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Study of Reducing Circuit Scale Associated with Bit Depth Expansion Using Predictive Gradation Detection Algorithm

Akihiro NAGASE, Nami NAKANO, Masako ASAMURA, Jun SOMEYA, Gosuke OHASHI

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The authors have evaluated a method of expanding the bit depth of image signals called SGRAD, which requires fewer calculations, while degrading the sharpness of images less. Where noise is superimposed on image signals, the conventional method for obtaining high bit depth sometimes incorrectly detects the contours of images, making it unable to sufficiently correct the gradation. Requiring many line memories is also an issue with the conventional method when applying the process to vertical gradation. As a solution to this particular issue, SGRAD improves the method of detecting contours with transiting gradation to effectively correct the gradation of image signals which noise is superimposed on. In addition, the use of a prediction algorithm for detecting gradation reduces the scale of the circuit with less correction of the vertical gradation.

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information Vol.E97-D No.5 pp.1283-1292
Publication Date
2014/05/01
Publicized
Online ISSN
1745-1361
DOI
10.1587/transinf.E97.D.1283
Type of Manuscript
PAPER
Category
Image Processing and Video Processing

Authors

Akihiro NAGASE
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation,Shizuoka University
Nami NAKANO
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Masako ASAMURA
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Jun SOMEYA
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Gosuke OHASHI
  Shizuoka University

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