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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Hirotomo Sai, Yokohama, JP;
Akihito Nishizawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Junji Kamimura, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/208 (2006.01); H04N 5/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The contour correction processing of a still picture that can suppress the generation of a black edge due to an undershoot in a contour portion is enabled while increasing a feeling for resolution. Moreover, an interpolation device that improves the sharpness of a digital picture is provided without increasing a circuit scale.