Patent ID: 8270489

Claim:
A method for processing image data of an image, with which first image data of the image at a first resolution level and second image data of the image at a second resolution level which is higher than the first resolution level is present, comprising: identifying at least one fixed interpolation parameter from a plurality of potential interpolation parameters such that the second image data of the second resolution level is generatable from the first image data of the first resolution level by interpolation based upon the fixed interpolation parameter; and generating the second image data of the second resolution level by interpolation of the first image data of the first resolution level based on the fixed interpolation parameter, wherein the fixed interpolation parameter is a combination of potential interpolation parameters of one or more selected different resolution filters for executing the interpolation, information relating to a temporal correlation between the image and another image, and a rule for interpolation of a border region of the image where other image data associated with a region outside the image border region would be required, wherein the image is an integral part of video data.