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摘要

An estimation section (4) calculates the motion vector of each pixel and its reliability from two continuous frames, and generates first-order motion distribution images corresponding to the k-th and (k + 1)-th frames with any motion vector and reliability being assigned to each pixel. An update section (5) combines the input first-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 1)-th frame and the fourth-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 1)-th frame generated from the first-order motion distribution image corresponding to the k-th image to generate the second-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 1)-th frame. A prediction section (6) generates the third-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 2)-th frame according to the input second-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 1)-th frame. An interpolation section (7) interpolates into a blank space of the third-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 2)-th frame with the use of unbiased estimate to generate the fourth-order motion distribution image corresponding to the (k + 2)-th frame.