Pulse or digital communications – Bandwidth reduction or expansion – Television or motion video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Rao, Andy (Department: 2613)
Pulse or digital communications
Bandwidth reduction or expansion
Television or motion video signal
C375S240170
Reexamination Certificate
active
06934336
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an area expansion apparatus, an area expansion method, and an area expansion program, which can reduce an area to be subjected to image area expansion associated with motion compensation, and reduce a consumed power. The area expansion apparatus of the present invention includes a subtracter804for subtracting a logical start address803of a pixel that is located at the upper-left corner of a reference block from a logical address802that successively indicates all pixel data in the reference block, and a converter805for converting an obtained address into a physical address806with referring to a predetermined table, and reads a pixel from a memory807in accordance with the obtained physical address806.
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Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Rao Andy
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