Patent ID: 6650790
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
In digital image processing apparatus comprising at least one image zoom module responsive to a digital two-dimensional (2D) Gaussian input image having a certain pixel density in each dimension thereof and a first frequency bandwidth applied thereto for deriving a digital 2D Gaussian output image having twice said certain pixel density in each dimension thereof and a second frequency bandwidth which is wider than said first frequency bandwidth, the improved structure wherein each image zoom module comprises:2D high-pass filter means responsive to pixels of said Gaussian input image being applied as an input thereto for deriving pixels of a first Laplacian image therefrom that has said certain pixel density in each dimension thereof and said first frequency bandwidth; a first diagonal interpolator responsive to said pixels of said first Laplacian image being applied as an input thereto for deriving pixels of a second Laplacian image therefrom that has twice said certain pixel density in each dimension thereof and said first frequency bandwidth; a phase gapper responsive to said pixels of said first Laplacian image being applied as an input thereto for deriving pixels of a binary-mask output therefrom that has said certain pixel density in which only an edge location in said first Laplacian image is defined by a pair of adjacent pixels of said binary-mask output having given non-zero amplitude values and all other locations in said first Laplacian image are defined by pixels of said binary mask output having zero amplitude values; 2D expand means including 2D low-pass filter means responsive to pixels of said binary-mask output being applied as an input thereto for deriving pixels of a 2D low-passed filtered output image therefrom having twice said certain pixel density in each dimension thereof; pixel-processing means comprising a multiplier for multiplying the algebraic values of corresponding pixels of said second Laplacian image from said first diagonal interpolator and said 2D low-passed filtered output image from said 2D expand means for deriving a third Laplacian image having said second pixel density and said second frequency bandwidth; a second diagonal interpolator responsive to pixels of said Gaussian input image having said first pixel density and said first frequency applied thereto for deriving a Gaussian image having said second pixel density and said first frequency bandwidth as an output therefrom; and a summer for adding the algebraic values of corresponding pixels of said third Laplacian image having said second pixel density and said second frequency bandwidth from said pixel-processing means and said Gaussian image having said second pixel density and said first frequency bandwidth from said second diagonal interpolator to derive the corresponding pixels of said 2D Gaussian output image having twice said certain pixel density in each dimension thereof and said second frequency bandwidth as the sum output from said summer.