IP Library Patent Application 12754286
Patent Application
App. No. 12/754,286

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

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App. No.
12/754,286
Abstract

An image processing method prepares image data having luminance information (Y) and chrominance information (UN) including first chrominance information (U) being information of a color difference between a blue component and luminance and second chrominance information (V) being information of a color difference between a red component and the luminance. The method then outputs the luminance information and the chrominance information in the image data forming a first frame as data forming the first frame, and further outputs the luminance information in the image data forming a second frame subsequent to the first frame and the chrominance information in the image data forming the first frame as data forming the second frame.

Claims (22)

1 . An image processing method comprising:

preparing image data having luminance information and chrominance information including first chrominance information being information of a color difference between a blue component and luminance and second chrominance information being information of a color difference between a red component and the luminance;

outputting the luminance information and the chrominance information in the image data forming a first frame as data forming the first frame; and

outputting the luminance information in the image data forming a second frame subsequent to the first frame and the chrominance information in the image data forming the first frame as data forming the second frame.

2 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein part of the chrominance information output as the data forming the second frame is chrominance information added to the second frame.

3 . The image processing method according to claim 2 , wherein the chrominance information added to the second frame is determined based on a comparison result between an image of the first frame and an image of the second frame.

4 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein part of the luminance information output as the data forming the second frame is the luminance information of the first frame.

5 . The image processing method according to claim 4 , wherein a pixel where the luminance information of the first frame is used is determined based on a comparison result between an image of the first frame and an image of the second frame.

6 . The image processing method according to claim 2 , wherein part of the luminance information output as the data forming the second frame is the luminance information of the first frame.

7 . An image processing apparatus comprising:

a chrominance information separating unit that separates chrominance information from image data in a first frame having luminance information and chrominance information including first chrominance information being information of a color difference between a blue component and luminance and second chrominance information being information of a color difference between a red component and the luminance;

a storage unit that stores the chrominance information of the first frame separated by the chrominance information separating unit; and

a luminance and chrominance combining unit that combines luminance information of a second frame and the chrominance information of the first frame stored in the storage unit.

8 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein part of the chrominance information combined in the luminance and chrominance combining unit is chrominance information added to the second frame.

9 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

a unit of detecting a change in the chrominance information between the first and second frames is included, and

the chrominance information added to the second frame is determined based on a change in the chrominance information.

10 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein part of the luminance information combined in the luminance and chrominance combining unit is the luminance information of the first frame.

11 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

a unit of detecting a change in the luminance information between the first and second frames is included, and

a pixel where the luminance information of the first frame is used is determined based on a change in the luminance information.

12 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein part of the luminance information combined in the luminance and chrominance combining unit is the luminance information of the first frame.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 26, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025194/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2010
From: KUBOTA, TAKESHI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024198/0854 →