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Method and apparatus for high quality video motion adaptive edge-directional deinterlacing

US8259228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2007
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/0142
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for deinterlacing video includes constructing a temporary frame of deinterlaced video based on a first (i.e., current) field of interlaced video, wherein the temporary frame includes pixels in lines of the temporary frame associated with the first field of interlaced video, placeholder pixels in identified areas of motion in lines of the frame associated with a missing field of interlaced video, and pixels from an opposite field of polarity of interlaced video in areas without motion. The method further includes replacing the placeholder pixels in the identified areas of motion with pixels interpolated using an edge direction interpolation scheme based on pixels in the first field of interlaced video, resulting in a reconstructed frame. In one example, a motion adaptive interpolator may construct the temporary frame, and an edge directional interpolator may generate the reconstructed/deinterlaced the frame.

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