Image Interpolation Using PBLP Method on the Eigenspace

In this paper the authors propose a method to use interpolation to eliminate characters in only one image with telops or other text through an image interpolation method that uses the eigenspace method. Background scenes and other images have a fractal character, and often the self-correlation in the image can be assumed to be high. The authors focus on this point and represent rules for describing the image based on an eigenspace consisting of only one image that has defects. The eigenspace generated in this manner reflects the features of the image, and by using this eigenspace, image interpolation can be achieved. Although this interpolation method does not restore the original image, the authors confirmed through experimental results that it can provide interpolation without a feeling of oddness for images which have a high level of self-correlation. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Comp Jpn, 38(1): 87– 96, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (). DOI 10.1002sscj.10319.