IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20160119578A1
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: NAKANO, TAKASHI
• Granted Patent: US 9,674,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10024 Color image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20192 Edge enhancement; Edge preservation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/4007 based on interpolation, e.g. bilinear interpolation image demosaicing G06T3/4015; edge-driven or edge-based scaling G06T3/403
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/20 using local operators
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/70 Denoising; Smoothing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0142 the interpolation being edge adaptive edge detection in television signals H04N5/142; edge-driven scaling G06T3/403

Abstract

An image processing device and method can perform interpolation that reduces overshoot and ringing on a step edge while maintaining high frequency components. The image processing device includes a vertical step edge area determination unit that determines a vertical step edge area of an image, a horizontal step edge area determination unit that determines a horizontal step edge area of the image, and an interpolation unit that performs an interpolation based on the vertical step edge area and the horizontal step edge area.

Claims

1. An image processing device comprising:

a vertical step edge area determination unit that determines a vertical step edge area of an image;

a horizontal step edge area determination unit that determines a horizontal step edge area of the image; and

an interpolation unit that performs an interpolation on a the vertical step edge area and the horizontal step edge area,

wherein the vertical step edge area determination unit calculates an absolute value of a difference between a vertical interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel vertically adjacent to the target pixel and determines the vertical step edge area based on a relationship between a maximum value and a minimum value of the absolute value of an upper peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a lower peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

2. The image processing device of claim 1, wherein the horizontal step edge area determination unit calculates an absolute value of a difference between a horizontal interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel horizontally adjacent to the target pixel and determines the horizontal step edge area based on a relationship between the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a left peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a right peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

3. The image processing device of claim 1, wherein the interpolation unit performs a vertical interpolation using a result of a first interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur or a result of a second interpolation different from the first interpolation based on the vertical step edge area, and

performs a horizontal interpolation using the result of the first interpolation or the result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area.

4. The image processing device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first combination part that calculates a first combination ratio that combines a result of a first vertical interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur with a result of a second interpolation different from the first vertical interpolation based on the vertical step edge area; and

a second combination part that calculates a second combination ratio that combines a result of a first horizontal interpolation with a result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area,

wherein the interpolation unit combines the result of the first vertical interpolation with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the first combination ratio to perform vertical interpolation, and combines the result of the first horizontal interpolation with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the second combination ratio to perform horizontal interpolation.

5. The image processing device of claim 3, wherein the vertical step edge area determination unit calculates a vertical interpolation value of the target pixel by the first vertical interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.

6. The image processing device of claim 3, wherein the horizontal step edge area determination unit calculates a horizontal interpolation value of the target pixel by the first horizontal interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.

7. An image processing method comprising:

determining a vertical step edge area of an image;

determining a horizontal step edge area of the image; and

performing an interpolation based on the vertical step edge area and the horizontal step edge area,

wherein determining the vertical step edge area includes calculating an absolute value of a difference between a vertical interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel vertically adjacent to the target pixel, and determining the vertical step edge area based on a relationship between a maximum value and a minimum value of the absolute value of an upper peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a lower peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

8. The image processing method of claim 7, wherein determining the horizontal step edge area includes calculating an absolute value of a difference between a horizontal interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel horizontally adjacent to the target pixel, and determining the horizontal step edge area based on a relationship between the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a left peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a right peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

9. The image processing method of claim 7, further comprising:

performing a vertical interpolation using a result of a first interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur or a result of a second interpolation different from the first interpolation processing based on the vertical step edge area, and

performing a horizontal interpolation using the result of the first interpolation or the result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area.

10. The image processing method of claim 7, further comprising:

calculating a first combination ratio that combines a result of a first vertical interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur with a result of a second interpolation different from the first interpolation based on the vertical step edge area; and

calculating a second combination ratio that combines a result of the first horizontal interpolation with a result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area,

wherein the result of the first vertical interpolation is combined with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the first combination ratio to perform vertical interpolation, and the result of the first horizontal interpolation is combined with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the second combination ratio to perform horizontal interpolation.

11. The image processing method of claim 9, wherein determining the vertical step edge area includes calculating a vertical interpolation value of the target pixel by the first interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.

12. The image processing method of claim 9, wherein determining the horizontal step edge area includes calculating a horizontal interpolation value of the target pixel by the first interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.

13. An image processing device comprising:

a vertical step edge area determination unit that determines a vertical step edge area of an image;

a horizontal step edge area determination unit that determines a horizontal step edge area of the image; and

an interpolation unit that performs an interpolation on a the vertical step edge area and the horizontal step edge area,

wherein the interpolation unit performs a vertical interpolation using a result of a first interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur or a result of a second interpolation different from the first interpolation based on the vertical step edge area, and performs a horizontal interpolation using the result of the first interpolation or the result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area.

14. The image processing device of claim 13, wherein the horizontal step edge area determination unit calculates an absolute value of a difference between a horizontal interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel horizontally adjacent to the target pixel and determines the horizontal step edge area based on a relationship between the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a left peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a right peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

15. The image processing device of claim 13, wherein the vertical step edge area determination unit calculates an absolute value of a difference between a vertical interpolation value of a target pixel and a value of a pixel vertically adjacent to the target pixel and determines the vertical step edge area based on a relationship between a maximum value and a minimum value of the absolute value of an upper peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel and the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value of a lower peripheral pixel with respect to the target pixel.

16. The image processing device of claim 13, further comprising:

a first combination part that calculates a first combination ratio that combines a result of a first vertical interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur with a result of a second interpolation different from the first interpolation based on the vertical step edge area; and

a second combination part that calculates a second combination ratio that combines a result of the first horizontal interpolation with a result of the second interpolation based on the horizontal step edge area,

wherein the interpolation unit combines the result of the first vertical interpolation with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the first combination ratio to perform vertical interpolation, and combines the result of the first horizontal interpolation with the result of the second interpolation on the basis of the second combination ratio to perform horizontal interpolation.

17. The image processing device of claim 13, wherein the vertical step edge area determination unit calculates a vertical interpolation value of the target pixel by the first vertical interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.

18. The image processing device of claim 13, wherein the horizontal step edge area determination unit calculates a horizontal interpolation value of the target pixel by the first horizontal interpolation in which overshoot and ringing do not occur.