Abstract: A non-local means method is insufficient in its noise reduction effect or edge retainability due to a perfect match between blocks in a case where a reference pixel matches a target pixel. Therefore, information on a target region and plural reference regions is obtained for the target pixel. Whether the target region matches any one of the reference regions is determined from the obtained information. Switching between weight derivation methods based on similarity between the target region and the reference region is performed according to a determined result.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating a video frame and a system thereof, including: receiving at least two frames of a video captured by an image capture unit through a network; calculating a first set of optical flow vectors of the at least two frames by a first algorithm; generating a set of modified vectors according to at least one parameter; combining the set of modified vectors and the first set of optical flow vectors to obtain a second set of optical flow vectors; and shifting one of the at least two frames according to the second set of optical flow vectors to generate a virtual image. Therefore, the present disclosure can reduce deviation caused by the latency of the network and improve user experience.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus can measure a three-dimensional shape of a subject with high accuracy when an image of a projection pattern is captured with a favorable contrast. The image processing apparatus includes a matching calculation unit that performs matching calculation between a projection pattern in an image being captured and an image of a projection pattern generated by a projection pattern generation unit. An image evaluation unit calculates a contrast as an evaluation standard in the captured image. A symbol position calculation unit highly accurately calculates a position of each of a group of points forming the projection pattern, for each area in the captured image determined to be a highly accurate shape measurable area based on the contrast, and thus obtains a peak luminance position. A three-dimensional shape calculation unit calculates the three-dimensional shape of the subject.

Abstract: The method comprises segmenting lines into regions of saturated pixels, and, for each of these saturated regions, selecting at least one color channel that is not saturated, then, for each pixel of said region, adding to the color information provided by the saturated color channel for said pixel a difference between the color information provided by the selected non-saturated color channel for said pixel and a baseline color value computed for the region of this pixel.

Abstract: A non-local means method is insufficient in its noise reduction effect or edge retainability due to a perfect match between blocks in a case where a reference pixel matches a target pixel. Therefore, information on a target region and plural reference regions is obtained for the target pixel. Whether the target region matches any one of the reference regions is determined from the obtained information. Switching between weight derivation methods based on similarity between the target region and the reference region is performed according to a determined result.

Abstract: An archery bow cam string stop includes a titanium stop, a titanium fastener and an impact portion. The titanium stop includes an elongated body. A female thread is tapped in one end of the titanium stop and a counter bore is formed in an opposing end thereof. The counter bore reduces the weight of the titanium stop. Two parallel flats are formed on opposing sides of the elongated body, adjacent the female thread to receive an open-end wrench. A cross-sectional shape of the elongated body is preferably round. The impact portion is preferably a plurality of o-rings. The plurality of o-rings are slid over an outer perimeter of the elongated body. In use, a threaded end of the titanium fastener is inserted through a stop slot in the string cam. The threaded end is threaded into the female thread and tightened to retain the titanium in position.

Abstract: A method of operating a computer system to reduce structured noise in a video is described. Patches in a frame of a sequence of video frames are selected using a modified non-local means (NLM) search algorithm with a reduced search complexity compared to conventional NLM search algorithms. The set of spatial neighboring patches in a frame is extended to include patches in adjacent frames of the video sequence. Patches in the adjacent frames are selected based, at least in part, on a projection of a location of a pixel in the frame into the adjacent frames using a motion estimation algorithm. An average value determined from the combined set of patches is used to replace the pixel currently being processed.

Abstract: A method for detecting motion in video fields of video data, comprises the steps of: calculating texture information for a pixel in the video fields; determining a threshold value as a function of the calculated texture information; calculating a differential value for the pixel; and detecting motion in the video fields as a function of the determined threshold value and the calculated differential value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus may be applied to reconstruct pixel values in saturated regions of an image. Saturated regions are identified and hues for pixels in the saturated regions are estimated based on hues in boundaries of the saturated regions. Gradients for pixel values in saturated color channels within the saturated region may be estimated based on known gradients for non-saturated color channels. Reconstructed pixel values may be derived from the estimated gradients. The methods and apparatus may be applied in conjunction with dynamic range expansion.

Abstract: A band processing circuit which generates image signals corresponding to different frequency bands from an image signal in which signals corresponding to different colors are arranged and which suppresses noise by synthesizing the image signals of the different frequency bands, a sampling circuit which generates image signal corresponding to the colors by sampling the image signal input from the band processing circuit in accordance with a predetermined arrangement, and a luminance/color generation circuit which generates a luminance signal in which aliasing is suppressed using an image signal output from the sampling circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides filter circuitry for reducing noise in an input stream of image signals having luminance and chrominance components. Spatial filter circuitry is provided which, for a current image signal of the input stream, generates a spatially filtered internal signal from at least the luminance component of the current image signal. Comparison circuitry is configured to compare the current image signal with temporal data derived from multiple image signals of the input stream, and to generate a control signal dependent on the comparison. Combining circuitry is then used to combine, in a ratio determined by the control signal, the spatially filtered internal signal with at least a luminance component derived from the temporal data, in order to generate at least the luminance component of a current output image signal that forms a noise reduced version of the current image signal.

Abstract: A system and method for improved comb filtering. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise method steps and system components that generate a signal indicative of the quality of a field-combed signal. A first signal indicative of inter-field and inter-line signal difference substantially inside the chroma frequency band may be generated. An indication of field comb quality may be determined based at least in-part on the first signal, and a corresponding signal may be generated. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise method steps and system components that generate a comb-filtered signal. A field comb signal and line comb signal may be generated. A comb-filtered signal may be generated based on the field comb signal, line comb signal, and the signal indicative of the field comb quality.

Abstract: A phase detection apparatus includes: a motion detector, for determining whether an image data corresponds to a still image data; an image characteristic detector, coupled to the motion detector, for detecting a characteristic image data having cross color phenomenon when the image data corresponds to a still image data; a phase testing module, coupled to the image characteristic detector, for processing the characteristic image data according to a plurality of phases to obtain a plurality of testing results; and a phase determining module, for selecting a phase from the plurality of phases according to the plurality of testing results.

Abstract: A system for, and method of, improving video image sharpness and a continuous-light-emitting video display system employing the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system for improving video image sharpness includes: (1) a sub-frame generator configured to receive a frame of a video image and generate plural sub-frames therefrom and (2) a spatial filter, associated with the sub-frame generator and configured to cause the plural sub-frames to be spatially filtered with respect to one another based on a display sequence thereof.

Abstract: A device for outputting a luminance signal is disclosed. The device includes a chrominance judgment unit, a field observation unit, and an output unit. The chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit are used to determine whether a 3D luminance signal is affected. The output unit outputs a resultant luminance signal according to the determination results of the chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit. According to the present invention, the resultant luminance signal can be accurately obtained by judging characteristics of the 3D luminance signal and a 3D chrominance signal even if a 3D comb filter is wrongly used in a motion condition.

Abstract: A method and a system for determining a video deinterlacing strategy are disclosed. First, all the pixels of a (i+2)th field are subtracted from the corresponding pixels of the ith field to obtain a difference field. Next, a specific check-area is located according to the difference field. Next, the ith field is combined with the (i+1)th field into a specific frame. Next, the combing phenomenon of the specific check-area in the specific frame is checked to determine the deinterlacing scheme for the pixels in the specific check-area.

Abstract: The present invention provides filter circuitry for reducing noise in an input stream of image signals having luminance and chrominance components. Spatial filter circuitry is provided which, for a current image signal of the input stream, generates a spatially filtered internal signal from at least the luminance component of the current image signal. Comparison circuitry is configured to compare the current image signal with temporal data derived from multiple image signals of the input stream, and to generate a control signal dependent on the comparison. Combining circuitry is then used to combine, in a ratio determined by the control signal, the spatially filtered internal signal with at least a luminance component derived from the temporal data, in order to generate at least the luminance component of a current output image signal that forms a noise reduced version of the current image signal.

Abstract: A video cross-talk estimator comprising a visual input signal receiver configured to receive a visual input signal, a capture signal receiver configured to receive a capture signal, and a signal based video-cross talk determiner configured to estimate video cross-talk based on at least two frames of the visual input signal. The estimation of the video cross-talk is signal based.

Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for video sequence evaluation in the presence of cross-chroma interference. When the luma and chroma components in an analog video sequence are separated, the luma component may add interference to the chroma component. This is called cross-chroma interference. In the evaluation of the video sequence, the cross-chroma interference may be interpreted as motion, noise, or other artifacts. By reducing the cross-chroma interference during the evaluation, motion and noise can be identified with greater probability. The proper identification can aid motion estimators used in video coding and motion compensated temporal filtering, and it can aid video filters that do not utilize motion compensation.

Abstract: A brightness control unit includes: a “feedback brightness control unit” that calculates a first gain from a corrected image data and multiplies the first gain by image data prior to correct; and a “feedforward brightness control unit” which, when a scene change is detected, calculates a second gain on the basis of a difference between the first gain which is calculated from the corrected image data and the first gain which has been multiplied by the pre-correction image data of the corrected image data in order to correct the difference, and multiplies the second gain by the corrected image data.

Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing apparatus are provided. After receiving an image signal, the image and apparatus according to the invention first judge whether a target block in the image signal includes a non-chroma line. If the judging result is YES, a first edge detection procedure will be performed on the non-chroma line. If the judging result is NO, a second edge detection procedure will be performed on the target block.

Abstract: A method for reducing cross-luminance in an image display device includes receiving luminance signals of a plurality of frames in a composite video signal, determining a movement condition of a first frame of the plurality of frames according to the luminance signals, performing a filtering operation for the first frame according to the movement condition of the first frame, and outputting a result of the filtering operation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method, a computer program, a computer program product and a device for reducing motion blur of images shown on non-stroboscopic display devices, in which local areas p, of an image of a video signal are displayed during respective local display times t; that are less than or equal to a image period T, comprising determining (40) an amount X; of high spatial frequency content related to a local area p, of said image of said video signal, and adjusting (41) a local display time t, in dependence on said determined amount X; of high spatial frequency content, wherein said local display time t; is decreased with increasing determined amount X; of high spatial frequency content.

Abstract: Herein described is a method and system for generating an improved video output when deinterlacing pull-down video. The improvement results from reducing cross-chroma artifacts. In a representative embodiment, the method comprises first computing an adjusted chroma of a present pixel from a present top field or present bottom field of film sourced video as a function of an execution stage field phase. The method further comprises second computing a chroma of an absent pixel vertically adjacent to the present pixel, wherein the second computing is performed as a function of the execution stage field phase. In a representative embodiment, a deinterlacer video engine and a local storage circuitry process the 3:2 pull-down video by applying various equations for performing the first computing and the second computing. An adjusted chroma and an absent pixel chroma is computed for each present pixel at each execution stage field phase.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an average calculation portion which performs a average calculating process between frames by use of an input signal and one-frame delay signal and acquires an output signal having cross color and dot disturbance components reduced, and an up-convert signal detecting portion which sets the inter-frame mean delay processing portion into an operative state when the input signal is an up-convert signal obtained by up-converting a low-resolution signal into a high-resolution signal.

Abstract: A digital video processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided, and include a signal receiving part for receiving a digital video signal, a decoder for separating a luminance signal from the digital video signal, and a filtering part for filtering the luminance signal separated in the decoder to substantially remove an interference signal contained in the luminance signal. Thus, the digital video processing apparatus can filter out interference signals contained in a luminance signal of a digital video signal.

Abstract: A cross-color/dot interference reduction circuit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a signal generation unit configured to calculate a difference in an input signal between adjacent frames and generate a difference signal, a component extraction unit configured to extract a cross-color/dot interference component from the difference signal, a combination output unit configured to combine an interference reduction signal corresponding to the cross-color/dot interference-component with the input signal and provide an output signal with a reduced cross-color/dot interference, an image scene analysis unit configured to analyze an image scene contained in the input signal, and a signal amplification/attenuation unit configured to amplify/attenuate the interference reduction signal based on an image scene analysis result from the image scene analysis unit.

Abstract: A method for suppressing cross-coloration in a video display device includes receiving high-frequency components of luminance signals corresponding to scanlines of an image frame, determining luminance transitions according to the high-frequency components of the luminance signals, and adjusting chrominance signals of the scanlines according to the luminance transitions.

Abstract: In a method of processing an input image, compression parameters of the input image are determined and luminance artifacts in the input image are reduced to obtain an improved luminance component of the input image, where the determined compression parameters guide the luminance artifact reduction. In addition, a chrominance noise and chrominance artifact level of the input image is estimated and a spatially-correlated chrominance noise and chrominance artifact of the input image is reduced with the improved luminance component, where the estimated chrominance noise and chrominance artifact level guide the spatially-correlated chrominance noise and chrominance artifact reduction to obtain an improved chrominance component of the input image. Moreover, an output image having the improved luminance component and the improved chrominance component is outputted.

Abstract: A method for processing an image in a video data is provided. The video data has a plurality of frames. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of differences, each difference in the plurality of differences being obtained from two frames that are one frame apart, wherein the each difference in the plurality of differences is between pixel information of one pixel from a plurality of pixels in one of the two frames, and a corresponding pixel in the other frame of the two frames; examining a first criterion with a summation of the plurality of differences; and performing cross color suppressing operation on a current frame of the plurality of frames according to a set of stationary image judgment information comprising the result of the first criterion examination.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a motion-adaptive non-interlace conversion apparatus includes an interference elimination process circuit which executes a cross-color & dot interference elimination process, an intra-field interpolation process circuit which generates an intra-field interpolation signal using a signal that is obtained by delaying a processed signal, which is subjected to the interference elimination process, with a delay corresponding to 1 field, an inter-field interpolation process circuit which generates an inter-field interpolation signal by using the processed signal and a pre-process signal which is yet to be subjected to the cross-color & dot interference elimination process, a motion detection circuit which obtains a motion detection signal, a mixing circuit which mixes the intra-field interpolation signal and the inter-field interpolation signal with a mixing ratio corresponding to the motion detection signal and outputs a mixed signal, and a multiple-speed conversion circuit whic

Abstract: I describe and claim a temporal comb filtering system and method. The temporal comb filter system includes a comb filter to temporally process separated luminance and chrominance components from an image field responsive to image data from at least one other image field and a panel to display the processed components. The comb filter includes a cross-chroma detector to detect luminance information within chrominance data from a first image field responsive to chrominance data from at least one other image field and a cross-luma detector to detect chrominance information within the luminance data from the first image field responsive to the luminance data from at least one other image field.

Abstract: A cross color suppressing apparatus used for suppressing the cross color of a frame is provided. The frame has several pixels, and the image data of each pixel include a luminance and a chrominance. The apparatus includes a diagonal edge detector, a cross color detector and a chrominance suppressing unit. The diagonal edge detector is used for determining whether target pixel is on a diagonal edge according to the luminance of the target pixel and that of its neighboring pixels. The cross color detector is used for determining whether the chrominance of the target pixel is substantially different from that of its neighboring pixels. If both the determination results of the diagonal edge detector and the cross color detector are true, the chrominance suppressing unit suppresses the chrominance of the target pixel and its neighboring pixels.

Abstract: A method and system for suppressing color-crossing error in decoded video signals is presented. The color-crossing error suppression method and system uses a first suppression technique at a pixel location for a first subset of fields exhibiting color-crossing error at a pixel location then uses a second suppression technique at the pixel location for a second subset of fields exhibiting color-crossing error at the pixel location. The second subset of fields follows the first subset of fields in the video signals.

Abstract: A circuit for reducing cross-color artifacts in video data can include three luminance/chrominance (Y/C) separator circuits each configured to provide sets of chrominance coordinates based on a respective three contiguous composite video frames. A first circumcircle calculator circuit is coupled to the three Y/C separator circuits and is configured to provide a circumcircle for a set of chrominance coordinates corresponding to the first, second and third contiguous composite video frames. A second circumcircle calculator circuit is coupled to the three Y/C separator circuits and is configured to provide a circumcircle for a set of chrominance coordinates corresponding to the second and third contiguous composite video frames and a fourth contiguous composite video frame. Related methods and computer program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising one or more delay circuits, a shimmer detector circuit, an averaging circuit, and a multiplexer. The delay circuits may be configured to have a delay of one or more frame periods based on the format of the input video signal. The shimmer detector circuit may be configured to (i) determine which pixel locations in the input video signal exhibit the YC-interference noise oscillation pattern based on the input signal and the output of the delay circuits and (ii) generate a control signal in response to the output of the delays circuits and the input signal. The averaging circuit may be configured to calculate an average of the input signal and the output of the first delay circuit. The multiplexer may be configured to present (i) the input signal when the control signal is in a first state and (ii) the average signal when the control signal is in a second state.

Abstract: A system and method for determining whether to process a signal using three-dimensional comb filtering. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise method steps and system components that generate an inter-frame chroma signal. Various aspects may generate a filtered inter-frame chroma signal by removing a band of frequency components from the inter-frame chroma signal that generally corresponds to chroma signal components. Various aspects may analyze the filtered inter-frame chroma signal to determine whether three-dimensional comb filtering may be appropriate. Various aspects may comprise method steps and components that generate inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals. Various aspects may generate filtered inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals by removing frequency components from the inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals, respectively, that fall outside a frequency band near the chroma sub-carrier frequency.

Abstract: A video signal processor recursively removes noise from luminance signal data, storing only one frame of the luminance signal data, and detects luminance motion by comparing the current and stored luminance data to decide whether to output the current color difference data, the average of the current color difference data and the color difference data one frame before, or the average of the current color difference data and the color difference data two frames before. The decision may also involve detection of color noise by comparison of the color difference data with the data one frame before, or detection of color motion by comparison of the color difference data with data two or four frames before. Color data stored for color noise detection may also be used for recursive color noise removal. Accurate noise reduction is possible with a comparatively small amount of memory.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting color-crossing error in decoded video signals is presented. The color-crossing error detection method and system detects a color-crossing pattern in a set of corresponding pixels that share a pixel location. Each pixel of the set of corresponding pixels comes from a different field of a set of fields, which includes a current field having a current pixel. The method and system determines that color-crossing error exists at the current pixel when the color-crossing pattern exists for a user configurable number of sequential fields of the same field type at the pixel location.

Abstract: A method for filtering digital video is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) checking a plurality of original blocks in an original field for a plurality of artifacts, wherein detection of the artifacts is based on an adjustable threshold, (B) first filtering each of the original blocks having at least one of the artifacts to remove the at least one artifact and (C) second filtering each of the original blocks lacking at least one of the artifacts to remove noise, wherein the second filtering is (i) motion compensated and (ii) adaptive to a respective noise level in each of the original blocks.

Abstract: The present invention uses a 2D comb filter 20 to output a 2D chrominance signal C2d by comparing the current scan-line signals with the signals before and after the current scan-line signals. A 3D chrominance signal C3d is then acquired by directly subtracting two adjacent 2D image signals and then dividing by 2 to get an approximate chrominance signal C3d of the two 2D images. Ratio mixing is performed on the 2D chrominance signal C2d and the 3D chrominance signal C3d to output a near-actual chrominance signal. A chrominance variation value can be acquired by comparing the chrominance signals of the two adjacent images. Finally, an actual luminance signal of the current scan-line is separated by deducting the near-actual chrominance signal from the signals of the current scan-line to restore the luminance signal.

Abstract: I describe and claim a temporal comb filtering system and method. The temporal comb filter system includes a comb filter to temporally process separated luminance and chrominance components from an image field responsive to image data from at least one other image field and a panel to display the processed components. The comb filter includes a cross-chroma detector to detect luminance information within chrominance data from a first image field responsive to chrominance data from at least one other image field and a cross-luma detector to detect chrominance information within the luminance data from the first image field responsive to the luminance data from at least one other image field.

Abstract: Base band compensation for an IF stage in a television provides significant advantages over compensation applied to the composite signal. Each base band color difference signal is filtered to obtain cross-talk elements, which are then applied to the opposite channel to eliminate the cross-talk components from the color difference signal channels. The compensation technique is applicable to IF stages generally, including those based on SAW filters. High and low gain compensation of the cross-talk compensated signals may also be performed to reduce distortion in the compensated signals. The base band compensation tends to reduce or eliminate visual artifacts in a television image, especially where sharp contrast transitions occur in the image.

Abstract: A system to reduce noise includes a noise measurement device that provides a measure of noise associated with a digital input video signal. A noise reduction filter provides a noise-reduced digital output video signal corresponding to the luma and chroma of the digital input video signal. The noise reduction filter has a parameter that varies on a pixel basis for the component of the digital input video signal as a function of the measure of noise. The range and sensitivity of the noise reduction can be user programmable.

Abstract: A three-dimensional video composite signal demodulating method and system capable of inhibiting pseudo-color noises. The system has a two-dimensional luminance and chroma signal separator, a three-dimensional luminance and chroma signal separator, a luminance weighting device, a chroma weighting device and a band pass filter. The method applies the two-dimensional luminance and chroma signal separator to obtain a two-dimensional luminance and chroma signal of a pixel, next the three-dimensional luminance and chroma signal separator to determine the pixel still or not according to a two-dimensional luminance and chroma signal change between a current frame and its previous and following frames with respect to the pixel, and gives appropriate weights to luminance and chroma signals generated by the two-dimensional and the three-dimensional luminance and chroma signal separators respectively, thereby respectively adding and obtaining separated luminance and chroma signals of the pixel.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for luma-chroma separation. A demodulator system demodulates a composite video signal to produce at least two baseband chroma signals. A given baseband chroma signal contains chroma information for one of a plurality of video frames comprising the composite signal. A three-dimensional (3-D) comb filter removes luma information from a given baseband chroma signal by combining sets of at least two baseband chroma signals to form a 3-D filtered baseband signal.

Abstract: Signal processing methods and systems for cross-color suppression. A chrominance signal extracted from a composite TV signal by s Y/C separator is provided to a chroma demodulator to produce a baseband chrominance signal. A chroma regulator regulates the baseband chrominance signal to obtain a regulated baseband chrominance signal. The baseband chrominance signal and the regulated baseband chrominance signal are provided to a chroma mixer to determine a final chrominance signal. The chroma mixer determines the final chrominance signal according to image similarity calculated by an image similarity calculator.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cross color and/or cross luminance suppression. The apparatus checks for three conditions in determining the stillness of an image. Similarity between two frames, which are one frame apart, is examined. Similarity between two adjacent frames is also examined. Similarity among three successive frames is also examined. By integrating the results of such three conditions, the stillness of the image is determined. Only when the image is deemed still/stationary, is the cross color and/or cross luminance suppressing operation being performed.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for processing an image in a video data is disclosed. The video data comprises at least a first frame and a second frame. The first frame is composed of a first even field and a first odd field, while the second frame is composed of a second even field and a second odd field. The method comprises obtaining a first difference set between pixel information of the first frame and pixel information of the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame are adjacent to each other; examining a first criterion with the first difference set; and performing cross color suppressing operation on pixel information of the second frame according to a set of stationary image judgment information comprising the result of the first criterion examination.

Abstract: A system and method for determining whether to process a signal using three-dimensional comb filtering. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise method steps and system components that generate an inter-frame chroma signal. Various aspects may generate a filtered inter-frame chroma signal by removing a band of frequency components from the inter-frame chroma signal that generally corresponds to chroma signal components. Various aspects may analyze the filtered inter-frame chroma signal to determine whether three-dimensional comb filtering may be appropriate. Various aspects may comprise method steps and components that generate inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals. Various aspects may generate filtered inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals by removing frequency components from the inter-frame and intra-frame luma signals, respectively, that fall outside a frequency band near the chroma sub-carrier frequency.