Signal processing for reducing blur of moving image
First Claim
1. An image data processing device that generates driving image data used to drive an image display device with an LCD, the image data processing device comprising:
- an image memory that sequentially stores input image data of multiple frames;
a write control module that controls a writing operation into the image memory;
a read control module that controls a reading operation from the image memory; and
a driving image data generation module that generates the driving image data from read image data sequentially read from the image memory by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data, the driving image data being data for driving the LCD of the image display devices, the driving image data generation module generates first driving image data and second driving image data by arranging the read image data and the mask data alternately on every ‘
m’
horizontal lines in an image displayed by the image display device, where ‘
m’
is an integer of not less than 1, andthe first driving image data and the second driving image data having different sequences of the read image data and the mask data,wherein;
the mask data is set corresponding to a pixel value of the read image data in each of the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data,the mask data is generated by a preset operation of the read image data with regard to the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, based on a specific parameter set according to an amount of motion of a whole image expressed by the read image data, andthe specific parameter is set to vary a ratio of the mask data to the pixel value of the corresponding read image data in a value range of 0 to 1 and to give a smaller ratio against a greater amount of motion and a greater ratio against a smaller amount of motion.
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Abstract
In an image data processing device of the invention, an image memory sequentially stores input image data of multiple frames. A write control module controls a writing operation into the image memory, and a read control module controls a reading operation from the image memory. A driving image data generation module generates the driving image data from read image data sequentially read from the image memory. The driving image data generation module generates the driving image data by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data. The mask data is set corresponding to a pixel value of the read image data in each of the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data. This arrangement of the invention effectively reduces blur of a moving image displayed by the image display device, while preventing a significant decrease in luminance level of the displayed image.
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32 Claims
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1. An image data processing device that generates driving image data used to drive an image display device with an LCD, the image data processing device comprising:
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an image memory that sequentially stores input image data of multiple frames; a write control module that controls a writing operation into the image memory; a read control module that controls a reading operation from the image memory; and a driving image data generation module that generates the driving image data from read image data sequentially read from the image memory by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data, the driving image data being data for driving the LCD of the image display devices, the driving image data generation module generates first driving image data and second driving image data by arranging the read image data and the mask data alternately on every ‘
m’
horizontal lines in an image displayed by the image display device, where ‘
m’
is an integer of not less than 1, andthe first driving image data and the second driving image data having different sequences of the read image data and the mask data, wherein; the mask data is set corresponding to a pixel value of the read image data in each of the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, the mask data is generated by a preset operation of the read image data with regard to the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, based on a specific parameter set according to an amount of motion of a whole image expressed by the read image data, and the specific parameter is set to vary a ratio of the mask data to the pixel value of the corresponding read image data in a value range of 0 to 1 and to give a smaller ratio against a greater amount of motion and a greater ratio against a smaller amount of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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20. An image data processing device that generates driving image data used to drive an image display device with an LCD, the image data processing device comprising:
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an image memory that sequentially stores input image data of multiple frames; a motion amount detection module that detects an amount of motion of a whole image expressed by read image data sequentially read from the image memory; and a driving image data generation module that generates the driving image data by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data generated according to the detected amount of motion, the driving image data being data for driving the LCD of the image display device, the driving image data generation module generates first driving image data and second driving image data by arranging the read image data and the mask data alternately on every ‘
m’
horizontal lines in an image displayed by the image display device, where ‘
m’
is an integer of not less than 1, andthe first driving image data and the second driving image data having different sequences of the read image data and the mask data. wherein; the mask data is generated by a preset operation of the read image data with regard to the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, based on a specific parameter set according to the detected amount of motion, the specific parameter is set to vary a ratio of the mask data to a pixel value of corresponding read image data in a value range of a certain level attaining a specific moving image quality characteristic to 1 and to give a smaller ratio against a greater amount of motion and a greater ratio against a smaller amount of motion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30)
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31. An image data processing method that generates driving image data used to drive an image display device with an LCD, the image data processing method comprising the steps of:
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sequentially writing input image data of multiple frames into an image memory; reading the input image data from the image memory; and generating the driving image data from read image data sequentially read from the image memory by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data, the driving image data being data for driving the LCD of the image display device, the driving image data generation module generates first driving image data and second driving image data by arranging the read image data and the mask data alternately on every ‘
m’
horizontal lines in an image displayed by the image display device, where ‘
m’
is an integer of not less than 1, andthe first driving image data and the second driving image data having different sequences of the read image data and the mask data. wherein; the mask data is set corresponding to a pixel value of the read image data in each of the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, the mask data is generated by a preset operation of the read image data with regard to the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, based on a specific parameter set according to an amount of motion of a whole image expressed by the read image data, the specific parameter is set to vary a ratio of the mask data to the pixel value of the corresponding read image data in a value range of 0 to 1 and to give a smaller ratio against a greater amount of motion and a greater ratio against a smaller amount of motion.
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32. An image data processing method that generates driving image data used to drive an image display device with an LCD, the image data processing method comprising the steps of:
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sequentially writing input image data of multiple frames into an image memory; reading the input image data from the image memory; detecting an amount of motion of a whole image expressed by read image data sequentially read from the image memory; and generating the driving image data by replacing at least part of the read image data with regard to selected pixels with mask data generated according to the detected amount of motion, the driving image data being data for driving the LCD of the image display device, the driving image data generation module generates first driving image data and second driving image data by arranging the read image data and the mask data alternately on every ‘
m’
horizontal lines in an image displayed by the image display device, where ‘
m’
is an integer of not less than 1, andthe first driving image data and the second driving image data having different sequences of the read image data and the mask data. wherein; the mask data is generated by a preset operation of the read image data with regard to the selected pixels to be replaced with the mask data, based on a specific parameter set according to the detected amount of motion, the specific parameter is set to vary a ratio of the mask data to a pixel value of corresponding read image data in a value range of a certain level attaining a specific moving image quality characteristic to 1 and to give a smaller ratio against a greater amount of motion and a greater ratio against a smaller amount of motion.
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