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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
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
A method of image processing for converting interlaced images to progressive scan images comprises the steps of generating a motion dependent mixing value for determining the extent to which a preceding image field should be mixed with a current intra-field interpolated image field at a given pixel position, comparing the generated mixing value with a preceding historical mixing value, and if the comparison indicates an increase in motion, using the generated mixing value; otherwise, if the comparison indicates a decrease in motion, temporally filtering the generated mixing value prior to use.