Delta-ICM: Entropy Modeling with Delta Function for Learned Image Compression

Image Coding for Machines (ICM) is becoming more important as research in computer vision progresses. ICM is a vital research field that pursues the use of images for image recognition models, facilitating efficient image transmission and storage. Demand and required performance for recognition mode...

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Vydáno v:Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics s. 1 - 6
Hlavní autoři: Shindo, Takahiro, Watanabe, Taiju, Tatsumi, Yui, Watanabe, Hiroshi
Médium: Konferenční příspěvek
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: IEEE 11.01.2025
Témata:
Computational modeling
Delta Distribution
Entropy
Gaussian distribution
Image coding
Image Coding for Machines
Image recognition
Image texture
Learned Image Compression
Performance evaluation
Probability distribution
Smart devices
YOLO
ISSN:2158-4001
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Shrnutí:Image Coding for Machines (ICM) is becoming more important as research in computer vision progresses. ICM is a vital research field that pursues the use of images for image recognition models, facilitating efficient image transmission and storage. Demand and required performance for recognition models are rapidly growing within consumers. To meet these needs, exchanging image data between consumer devices and cloud AI using ICM technology could be one possible solution. In ICM, various image compression methods have adopted Learned Image Compression (LIC). LIC includes an entropy model for estimating the bitrate of latent features, and the design of this model significantly affects its performance. Typically, LIC methods assume that the distribution of latent features follows a normal distribution. This assumption is effective for compressing images intended for human vision. However, employing an entropy model based on normal distribution is inefficient in ICM due to the limitation of image parts that require precise decoding. To address this, we propose Delta-ICM, which uses a probability distribution based on a delta function. Assuming the delta distribution as a distribution of latent features reduces the entropy of image portions unnecessary for machines. We compress the remaining portions using an entropy model based on normal distribution, similar to existing methods. Delta-ICM selects between the entropy model based on the delta distribution and the one based on the normal distribution for each latent feature. Our method outperforms existing ICM methods in image compression performance aimed at machines.
ISSN:2158-4001
DOI:10.1109/ICCE63647.2025.10929842