(19)
(11) EP 2 071 512 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/15

(21) Application number: 08171034.5

(22) Date of filing: 09.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 7/00(2017.01)

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Method for generating distances representative of the edge orientations in a video picture, corresponding device and use of the method for deinterlacing or format conversion

Verfahren zum Erzeugen von Entfernungen, die repräsentativ für die Randausrichtungen in einem Videobild sind, entsprechende Vorrichtung und Verwendung des Verfahrens zum Entflechten oder zur Formatumwandlung

Procédé de génération de distances représentatives des orientations de bord dans une image vidéo, dispositif correspondant et utilisation du procédé pour le dé-entrelacement ou la conversion de formats

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.12.2007 FR 0759828

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25

(73) Proprietor: Thomson Licensing DTV
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kervec, Jonathan
    92648, BOULOGNE CEDEX (FR)
  • Bourdon, Pascal
    92648, BOULOGNE CEDEX (FR)
  • Menard, Nicolas
    92648, BOULOGNE CEDEX (FR)

(74) Representative: Le Dantec, Claude et al
TECHNICOLOR
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 313 312
US-A1- 2007 236 601
 GB-A- 2 422 264
   
       
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