Ming-Chih Tung¹ , Jiung-Yao Huang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.², Huan-Chao Keh³ and Shu-Shen Wai²

¹Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Ching Yun University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 320, R.O.C.
²Deptartment of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan 237, R.O.C.
³Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

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