IP Library Granted Patent US 8,115,867
Granted Patent B2
US 8,115,867 · App. 11/863,673 · Granted Feb 14, 2012

Image processing device

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Patent No.
US 8,115,867
App. No.
11/863,673
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an image processing device that converts an interlace image signal into a progressive signal so as not to cause degradation of image quality in edge parts of letters or the like, when performing an IP conversion with respect to an image that is mixed with an OSD such as a caption and a telop. The image processing device includes: an OSD mix part that mixes an on-screen display with an input interlace image signal; a motion detecting part that detects a motion by comparing pixel data between different fields; and an interpolation pixel generating part that generates a new pixel between lines of the interlace image signal by interpolating calculation with an interpolation method that depends on an OSD mix ratio of the OSD mix part and a result of the motion detection by the motion detecting part.

Claims (31)

1. An image processing device that converts an interlace image signal into a progressive signal, comprising:

an OSD mix part that mixes an on-screen display with the input interlace image signal;

a motion detecting part that detects a motion by comparing pixel data between different fields; and

an interpolation pixel generating part comprising:

an intra-field interpolating part that generates a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data in a field,

an inter-field interpolating part that generates a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data between a plurality of fields located before and after the field, and

an interpolation data selecting part that mixes interpolation data from the intra-field interpolating part and interpolation data from the inter-field interpolating part at a predetermined ratio, wherein the interpolation data selecting part determines the predetermined ratio based on a motion judgment degree that is detected by the motion detecting part and the OSD mix ratio;

wherein the interpolation pixel generating part generates a new pixel between lines of the interlace image signal by interpolating a calculation with an interpolation method that depends on an OSD mix ratio of the OSD mix part and a result of the motion detection by the motion detecting part.

2. An image processing device that converts an interlace image signal into a progressive signal, comprising:

an OSD mix part that mixes an on-screen display with the input interlace image signal;

a motion detecting part that detects a motion by comparing pixel data between different fields; and

an interpolation pixel generating part comprising:

an intra-field interpolating part that generates a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data in a field,

an inter-field interpolating part that generates a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data between a plurality of fields located before and after the field, and

an interpolation data selecting part that selects either of interpolation data from the intra-field interpolating part and interpolation data from the inter-field interpolating part based on the OSD mix ratio;

wherein the interpolation generating part generates a new pixel between lines of the interlace image signal by interpolating a calculation with an interpolation method that depends on an OSD mix ratio of the OSD mix part and a result of the motion detection by the motion detecting part.

3. An image processing method for converting an interlace image signal into a progressive signal, comprising:

mixing an on-screen display with the input interlace image signal;

detecting a motion by comparing pixel data between different fields;

generating a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data in a field using an intra-field interpolating part of an image processing device;

generating a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data between a plurality of fields located before and after the field using an inter-field interpolating part of the image processing device;

determining a predetermined ratio based on a motion judgment degree and an OSD mix ratio; and

mixing interpolation data from the intra-field interpolating part and interpolation data from the inter-field interpolating part at the predetermined ratio;

generating a new pixel between lines of the input interlace image signal by interpolating a calculation with an interpolation method that depends on the OSD mix ratio at a time of mixing the on-screen display with the input interlace image signal and a result of the motion detection.

4. An image processing method for converting an interlace image signal into a progressive signal, comprising:

mixing an on-screen display with the input interlace image signal;

detecting a motion by comparing a pixel data between different fields;

generating a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data in a field using an intra-field interpolating part of an image processing device;

generating a pixel of an interpolation line from pixel data between a plurality of fields located before and after the field using an inter-field interpolating part of the image processing device;

selecting either of interpolation data from the intra-field interpolating part and interpolation data from the inter-field interpolating part based on the OSD mix ratio; and

generating a new pixel between lines of the interlace image signal by interpolating a calculation with an interpolation method that depends on an OSD mix ratio of the OSD mix part and a result of the motion detection by the motion detecting part.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2007
From: MIYAUCHI, SHINGO; HASEGAWA, TAKAO; NIO, YUTAKA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020244/0095 →