(218-223). BibRef 8100

Burt, P.J.,
Smart Sensing with a Pyramid Vision Machine,
PIEEE(76), No. 8, August 1988, pp. 1006-1015. BibRef 8808
And:
'Smart Sensing' in Machine Vision,
MVAAS88(XX-YY). Representation, Pyramid. Different resolutions for different tasks, control resolution, etc. BibRef

Burt, P.J.,
A Pyramid Framework for Real-Time Computer Vision,
FIU01(Chapter 12). BibRef 0100

Meer, P., Baugher, E.S., and Rosenfeld, A.,
Frequency Domain Analysis and Synthesis of Image Pyramid Generating Kernels,
PAMI(9), No. 4, July 1987, pp. 512-522. BibRef 8707

Meer, P., Jiang, S.N., Baugher, E.S., Rosenfeld, A.,
Robustness of Image Pyramids Under Structural Perturbations,
CVGIP(44), No. 3, December 1988, pp. 307-331. BibRef 8812

Meer, P.,
Stochastic Image Pyramids,
CVGIP(45), No. 3, March 1989, pp. 269-294.
WWW Version. Applications of these appear under edges and elsewhere. BibRef 8903

Montanvert, A., Meer, P., and Rosenfeld, A.,
Hierarchical Image Analysis Using Irregular Tessellations,
PAMI(13), No. 4, April 1991, pp. 307-316.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9104
Earlier: ECCV90(28-32).
WWW Version. BibRef
And:
Irregular Tessellation Based Image Analysis,
ICPR90(I: 474-479).
WWW Version. A pyramid construction process that maintains some structrural information. Used for connected component labeling and region segmentation. BibRef

Montanvert, A.[Annick], Meer, P.[Peter], and Bertolino, P.[Pascal],
Hierarchical Shape Analysis in Grey-level Images,
MDSG94(511-524). BibRef 9400

Meer, P.[Peter], Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel], and Rosenfeld, A.[Azriel],
A Fast Parallel Algorithm for Blind Estimation of Noise Variance,
PAMI(12), No. 2, February 1990, pp. 216-223.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9002

Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel], and Montanvert, A.[Annick],
The Adaptive Pyramid: A framework for 2D Image Analysis,
CVGIP(55), No. 3, May 1992, pp. 339-348.
WWW Version. Adaptive Pyramid. BibRef 9205

Jolion, J.M.,
A Hierarchical Framework for Robust Extraction and Delineation of Geometric Features,
PR(26), No. 9, September 1993, pp. 1295-1304.
WWW Version. BibRef 9309

Chiarello, E.[Ernest], Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel], and Amoros, C.[Claude],
Modelisation of Spatial Organization of Vegetations in Floodplains,
Acta Stereologica(12), No. 2, 1993, pp. 255-261. Adaptive Pyramid. BibRef 9300

Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel],
Contrast Enhancement through Multiresolution Decomposition,
IP-TA93(205-208). BibRef 9300

Bataouche, S.[Samira], and Jolion, J.M.[Jean-Michel],
Asynchronous Pyramids,
IP-TA93(267-270). BibRef 9300

Jolion, J.M.,
Multiresolution Based Contrast Analysis of Images,
Traitement du Signal(11), No. 3, 1994, pp. 245-255. BibRef 9400

Jolion, J.M.,
Analyse d'Images: Le Modele Pyramidal,
Traitement du Signal(7), No. 1, 1990, pp. 5-17. BibRef 9000

Anderson, C.H.,
A Filter-Subtract-Decimate Hierarchical Pyramid Signal Analyzing and Synthesizing Technique,
US_Patent4,718,104, 1987.
WWW Version. Referenced with See also Laplacian Pyramid as a Compact Image Code, The. as a Gaussian/Laplacian pyramid. BibRef 8700

Ichikawa, T.,
A Pyramidal Representation of Images and Its Feature Extraction Facility,
PAMI(3), No. 3, May 1981, pp. 257-264. BibRef 8105
Earlier:
A Pyramidal Representation of Images,
ICPR78(603-606). BibRef

Sloan, Jr., K.R.,
Dynamically Quantized Pyramids,
IJCAI81(734-736). Rather than regular decomposition, do it according to what is needed. BibRef 8100

Schaefer, D.H., Ho, P., Boyd, J., Vallejos, C.,
The Gam Pyramid,
PCV88(15-42). BibRef 8800

Chin, F.[Francis], Choi, A.[Andrew], and Luo, Y.H.[Yu-Hua],
Optimal Generating Kernels for Image Pyramids by Piecewise Fitting,
PAMI(14), No. 12, December 1992, pp. 1190-1198.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Different ways to fit to the generating kernel for generating pyramids. BibRef 9212

Narayanan, P.J., Davis, L.S.[Larry S.],
Replicated Data Algorithms in Image Processing,
CVGIP(56), No. 3, November 1992, pp. 351-365.
WWW Version. See also Replicated Image Algorithms and Their Analyses on SIMD Machines. BibRef 9211

Montiel, M.E., Aguado, A.S., Garza-Jinich, M.A., Alarcon, J.,
Image Manipulation Using M-Filters in a Pyramidal Computer-Model,
PAMI(17), No. 11, November 1995, pp. 1110-1115.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9511

Kropatsch, W.G.,
Building Irregular Pyramids by Dual-Graph Contraction,
VISP(142), No. 6, December 1995, pp. 366-374. BibRef 9512

Kropatsch, W.G.[Walter G.], Haxhimusa, Y.[Yll], Pizlo, Z.[Zygmunt], Langs, G.[Georg],
Vision pyramids that do not grow too high,
PRL(26), No. 3, February 2005, pp. 319-337.
WWW Version. 0501 BibRef

Kropatsch, W.G.[Walter G.], Haxhimusa, Y.[Yll], Pizlo, Z.[Zygmunt],
Integral Trees: Subtree Depth and Diameter,
IWCIA04(77-87).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Haxhimusa, Y.[Yll], Kropatsch, W.G.[Walter G.],
Hierarchy of Partitions with Dual Graph Contraction,
DAGM03(338-345).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Brun, L.[Luc], Kropatsch, W.G.[Walter G.],
Contains and inside relationships within combinatorial pyramids,
PR(39), No. 4, April 2006, pp. 515-526.
WWW Version. Irregular Pyramids; Combinatorial pyramids; Segmentation; Contains and inside 0604Compare different graph models w.r.t. relationships. BibRef

Kropatsch, W.G.[Walter G.], Reither, C.[Christian], Willersinn, D.[Dieter], Wlaschitz, G.[Günther],
The dual irregular pyramid,
CAIP93(31-40).
WWW Version. 9309 BibRef

Bischof, H., Kropatsch, W.G.,
Fuzzy curve pyramid,
ICPR94(A:505-509).
WWW Version. 9410 BibRef

Kropatsch, W.G., and Willersinn, D.,
Parallel Line Grouping in Irregular Curve Pyramids,
CVPR93(784-785).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Finding and describing ribbons. BibRef 9300

Yamaguchi, T., Kropatsch, W.G.,
Distortion-tolerance curve of the neocognitron with various structures, including pyramid,
ICPR90(I: 918-922).
WWW Version. 9006 BibRef

Kropatsch, W.G.,
A Pyramid That Grows by Powers of 2,
PRL(3), 1985, pp. 315-322. BibRef 8500

Ip, H.H.S., Lam, S.W.C.,
Alternative Strategies for Irregular Pyramid Construction,
IVC(14), No. 4, May 1996, pp. 297-303.
WWW Version. 9607 BibRef

Mathieu, C.E., Magnin, I.E.,
On the Choice of the First Level on Graph Pyramids,
JMIV(6), No. 1, January 1996, pp. 85-96. 9608 BibRef

Meer, P.,
Simulation of Constant Size Multiresolution Representations on Image Pyramids,
PRL(8), 1988, pp. 229-236. BibRef 8800

Rosenfeld, A.,
A Note on Shrinking and Expanding Operations in Pyramids,
PRL(6), 1987, pp. 241-244. BibRef 8700

Rosenfeld, A.,
Quadtrees and Pyramids for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing,
ICPR80(802-811). BibRef 8000

Brigger, P., Müller, F., Illgner, K., Unser, M.,
Centered Pyramids,
IP(8), No. 9, September 1999, pp. 1254-1264.
WWW Version.
WWW Version. Quattree-like pyramids. BibRef 9909

Müller, F., Brigger, P., Illgner, K., Unser, M.,
Multiresolution approximation using shifted splines,
TSP(46), No. 9, September 1998, pp. 2555-2558.
WWW Version. BibRef 9809

Damiand, G.[Guillaume], Dexet-Guiard, M.[Martine], Lienhardt, P.[Pascal], and Andres, E.[Eric],
Removal and contraction operations to define combinatorial pyramids: Application to the design of a spatial modeler,
IVC(23), No. 2, 1 February 2004, pp. 259-269.
WWW Version. 0412 BibRef

Marfil, R., Molina-Tanco, L., Bandera, A., Sandoval, F.,
The Construction of Bounded Irregular Pyramids with a Union-Find Decimation Process,
GbRPR07(307-318).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Verdant, A.[Arnaud], Dupret, A.[Antoine], Mathias, H.[Herve], Villard, P.[Patrick], Lacassagne, L.[Lionel],
Adaptive Multiresolution for Low Power CMOS Image Sensor,
ICIP07(V: 185-188).
WWW Version. 0709 BibRef

Rath, G., Guillemot, C.,
An SVD Based Transform for Critical Representation of Laplacian Pyramids,
ICIP06(1689-1692). 0610
WWW Version. BibRef

Gluckman, J.[Joshua],
Higher Order Image Pyramids,
ECCV06(II: 308-320).
WWW Version. 0608 BibRef
And:
Scale Variant Image Pyramids,
CVPR06(I: 1069-1075).
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef

Nema, M.K.[Malay Kumar], Rakshit, S.[Subrata], Chaudhuri, S.[Subhasis],
Edge Model Based High Resolution Image Generation,
ICCVGIP06(1-12).
WWW Version. 0612 BibRef

Nema, M.K.[Malay K.], Rakshit, S.[Subrata],
Edge-Model Based Representation of Laplacian Subbands,
ACCV06(I:80-89).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Eggert, J.[Julian], Willert, V.[Volker], Körner, E.[Edgar],
Building a Motion Resolution Pyramid by Combining Velocity Distributions,
DAGM04(310-317).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Winkler, S.[Stefan], Vandergheynst, P.[Pierre],
Computing isotropic local contrast from oriented pyramid decompositions,
ICIP99(IV:420-424).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9900

Horn, U., Wiegand, T., and Girod, B.,
Bit Allocation Methods for Closed-Loop Coding of Oversampled Pyramid Decompositions,
ICIP97(II: 17-20).
WWW Version. BibRef 9700

Yu, T.H.[Tian-Hu],
Novel contrast pyramid coding of images,
ICIP95(III: 592-595).
WWW Version. 9510 BibRef

Zhu, Q.,
Structural Pyramids for Representing and Locating Moving Obstacles in Visual Guidance of Navigation,
CVPR88(832-837).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Lucas, D., and Gibson, L.,
Image Pyramids and Partitions,
ICPR84(230-233). BibRef 8400

Rosenfeld, A.,
Some Uses of Pyramids in Image Processing and Segmentation,
DARPA80(112-120). BibRef 8000

Chapter on 2-D Feature Analysis, Extraction and Representations, Shape, Skeletons, Texture continues in
Review, Comparison, Evaluation of Texture Analysis Techniques .