function value = func_MyDescendant(i, j, type, m)
% Matlab implementation of SPIHT (without Arithmatic coding stage)
%
% Find the descendant with largest absolute value of pixel (i,j)
%
% input: i : row coordinate
% j : column coordinate
% type : type of descendant
% m : whole image
%
% output: value : largest absolute value
%
% By Jing Tian, scuteejtian@hotmail.com
s = size(m,1);
S = [];
index = 0; a = 0; b = 0;
while ((2*i-1) a = i-1; b = j-1;
mind = [2*(a+1)-1:2*(a+2^index)];
nind = [2*(b+1)-1:2*(b+2^index)];
chk = mind len = sum(chk);
if len < length(mind)
mind(len+1:length(mind)) = [];
end
chk = nind len = sum(chk);
if len < length(nind)
nind(len+1:length(nind)) = [];
end
S = [S reshape(m(mind,nind),1,[])];
index = index + 1;
i = 2*a+1; j = 2*b+1;
end
if type == 1
S(:,1:4) = [];;
end
value = max(abs(S));