Edge enhancement process and system
US7406208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20192
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An edge enhancement system, including a selective edge controller for determining one or more properties of an edge of image data, and for generating one or more weighting factors on the basis of properties of the edge; and a scaling module for scaling an edge enhancement signal by the weighting factors to control the degree of edge enhancement. The image data may represent a still or moving (i.e., video) image. A max-min search circuit determines maximum and minimum turning points closest to the center of the data processing window and that are located on opposing sides of the window, to determine values and locations of maximum and minimum pixels of the edge. An edge-directed pre-filtering circuit reduces the amplification of edge fuzziness by smoothing close the edges vertical prior to enhancement. An aliasing protection circuit reduces the visibility of saw-tooth defects on predominantly horizontal diagonal edges.
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