Image enhancement unit and method for image quality improvement of a video stream
First Claim
1. An image enhancement unit for improving the quality of an image having a plurality of pixels, the image enhancement unit comprising:
- a contour enhancement unit configured to process luminance information from the image; and
a color transient improvement unit configured to process chrominance information from the image.
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Abstract
An image enhancement unit and method for enhancing the image quality of a video stream is presented. The image enhancement unit combines a contour enhancement unit, a luminance contrast stretching unit, a color transient improvement unit, and a color saturation control unit to enhance both the luminance and chrominance values in the video stream. Specifically, the contour enhancement unit processes the luminance values to improve the contours of the images in the video steam. The luminance contrast stretching unit further improves the luminance by enhancing the contrast in the images. The color transient improvement unit processes the chrominance values to remove blurring around along the edges of color transitions and the color saturation control unit increases the color saturation to improve the appearance of the images.
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54 Claims
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1. An image enhancement unit for improving the quality of an image having a plurality of pixels, the image enhancement unit comprising:
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a contour enhancement unit configured to process luminance information from the image; and
a color transient improvement unit configured to process chrominance information from the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of enhancing an image having a plurality of pixels, the method comprising:
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performing contour enhancement on luminance data in the image; and
performing color transient improvement on chrominance data in the image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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