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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Snell Limited, Reading, Berkshire, GB;
Inventor:
Michael James Knee, Petersfield, GB;
Assignee:
Snell Limited, Reading, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of enhancing the perceived sharpness of an image by controlling a spatial interpolation process. A pixel value spatial gradient measure is formed and used to generate a map of modified pixel positions. In this map, the pixel spacing is reduced when the gradient measure is high. By using this map of modified pixel positions to control an otherwise conventional interpolation process, an output image is formed having a perceived sharpness which is greater than that of the unmodified output of the interpolation process.