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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Takashima, Osaka, JP;
Toyohisa Matsuda, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A television receiver includes: an edge gradient direction setting section configured to set an edge gradient direction of an interpolation pixel by use of input pixels within a reference block; a temporary reference coordinate setting section () configured to set four reference pixels to be vertices of a parallelogram having two sides perpendicular to the edge gradient direction; a reference pixel value setting section () configured to set, by use of the input pixels within the reference block regardless of whether a first reference pixel and/or a second reference pixel of the four reference pixels is/are located inside or outside the reference block, reference pixel values which are pixel values of the respective four reference pixels; and an interpolation pixel value calculating section () configured to calculate a pixel value of the interpolation pixel by use of the reference pixel values of the respective four reference pixels.