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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
James Edward Burns, Basingstoke, GB;
Karl James Sharman, Eastleigh, GB;
Nicholas Ian Saunders, Basingstoke, GB;
Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Winchester, GB;
James Edward Burns, Basingstoke, GB;
Karl James Sharman, Eastleigh, GB;
Nicholas Ian Saunders, Basingstoke, GB;
Robert Mark Stefan Porter, Winchester, GB;
Sony United Kingdom Limited, Weybridge, GB;
Abstract
An image processing method for image conversion by combining two or more source values based on a mixing parameter to generate an output pixel value. A metric is calculated for a selected pixel at a given image field based on the directly preceding image field and a spatially interpolated version of the given image field at the selected pixel position. The selected pixel is categorized based on the metric as providing an indeterminate, unreliable, or reliable basis for a determination of motion at that pixel. The mixing parameter for the selected pixel is adjusted based on the categorization of the pixel.