Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Motonobu Tonomura

Kyouji Yoshino

Hajime Seino

Interpolation of signed values A and B is efficiently performed by simple circuitry. To calculate an interpolated value C based on a 4-bit values A (bits aaaa) and B (bits bbbb) expressing a negative number by twos complement notation and a 4-bit interpolation rate D (bits dddd) consisting of only a decimal part, a basic expression of C=(1&#x2212;D)*A+D*B is transformed into an expression composed of an unsigned part that includes a sum of products with a bit dor a logically inverted value eof the bit d(i=0, 1, 2, and 3), and indicates an absolute value of the interpolated value C, and a signed part indicating a sign of the interpolated value C. Then, 7 bits of bits cthrough care generated from an arithmetic operation of the unsigned part, and logic judgement of the signed part is performed by considering a carry from the digit of the bit cof the arithmetic operation of the unsigned part to generate a bit c. Significant digits of the obtained 8-bit value (bits cthrough c) are outputted as an interpolated value.

Interpolator and designing method thereof

On conversion of a distorted circular image photographed by use of a fisheye lens to a planar regular image, parameter setting is performed by a user's intuitive manipulation to relieve the operation load. A dome-shaped virtual sphere H is defined on a distorted circular image S on the XY plane, and a user is allowed to designate a cut-out center point P (x, y) and an auxiliary point Q (x, y) on the distorted circular image S. An intersecting point G (x, y, z) immediately above the point P is determined, and a UV plane is defined on a tangent plane Swith respect to the virtual sphere H. An angle &#x3c6; formed between the U axis and the X axis is determined on the basis of an angle &#x3b8; formed between a reference straight line J passing through two points P, Q and the X axis. Transformation equations based on the orthogonal projection method including the coordinate values x, y, zand the angle &#x3c6; as parameters are utilized to allow the coordinates (u, v) to correspond to coordinates (x, y), a distance between the two points P, Q is given as a conversion magnification m, thereby a part in the vicinity of the point P of the distorted circular image S is converted to a plane regular image on the UV plane.

Image converter and image converting method

An interpolation process for scaling is performed directly on raw data from an image pickup apparatus. Raw data, constituted by inputted Bayer pattern array are as a set of pixels positioned on respective lattice points on a square lattice. A position of an interpolation point Q is designated by an upper address that indicates a lattice point near the upper left and a lower address that indicates a position inside a lattice frame, a specific color is designated for which a pixel value is to be determined. An interpolation reference frame is determined, formed of a smallest square, which contains the interpolation point Q and with which the four vertices are formed by lattice points of the designated color, and an interpolation origin, constituted by the upper left lattice point of the interpolation reference frame, interpolation proportions d* and e* are determined. An interpolation calculation is performed.

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Tokyo, Japan

Motonobu Tonomura