Patent ID: 8077924
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for generating an interpolation frame that interpolates between consecutive moving image frames, comprising: a motion vector storage unit which stores motion vectors for respective blocks that configure an interpolation frame; an edge detection unit which detects edges for respective blocks that configure a moving image frame; a correlation detection unit which calculates correlations with the edges of neighboring blocks for respective blocks based on the edges detected by the edge detection unit; a candidate determination unit which determines motion vector candidates from the motion vectors stored in the motion vector storage unit based on the correlations detected by the correlation detection unit for each of the blocks that configure the interpolation frame; a motion vector detection unit which detects a motion vector of each of the blocks that compose the interpolation frame from the candidates determined by the candidate determination unit; and a control unit which records the motion vectors detected by the motion vector detection unit in the motion vector storage unit.