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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2006
Christophe Barnichon, Sassenage, FR;
Christophe Barnichon, Sassenage, FR;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
A device and a method of deinterlacing a sequence of images from an interlaced format to a progressive format. The sequence of images being composed of successive frames. A plurality of pixels of missing lines of a current frame to be completed, an evaluation of the values of these pixels according to a spatially consistent order. The evaluation comprises, for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, estimating a direction of interpolation, spatial interpolation according to the estimated direction of interpolation. According to the invention, the estimation step comprises, for at least one current pixel of the plurality of pixels, calculating a score for at least two directions, and selecting the direction of interpolation on the basis of the calculated scores and of the estimated direction of interpolation for a distinct pixel situated in the neighborhood of the current pixel.