IP Library Granted Patent US 8,493,508
Granted Patent B2
US 8,493,508 · App. 13/169,973 · Granted Jul 23, 2013

Image processor and image processing method

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Patent No.
US 8,493,508
App. No.
13/169,973
Granted
Jul 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an image processor includes a generator, a high-resolution image generator, a separator, a texture generator, and a combiner. The generator compresses an input image to generate a low-resolution image. The high-resolution image generator generates, from the input image, a high-resolution image that is higher in resolution than the input image. The separator separates the low-resolution image generated by the generator into a texture component image and a frame component image. The texture generator generates texture component from the texture component image and the frame component image separated by the separator. The combiner combines the texture component generated by the texture generator with the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator to generate an output image.

Claims (25)

1. an image processor comprising:

a generator configured to compress an image of chrominance components except luminance component of an input image to generate a low-resolution image; a high-resolution image generator configured to generate, from the input image, a high-resolution image that is higher in resolution than the input image; a separator configured to separate the low-resolution image generated by the generator into a texture component image and a frame component image and to separate the image of luminance component of the input image into a texture component image and a frame component image;

a texture generator configured to receive the texture component image of luminance component and the frame component images of luminance component and chrominance components separated by the separator, and to generate texture component highly similar to each of attention points of an image to be output; and

A combiner configured to combine the texture component generated by the texture generator with the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator to generate an output image.

2. An image processor comprising;

A generator configured to compress luminance component and chrominance components of an input image to generate low-resolution images;

A high-resolution image generator configured to generate, from the input image, a high-resolution image that is higher in resolution than the input image;

a separator configured to separate the low-resolution image of luminance component generated by the generator into a texture component image and a frame component image and separate the low-resolution image of chrominance components generated by the generator into a texture component image and a frame component image;

A reference image generator configured to expand the texture component image of luminance component separated by the separator to generate a reference image, wherein;

a texture generator configured to receive the texture component image of luminance component generated by the reference image generator and the frame component images of luminance component and chrominance components separated by the separator and generate texture component highly similar to each of attention points of an image to be output; and

A combiner configured to combine the texture component generated by the texture generator with the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator to generate an output image.

3. The image processor of claim 1 , further comprising a prevention module configured to prevent blur in the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator, wherein

the combiner is configured to combine the texture component with the high-resolution image where blur is prevented by the prevention module.

4. The image processor of claim 1 , wherein the image processor is configured to be mounted on an electronic device.

5. The image processor of claim 4 , wherein the electronic device is a television receiver.

6. An image processing method comprising:

compressing, by a generator, an image of chrominance components except luminance component of an input image to generate a low-resolution image;

generating, by a high-resolution image generator from the input image, a high-resolution image that is higher in resolution than the input image;

separating, by a separator, the low-resolution image into a texture component image and a frame component image and separating , by the separator, the image of luminance component of the input image into a texture component image and a frame component image;

receiving, by a texture generator, the texture component image of luminance component and the frame component images of luminance component and chrominance components and generating, by the texture generator, texture component highly similar to each of attention points of an image to be output; and

combining, by a combiner, the texture component with the high-resolution image to generate an output image.

7. The image processor of claim 2 , further comprising a prevention module configured to prevent blur in the high-resolution image generated by the high-resolution image generator, wherein

the combiner is configured to combine the texture component with the high-resolution image where blur is prevented by the prevention module.

8. The image processor of claim 2 , wherein the image processor is configured to be mounted on an electronic device.

9. The image processor of claim 8 , wherein the electronic device is a television receiver.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051493/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045647/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2011
From: TAKAHASHI, YUKIE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 026508/0279 →