Method for magnifying image by interpolation based on edge and corner

A method for magnifying image by an interpolation based on an edge and a corner, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) setting m×m local windows excluding outer boundaries of an original image, when the original image inputted for image enlargement by arbitrary magnification, and calculating a direction of each m×m local window;
• b) when a linear direction exists in an m×m local window, considering an edge exists in the m×m local window;
• c) when a linear direction does not exist in the m×m local window, dividing the m×m local window into m/2×m/2 sub windows and calculating directions of the m/2×m/2 sub windows;
• d) when the directions of the m/2×m/2 sub windows exists toward the center of the m×m local window, considering a corner exists in the m×m local window;
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• e) selecting pixels located in a virtual line that goes along in the linear direction or in the directions to calculate a new pixel value by using the pixels, each having different weight according to intensity of the direction for the existing edge and corner.