Image display apparatus, image display method, and signal processing apparatus

1. An image display apparatus functioning as both an apparatus for displaying an image and a partition, comprising:

image display means for displaying the image;

reception means for receiving an operational input from a user; and

drive control means for driving an actuator for moving the image display means to move the image display means;

wherein the drive control means changes the arrangement of the image display apparatus functioning as the partition by moving the image display means on the basis of the operational input received by the reception means; and

motion detection means for detecting motion information on motion of the image displayed on the image display means;

wherein the image display apparatus provides, as an operation mode, a display mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the apparatus for displaying the image and a partition mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the partition and wherein, when the partition mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input and, when the display mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information detected by the motion detection means.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the display mode is selected while the partition mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information using a position of the image display means when the display mode is enabled as a reference position.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the display mode is selected while the partition mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means to a default position and moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information using the default position as a reference position.

4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the partition mode is selected while the display mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input.

5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

conversion means for converting an image signal of the image displayed on the image display means to a different image signal having higher image quality than the image displayed on the image display means, the conversion means including classification means, tap coefficient output means, and computing means;

wherein the classification means classifies a pixel of the different image signal into one of a plurality of classes on the basis of the image signal and outputs a class code for representing the class of the pixel, the tap coefficient output means stores a tap coefficient obtained from a learning process for each of the plurality of classes and outputs a tap coefficient of a class indicated by the class code output from the classification means, and the computing means determines a pixel value of the different image signal by performing a computation based on the tap coefficient output from the tap coefficient output means and the image signal.

6. The image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the tap coefficient output means stores a tap coefficient corresponding to each position of the image display means and corresponding to each of the plurality of classes, and outputs a tap coefficient corresponding to a class indicated by the class code output from the classification means and corresponding to the position of the image display means.

7. A method of controlling an image display apparatus configured to function as both an apparatus for displaying an image and a partition, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving an operational input from a user; and

(b) controlling an actuator configured to move image display means to move the image display means;

wherein step (b) changes the arrangement of the image display apparatus functioning as the partition by moving the image display means on the basis of the operational input received in step (a); and

(c) detecting motion information on motion of the image displayed on the image display means;

wherein the method provides, as an operation mode, a display mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the apparatus for displaying the image and a partition mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the partition and wherein, when the partition mode is enabled, step (b) moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input and when the display mode is enabled, step (b) moves the image display means on the basis of the motion in formation detected in step (c).

8. A signal processing apparatus functioning as both an apparatus for processing a signal and furniture, comprising:

signal processing means for processing an input signal;

reception means for receiving an operational input from a user; and

drive control means for controlling drive means for driving the signal processing apparatus on the basis of one of a signal obtained by signal processing of the signal processing means and the operational input received by the reception means; and

motion detection means for detecting motion information on motion of the image displayed on the image display means;

wherein the image display apparatus provides, as an operation mode, a display mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the apparatus for displaying the image and a partition mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the partition and wherein, when the partition mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input and, when the display mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information detected by the motion detection means.

9. A signal processing apparatus functioning as both an apparatus configured to process a signal and furniture, comprising:

a signal processing unit configured to process an input signal;

a reception unit configured to receive an operational input from a user; and

a drive control unit configured to control a drive unit configured to drive the signal processing apparatus on the basis of one of a signal obtained by signal processing of the signal processing unit and the operational input received by the reception unit; and

motion detection means for detecting motion information on motion of the image displayed on the image display means;

wherein the image display apparatus provides, as an operation mode, a display mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the apparatus for displaying the image and a partition mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the partition and wherein, when the partition is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input and, when the display mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information detected by the motion detection means.

10. An image display apparatus functioning as both an apparatus configured to display an image and a partition, comprising:

an image display unit configured to display the image;

a reception unit configured to receive an operational input from a user; and

a drive control unit configured to drive an actuator configured to move the image display unit to move the image display unit;

wherein the drive control unit changes the arrangement of the image display apparatus functioning as the partition by moving the image display unit on the basis of the operational input received by the reception unit; and

motion detection means for detecting motion information on motion of the image displayed on the image display means;

wherein the image display apparatus provides, as an operation mode, a display mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the apparatus for displaying the image and a partition mode in which the image display apparatus functions as the partition and wherein, when the partition mode is enabled, the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the operational input and, when the display mode is enabled the drive control means moves the image display means on the basis of the motion information detected by the motion detection means.