Two-Dimensional Significant Bit Prediction of Wavelet Image Decomposition Coefficients

The paper presents the result of the development of an improved algorithm for eliminating the redundancy that present in the wavelet image decomposition coefficients. Two-dimensional prediction of significant bits of the wavelet coefficients in the horizontal and then in the vertical direction along the bit planes makes it possible to speed up the process of information transfer, and large-amplitude bursts in the most significant bits will be transmitted first. Thus, it is possible to transmit an image with ever increasing resolution or to perform a quick preview of an image at a low resolution.