Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080253744 | VIDEO RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a video recording and reproducing apparatus capable of obtaining a video content, recording the video content in a recording unit, and executing an up-converting process on the recorded video content, the video recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a selecting unit configured to select a video content, a retrieving unit configured to retrieve specification information for the video content selected by the selecting unit, and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not to provide a user with a notification that inquires about whether or not to execute an up-converting process on the video content in accordance with the specification information retrieved by the retrieving unit. | 10-16-2008 |
20080281449 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR UPCONVERTING A PLURALITY OF STORED CONTENT DATA - A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing unit configured to upconvert the plurality of content data, and a control unit configured to calculate a preference level of each content data to preferentially upconvert content data having a high preference level based on the preference information generated by the generating unit and content information about each content data. | 11-13-2008 |
20090129692 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When an image processing apparatus capable of connecting to a digital camera is to perform image-correction processing on irreversible-compression encoded image data acquired from the digital camera, it is determined whether the image-correction processing can be executed by the connected digital camera. When the processing can be executed, it is confirmed whether or not RAW data that corresponds to the irreversible-compression encoded image data is present in the digital camera. If the corresponding RAW data is present in the digital camera, the digital camera is requested to execute the image-correction processing based on the RAW data. This makes it possible to suppress degradation in the image quality more than when directly correcting an irreversible-compression encoded image. | 05-21-2009 |
20090195706 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a video output apparatus ( | 08-06-2009 |
20100141845 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE CONNECTABLE WITH PLURALITY OF DEVICES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a television device (audio output device), audio output performance information of the television device is pre-stored in an EDID-ROM. When an AV amplifier is connected to the television device, a control unit rewrites “2ch” audio output performance information of the television device stored in the EDID-ROM of an HDMI port which is different from the HDMI port to which the AV amplifier is connected, to “5.1ch” audio output performance information of the AV amplifier. | 06-10-2010 |
20110066759 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD IN VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CONNECTED DEVICES - A device control apparatus in a video image display system including a plurality of connected devices. The apparatus includes an obtaining unit which obtains a logical address of a first device connected to the device control apparatus as a control object, a specifying unit which specifies the device type of the first device if the obtained logical address of the first device is not a logical address according to the device type, a selection unit which selects a second device which is connected to the device control apparatus and is of the same device type as the first device, and a control unit which controls a logical address assigned to the selected second device according to the device type thereof so that the first device obtains a logical address. | 03-17-2011 |
20110096229 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR UPCONVERTING A PLURALITY OF STORED CONTENT DATA - A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing unit configured to upconvert the plurality of content data, and a control unit configured to calculate a preference level of each content data to preferentially upconvert content data having a high preference level based on the preference information generated by the generating unit and content information about each content data. | 04-28-2011 |
20120218469 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a video output apparatus ( | 08-30-2012 |
20130016306 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSAANM Ohno; TomoyukiAACI Zama-shiAACO JPAAGP Ohno; Tomoyuki Zama-shi JPAANM Takayanagi; DaisukeAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Takayanagi; Daisuke Kawasaki-shi JP - Disclosed is a backlight apparatus of an image display apparatus capable of changing an position of a screen; the backlight apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources which are provided for a plurality of light source blocks and for which light emission can be controlled independently in relation to each of the light source blocks; a storage unit which stores data to be used in order to determine a driving signal for the light source, the data being determined so that a luminance of each of the light source blocks is included within a predetermined allowable range with respect to a target luminance in relation to each of the positions of the screen; an acquiring unit which acquires the position of the screen; and a control unit which determines the driving signal for the light source by using the data corresponding to the position of the screen. | 01-17-2013 |
20140098079 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light emitting unit configured to include a light source; a display unit configured to display an image on a screen by transmitting light irradiated from the light emitting unit; a detection unit configured to detect light from the light source; and a control unit configured to extend a lighting duration of the light source when the detection unit detects light in a case where the lighting duration of the light source is shorter than a predetermined time length. | 04-10-2014 |