Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive an input image; an image processor configured to process the input image and generate an output image; a storage configured to store a first patch corresponding to a first pixel of the input image; and a controller configured to control the image processor to generate the output image by applying the first patch stored in the storage to the first pixel.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage,. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display configured to display an image; a processor configured to: calculate a change degree and a change direction of pixel value differences between at least one first pixel and two or more second pixels of an image, and change a pixel value of the first pixel based on the pixel value difference which is relatively small among the pixel value differences obtained by the calculated change degree and the calculated change direction. According to this, it is possible to enhance the image details without generating or and increasing of the noises.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive an input image; an image processor configured to process the input image and generate an output image; a storage configured to store a first patch corresponding to a first pixel of the input image; and a controller configured to control the image processor to generate the output image by applying the first patch stored in the storage to the first pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display configured to display an image; a processor configured to: calculate a change degree and a change direction of pixel value differences between at least one first pixel and two or more second pixels of an image, and change a pixel value of the first pixel based on the pixel value difference which is relatively small among the pixel value differences obtained by the calculated change degree and the calculated change direction. According to this, it is possible to enhance the image details without generating or and increasing of the noises.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive an input image; an image processor configured to process the input image and generate an output image; a storage configured to store a first patch corresponding to a first pixel of the input image; and a controller configured to control the image processor to generate the output image by applying the first patch stored in the storage to the first pixel.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage,. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: A video processing method includes generating a first down-sampled block by down-sampling a first block included in a first frame; generating a plurality of second down-sampled blocks by down-sampling a second block included in a second frame; selecting one of the plurality of second down-sampled blocks by comparing the first down-sampled block and each of the plurality of second down-sampled blocks; and determining, based on the first down-sampled block and the one selected second down-sampled block, a motion vector whereby the second block points to the first block, wherein the plurality of second down-sampled blocks are generated using down-sampling methods that are different from each other with respect to samples of the second block.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: An image frame interpolation apparatus includes a motion vector generator configured to generate a motion vector based on a first image frame and a second image frame; a motion scaler configured to scale the motion vector to thereby generate a scaled motion vector; and a motion compensator including an internal memory, the motion compensator being configured to perform motion compensation based on the scaled motion vector and generate an interpolation frame using the internal memory, the motion scaler being configured to scale the motion vector based on a size of the motion vector and a size of the internal memory.

Abstract: A motion vector estimation method of a motion vector estimation apparatus are provided. The motion vector estimation method of the motion vector estimation apparatus includes: determining a motion vector of a current block by setting, in another frame, a local search area for searching a plurality of reference pixel blocks corresponding to the current block which is one of pixel blocks in a single frame; and finally determining one of the determined motion vector and a previous motion vector referred to in order to determine the local search area as a motion vector of the current block, based on sum of absolution difference (SAD) values of the reference pixel blocks included in the local search area.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus is provided. The frame rate conversion apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine a noise strength of a block of a current frame among a plurality of frames forming an input video, generate a block of an interpolation frame corresponding to the block of the current frame by estimating a motion vector of a block of the interpolation frame based on the noise strength, and insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame to adjust a frame rate of the input video.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive an input image; an image processor configured to process the input image and generate an output image; a storage configured to store a first patch corresponding to a first pixel of the input image; and a controller configured to control the image processor to generate the output image by applying the first patch stored in the storage to the first pixel.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of frames forming an input image, the plurality of frames including a current frame which includes a plurality of areas; and a processor configured to generate an interpolation frame by performing, with respect to an object area, an interpolation which is different from the interpolation applied to other areas, of the plurality of areas, the object area being an area which includes an object and in which at least one among a size, a speed, and a shape of the object satisfies a certain condition, and to insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a motion vector smoothing method. The motion vector smoothing method includes acquiring motion vectors of at least one block of a current image by using a reference image, acquiring a candidate motion vector of a current block, based on a motion vector of the current block, and at least one motion vector of at least one block adjacent to the current block, determining a threshold value of the current block according to gradient values of pixels included in the current block, and determining the motion vector of the current block according to the threshold value.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of frames forming an input image, the plurality of frames including a current frame which includes a plurality of areas; and a processor configured to generate an interpolation frame by performing, with respect to an object area, an interpolation which is different from the interpolation applied to other areas, of the plurality of areas, the object area being an area which includes an object and in which at least one among a size, a speed, and a shape of the object satisfies a certain condition, and to insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus is provided. The frame rate conversion apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine a noise strength of a block of a current frame among a plurality of frames forming an input video, generate a block of an interpolation frame corresponding to the block of the current frame by estimating a motion vector of a block of the interpolation frame based on the noise strength, and insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame to adjust a frame rate of the input video.