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Cubic convolution interpolating apparatus and method thereof

US7072528B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2001
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T3/4007
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cubic convolution interpolating apparatus and method for performing interpolation by optimizing a parameter which determines the interpolation coefficients according to the local property of an image signal, which can minimize the quantity of information loss in a scaled or resampled image signal. The cubic convolution interpolating apparatus includes an image signal divider dividing an image signal into a plurality of subblocks, and a block generating parameters which determine cubic convolution interpolation coefficients in units of subblocks, and perform cubic convolution interpolation. The cubic convolution interpolating block includes a forward scaling processor sampling a cubic convolution interpolated continuous function of original image data transmitted from the divider using a first scaling factor and scaling the original image data, a backward scaling processor sampling a backward cubic convolution interpolated continuous function of the scaled data output from the forward scaling processor using a second scaling factor and restoring the scaled data into the original image data, and a parameter optimizer optimizing the parameter using the original image data and the da…

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