METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE OVERLAY PROCESSING

• US 20070236512A1
• Filed: 03/26/2007
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, Po Chun, Chang, Chi-Hsien, Chang, Tien-Yu
• Application Number:
  US11/690,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20070236512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/634
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0414 Vertical resolution change
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0421 Horizontal resolution change
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/18 Use of a frame buffer in a display terminal, inclusive of the display panel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/026 Control of mixing and/or overlay of colours in general G09G5/022 and G09G5/024 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/363 Graphics controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

An image processing system is provided. A first interface receives a first pixel of a first image. A second interface receives a second pixel of a second image. An overlay processor retrieves one of the first pixels and the corresponding second pixel, generates a selection signal, and switches to the first pixel or the second pixel according to the selection signal.

Claims

1. A method of image processing, comprising:

providing a first image comprising a plurality of first pixels;

providing a second image comprising a plurality of second pixels;

retrieving one of the first pixels and the corresponding second pixel;

generating a selection signal; and

switching to the first pixel or the second pixel according to the selection signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comparing the retrieved second pixel with a preset color key, generating the third pixel identical with the retrieved first pixel when the retrieved second pixel comprises the preset color key, and generating the third pixel identical with the retrieved second pixel when the retrieved second pixel does not comprise the preset color key.

3. The method of claim 1, further magnifying the second image horizontally by retrieving each of the second pixels in a line of the second image repetitively.

4. The method of claim 1, further magnifying the second image vertically by retrieving the second pixels in a line of the second image repetitively.

5. The method of claim 1, further sending the third pixel to an image buffer for video encoding.

6. The method of claim 1, further sending the third pixel to a camera preview image buffer.

7. The method of claim 1, further sending the third pixel to a JPEG encoder line buffer.

8. An image processing system, comprising:

a first interface receiving a first pixel of a first image;

a second interface receiving a second pixel of a second image; and

an overlay processor retrieving one of the first pixels and the corresponding second pixel, generating a selection signal, and switching to the first pixel or the second pixel according to the selection signal.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the overlay processor further comprises:

a comparator comparing the second pixel with a preset color key; and

a switch unit outputting the third pixel identical with the received first pixel when the received second pixel comprises the preset color key, and outputting the third pixel identical with the received second pixel when the received second pixel does not comprise the preset color key.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a magnifier magnifying the second image horizontally by overlaying each of the second pixels in a line of the second image and the first pixel repetitively.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising a magnifier magnifying the second image vertically by overlaying the second pixels in a line of the second image and the first pixel repetitively.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising an image buffer for video encoding receiving the third pixel for further video encoding.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a camera preview image buffer receiving the third pixel for further camera preview.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising a JPEG encoder line buffer receiving the third pixel for further JPEG encoding.