Processing signal samples of color video image to produce legalized color version of the image
US6734921B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/64
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus operates to process signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representative of a legal color version of the image. The apparatus comprises an over sampling processor which operates to generate an over sampled version of the input signal samples by generating at least one extra signal sample for each base input signal sample, an adjustment factor generator, which operates to generate a plurality of adjustment factors which when combined with the input signal samples have an effect of converting illegal color pixels of the color image into legal color pixels, a color legalizer coupled to the adjustment factor generator, which operates to combine the adjustment factors with the input signal samples to produce the legalized color signal samples in an over sampled form, an anti-aliasing processor coupled to the color legalizer, which operates to filter selectively the over sampled version of the legalized color signal samples with an anti-aliasing filter in dependence upon whether the legalized color signal samples have changed with respect to the input signal samples and if the legalized co…
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