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Image enlargement method and apparatus

US9652825B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2014
Grant dateMay 16, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T3/4076
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present application discloses an image enlargement method and apparatus. The method includes: inputting a low-resolution image, where the low-resolution image includes at least one matching areas; searching one of the matching areas for an optimal contour template, where the optimal contour template is a contour template with a minimum total variation value in the matching area and the contour template set; finding a second pixel point according to a zoom ratio and a first pixel point in the matching area; performing local interpolation for the second pixel point according to the optimal contour template, so as to obtain an intermediate pixel value; repeating the foregoing steps until processing for all the matching areas is complete, and obtaining an initial high-resolution image according to all of the intermediate pixel values; and performing global interpolation for the initial high-resolution image to obtain a high-resolution image.

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