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A kernel system for iconic image processing

Ein Kern-System für die ikonische Bildverarbeitung

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We present a proposal for the design of a kernel system for iconic image processing operations and construct a virtual machine for image processing. The data structures and typical operations in the field of digital image processing are discussed. Furthermore, we give a formal definition of the operations and data objects required and describe one way to implement them by using the generic features of Ada.

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Im folgenden stellen wir einen Gestaltungsentwurf für ein ikonisches Bildverarbeitungssystem vor und beschreiben eine virtuelle Maschine, die die hierfür notwendigen Operationen realisiert. Es werden sowohl Datentypen als auch die charakteristischen Operationen der Bildverarbeitung diskutiert, und es werden Datenobjekte sowie Bildverarbeitungsoperationen formal definiert. Abschließend wird eine mögliche Implementation skizziert, die auf den generischen Konstrukten der Programmiersprache Ada basiert.

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Dreschler-Fischer, L.S., Faasch, H. A kernel system for iconic image processing. Computing 42, 91–108 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239741

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