Patent ID: 7536031

Claim:
A method of determining a value for a particular pixel of a particular image being temporarily located intermediate a first image and a second image, the method comprising an image apparatus that perform the following steps: computing a first motion vector difference on basis of a first ({right arrow over (D)} p ) and second ({right arrow over (D)} pp ) motion vector of a first motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n−1)) corresponding to the first image, the first motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} p ) being selected from the first motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n−1)) on basis of a particular spatial position ({right arrow over (x)}) of the particular pixel and a particular motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} c ) being estimated for the particular pixel and the second motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} pp ) being selected from the first motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n−1)) using the first motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} p ); computing a second motion vector difference on basis of a third ({right arrow over (D)} n ) and fourth ({right arrow over (D)} nn ) motion vector of a second motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n)) corresponding to the second image, the third motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} n ) being selected from the second motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n)) on basis of the particular spatial position ({right arrow over (x)}) of the particular pixel and the particular motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} c ) being estimated for the particular pixel and the fourth motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} nn ) being selected from the second motion vector field ({right arrow over (D)} 3 ({right arrow over (x)},n)) using the third motion vector ({right arrow over (D)} n ); and establishing the value of the particular pixel on basis of a first value of a first pixel of the first image if the first motion vector difference is smaller than the second motion vector difference and establishing the value of the particular pixel on basis of a second value of a second pixel of the second image if the second motion vector difference is smaller than the first motion vector difference.