Gaussian Process Regression Based Prediction for Lossless Image Coding

LS-based adaptation cannot fully exploit high-dimensional correlations in image signals, as linear prediction model in the input space of supports is undesirable to capture higher order statistics. This paper proposes Gaussian process regression for prediction in lossless image coding. Incorporating kernel functions, the prediction support is projected into a high-dimensional feature space to fit the anisotropic and nonlinear image statistics. Instead of directly conditioned on the support, Gaussian process regression is leveraged to make prediction in the feature space. The model parameters are optimized by measuring the similarities based on the training set, which is evaluated by combined kernel function in the sense of translation and rotation invariance among supports mapped in the feature space. Experimental results show that the proposed predictor outperforms most benchmark predictors reported.