Check image compression: A comparison of JPEG, wavelet and layered coding methods

Jincheng Huang, Yao Wang, Edward K. Wong

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Abstract

An emerging trend in the banking industry is to digitize checks for storage and transmission. An immediate requirement for efficient storage and transmission is check image compression. General purpose compression algorithms such as JPEG and wavelet-based methods produce annoying ringing and blocking artifacts at high compression ratios. In this paper, a layered approach to check image compression is proposed, based on which a check image is represented in several layers. The first layer describes the foreground map; the second layer specifies the graylevels of foreground pixels; the third layer is a lossy representation of the background image; and the fourth layer describes the error between the original and the reconstructed image based on the first three layers. The layered coding approach produces images of better quality than traditional JPEG and wavelet coding methods, especially in the foreground, i.e., the text and graphics. In addition, this approach allows progressive retrieval or transmission of different image layers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages694-697
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 1997
EventProceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Image Processing. Part 2 (of 3) - Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Duration: Oct 26 1997Oct 29 1997

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Image Processing. Part 2 (of 3)
CitySanta Barbara, CA, USA
Period10/26/9710/29/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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