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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Riichi Furukawa, Gifu-ken, JP;
Satoshi Otowa, Gifu-ken, JP;
Riichi Furukawa, Gifu-ken, JP;
Satoshi Otowa, Gifu-ken, JP;
On Semiconductor Trading, Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A frame interpolation apparatus receives moving images from an image generating apparatus that outputs moving images by increasing the number of frames by adding n units (n being a natural number) of copy frame following each frame of the moving images. A frame acquisition unit samples a frame from the moving images in cycles of (n+1) frames. An interpolated frame generation unit generates an interpolated frame to be inserted between the frames sampled by the frame acquisition unit. An identity determining unit determines the identity of successive frames of the moving images. A sampling point changing unit shifts a sampling point while keeping fixed cycles when there is a succession of less than or more than (n+1) frames determined to be identical by the identity determining unit and besides a certain condition is met.