Context-aware image processing

An image scaling circuit, comprising:

• a processing system;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, causes a graphics scaling circuit to:
• receive image data for a plurality of pixels corresponding to a first image, the image data including color information and a transparency value for each of the plurality of pixels;
• determine a boundary of the first image based on the transparency values, the boundary delineating a first region of the first image from a second region of the first image;
• update the image data by selectively changing the color information for one or more of the pixels within the first region based at least in part on the color information for one or more of the pixels within the second region;
• and
• interpolate pixels within the second region based on the updated image data.

An image processing system comprising:

• encoding circuitry configured to:
• receive first image data from a first image source;
• receive second image data from a second image source;
• and
• generate third image data based on the first image data and the second image data, the third image data including color information and a transparency value for each of a plurality of pixels corresponding to a third image;
• and
• scaling circuitry configured to:
• determine a boundary of the third image based on the transparency values, wherein the boundary delineates a first region of the third image from a second region of the third image, and wherein the first region corresponds to the first image data and the second region corresponds to the second image data;
• update the third image data by selectively changing the color information for one or more of the pixels within the first region based at least in part on the color information for one or more of the pixels within the second region;
• and
• interpolating pixels within the second region based on the updated third image data.