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Apparatus with reduction/magnification image size processing for producing low-pass filtered images

US5365277A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1993
Grant dateNov 15, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/14
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for filtering an input digital image comprising: first storage apparatus for storing the input digital image; apparatus for retrieving the input digital image from the first storage apparatus and generating a first resized digital image of reduced spatial frequency relative to the input digital image and being of smaller size than the input digital image; second storage apparatus for storing the first resized digital image; apparatus for retrieving the first resized digital image from the second storage apparatus and generating a second resized digital image of equal size to the input digital image, wherein the second resized digital image is a lowpass filtered version of the input digital image due to the reduced spatial frequency of the first resized digital image; and third storage apparatus for storing the second resized digital image.

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