Image scaling using cubic filters

• US 5,671,298 A
• Filed: 08/30/1994
• Issued: 09/23/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Tobin, Dennis J., Ohara, Kazuhiro, Markandey, Vishal, Gove, Robert John
• Primary Examiner(s): Boudreau, Leo
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tadayon, Bijan
• Application Number:
  US08/297,999
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 382/298, 382/299, 382/300, 382/232, 382/236, 382/235, 382/238, 382/243, 382/260, 382/261, 382/262, 382/263, 382/264, 382/270, 382/272, 382/273, 382/274, 382/275, 382/308, 348/581, 358/451, 345/127, 345/128, 345/129, 345/130, 345/121, 345/122, 345/152, 395/152, 395/162, 395/136
• US Class Current: 382/298
• 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

Abstract

An improved image scaling filter for a video display where a coefficient value for the closest input lines to a given output line that are less than two line lengths from the given output line are determined by cubic interpolation using the line distances. The input lines are multiplied by the coefficient for that line and the multiplied closest input line values are summed to determine the output line value.

Claims

1. A method of providing a video scaling filter in a video interlace system with odd and even fields such that a first plurality of video input lines is converted to a second plurality of video output lines comprising the steps of:

determining the line space distance of each of the closest odd field input lines to a given one of said odd field output lines that are less than two odd field line spaces from the odd field output line;

computing a first coefficient value for each of said closest odd field input lines according to cubic interpolation using said line space distances less than two line spaces from said given one of said odd field output lines;

multiplying said closest odd field input lines by said first coefficient value for that closest odd field input line to provide signals representing first coefficient weighted odd field input line values;

combining said signals representing first coefficient weighted odd field input line values closest to said given one of said odd field output lines to form said given one of said odd field output lines;

determining the line space distance of each of the closest even field input lines to a given one of said even field output lines that are less than two even field line spaces from the even field output line;

computing a second coefficient value for each of said closest even field input lines according to cubic interpolation using said line space distances less than two line spaces from said given one of said even field output lines;

multiplying said closest even field input lines by said second coefficient value for that closest even field input line to provide signals representing second coefficient weighted even field input line values; and

combining said signals representing second coefficient weighted even field input line values closest to said given one of said even field output lines to form said given one of said even field output lines.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said computing a first coefficient value and said computing a second coefficient value provides coefficient values according to:

##EQU5## where x equals the line distance between the input pixel and an output pixel and is less than two and B and C are parameters chosen for minimum blurring ringing and angle dependent artifacts.

3. A video image scaling filter for converting a first plurality of video input lines to a second plurality of video output lines where said video input and output lines are interlaced for odd and even fields comprising:

means for determining for each odd filed lines the line space distance of each of the closest odd input field lines to a given one of said odd field output lines that are less than two odd field line spaces from the odd output field line;

means for computing a first coefficient value for each of said closest input odd field lines according to cubic interpolation of said odd field lines using said odd line length distances that are less than two odd line spaces from said odd output line;

means for multiplying each of said closest odd input lines by said first coefficient value for that closest odd input lines to provide a first signal representing a first coefficient weighted value for said odd field input line;

means for combining said first signal representing a first coefficient weighted value from said closest odd input lines to form said given one of said odd field output lines;

means for determining the line space distance of each of the closest even field lines to a given one of said even field output lines that are less than two even field line spaces from the even output field line;

means for computing a second coefficient value for each of said closest input even field lines according to cubic interpolation of said even field lines using said even line length distances that are less than two even line spaces from said even output line;

means for multiplying each of said closest even input lines by said second coefficient value for that closest even input line to provide second signals representing a second coefficient weighted value for said even field input line; and

means for combining said second signals representing a second coefficient weighted value from said closest even input lines to form said given one of said even field video output lines.