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Block artifact phenomenon eliminating device and eliminating method thereof

US7961357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2005
Grant dateJun 14, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/176
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for eliminating a block artifact phenomenon of a decoded image frame, and an eliminating method thereof. A method for eliminating a block artifact phenomenon according to the present invention includes: extracting pixel information including a magnitude of edge response, an edge direction, and an edge position, by applying an edge detector to an arbitrary pixel in an image frame; distinguishing the pixel into a non-edge pixel, an object edge pixel, or a block edge pixel by using the extracted pixel information; and performing filtering according to the distinguishing result. In this manner, an object edge information is selectively protected, so that an improved image quality may be provided.

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