Patent ID: 8068146

Claim:
A method of performing image processing on a device having one or more processing devices, the method comprising: receiving a first color image having a plurality of locations; generating, using one or more processing devices, a second color image based on the first color image, the second color image having a plurality of locations, each location in the second color image having a corresponding location in the first color image; generating, using the one or more processing devices, a luminance image based on the first color image, the luminance image having a plurality of locations, each location corresponding to a location in the first color image; determining, using the one or more processing devices, a saturated color in the first color image at a first location; identifying an opponent color of the saturated color wherein the opponent color is selected from the group of: green as the opponent color of green, green as the opponent color of red, and red as the opponent color of blue; determining an interpolant to increase perceivable detail at the first location; and generating, using the one or more processing devices, a result image using the interpolant to combine the second color image and the luminance image at a location in the result image corresponding to the first location.