Patent ID: 9361673
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image interpolation apparatus comprising a processor configured to: receive image data and information defining a masked region of the image data to be subjected to interpolation processing; calculate a first error, wherein the first error comprises an error on the image data between a patch to be interpolated that overlaps with the masked region and a reference patch that does not overlap with the masked region; calculate, based on the image data, feature quantities indicating the degrees of flatness of the patch to be interpolated and the reference patch; calculate a second error, wherein the second error comprises an error between the feature quantities by comparing the feature quantity of the patch to be interpolated outside of the masked region to the feature quantity of the entire reference patch; select a reference patch that has produced a least significant error based on the first error and the second error; paste pixel data of the selected reference patch onto the patch to be interpolated; and an image output section which outputs resultant image data obtained as a result of the interpolation processing.