Scaling algorithm for efficient color representation/recovery in video
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1. A method comprising:
- defining a scaling region in a CFA (Color Filter Array) image; and
generating a super-pixel which is a downscaled version of said scaling region, said super-pixel being fully color interpolated, by applying a mask to a sub-image region of the CFA image, said sub-image region having pixels of all the same color plane and normalizing the result of applying said mask to form a color component of said super-pixel, said color component having the color associated with the sub-image region.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a method comprising defining a scaling region by indicating in a CFA (Color Filter Array) a starting location, and generating a super-pixel which is a downscaled version of the scaling region, the super-pixel fully color interpolated, the downscaling and the color interpolation achieved in an integrated manner.
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1. A method comprising:
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defining a scaling region in a CFA (Color Filter Array) image; and
generating a super-pixel which is a downscaled version of said scaling region, said super-pixel being fully color interpolated, by applying a mask to a sub-image region of the CFA image, said sub-image region having pixels of all the same color plane and normalizing the result of applying said mask to form a color component of said super-pixel, said color component having the color associated with the sub-image region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a scaling and color interpolation unit configured to transform CFA (Color Filter Array) pixels, each associated with only one of multiple color components, into downscaled super-pixels, each super-pixel having all of said color components, by applying a mask to a sub-image region of the CFA pixels, said sub-image region having pixels of all the same color plane and normalizing the result of applying said mask to form a color component of a super-pixel, said color component having the color associated with the sub-image region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
a memory coupled to said scaling and color interpolation unit, configured to store said super-pixel data.
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11. An apparatus according to claim 9 comprising:
an image sensor coupled to said scaling and color interpolation unit, said sensor providing in a Bayer pattern data for said CFA.
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12. An apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said scaling and color interpolation unit is incorporated into an imaging device.
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13. An apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said imaging device is a digital camera.
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14. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause:
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a scaling region to be defined in a CFA (Color Filter Array) image; and
a super-pixel which is a downscaled version of said scaling region to be generated, said super-pixel being fully color interpolated, by applying a mask to a sub-image region of the CFA image, said sub-image region having pixels of all the same color plane and normalizing the result of applying said mask to form a color component of said super-pixel, said color component having the color associated with the sub-image region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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