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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:

Ingo Tobias Doser, Burbank, CA (US);

Carlos Correa, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;

Cedric Thebault, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;

Inventors:

Ingo Tobias Doser, Burbank, CA (US);

Carlos Correa, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;

Cedric Thebault, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/01 (2006.01); H04N 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An imager achieves a desired image resolution by successively reproducing partial images which complement each other. The imager assigns pixels from an input image to the respective partial images according to complementing patterns that correspond to the pixel pattern of the imager. The imager reproduces the complementing pattern at different spatial positions, such that the complementing patterns merge. In order to avoid perceived double imaging of moving objects the image signal provided to the imager is assembled from an original image and a motion compensated interpolated image, which is derived from at least two consecutive images. Accordingly, every other partial image that is reproduced is derived from an interpolated image and takes into account movement of objects in the image that takes place between two consecutive images. In one embodiment the partial images are re-combined into one full image in a sequence that anticipates the distribution of the pixels used in the imaging device.


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