Method and apparatus for edge enhancement in digital images
US6774943B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N11/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for edge enhancement of a digital image provided as raw digital image data to an input terminal and for providing processed image data to an output terminal. An offset processing circuit is coupled to the input terminal and configured to receive the raw data and generate offset data. An interpolation circuit is coupled to the offset processing circuit and configured to receive the offset data and to provide interpolated data. A color processing circuit is coupled to the interpolation circuit and configured to process the interpolated data to generate color data. An edge enhancement circuit is coupled to the interpolation circuit and the color processing circuit and configured to enhance the edges of the image based on the interpolated data and the color data to generate enhanced data. A lookup table is coupled to the color processing circuit and the edge enhancement circuit and configured to lookup the color data and the enhanced data to generate lookup data. A conversion circuit is coupled to the lookup table circuit and configured to convert the lookup data to generate the processed image data to the output terminal. In one aspect of the invention the processing is p…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.