IP Library Granted Patent US 7,729,593
Granted Patent B2
US 7,729,593 · App. 11/531,482 · Granted Jun 1, 2010

Image and sound output system, image and sound data output device, and recording medium

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,729,593
App. No.
11/531,482
Granted
Jun 1, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image and sound output system includes an image and sound data output device, and an image display device that is connected to the image and sound data output device through a transmission path. Further, the image and sound data output device includes an image and sound data separating unit, an image data transmitting unit that transmits the separated image data to the image display device, a sound data output unit that outputs the separated sound data, an image data analyzing unit that analyzes image data transmitted to the image display device by the image data transmitting unit, a sound output adjusting time creating unit, and a sound output synchronization adjusting unit. Furthermore, the image display device includes an image data receiving unit that receives image data transmitted by the image and sound data output device, an image processing unit.

Claims (36)

1. An image and sound output system comprising:

an image and sound data output device capable of outputting image and sound data; and

an image display device that is connected to the image and sound data output device through a transmission path and displays an image on the basis of the image data outputted by the image and sound data output device,

wherein the image and sound data output device includes:

a image and sound data separating unit that separates the image data and the sound data included in the image and sound data;

an image data transmitting unit that transmits the separated image data to the image display device through the transmission path;

a sound data output unit that outputs the separated sound data;

an image data analyzing unit that determines a bit rate of the image data transmitted to the image display device by the image data transmitting unit;

a process time calculating unit that calculates an image processing time on the basis of setting information which indicates a variation of a set value of the image display device;

a sound output adjusting time creating unit that creates a sound output adjusting time, the sound output adjusting time creating unit adapted to:

acquire an adjusting time on the basis of the bit rate of the image data determined by the image data analyzing unit, where the bit rate of the image data is associated, in a lookup table, with a predetermined adjusting time, and

add the image processing time to the adjusting time so as to create a sound output adjusting time; and

a sound output synchronization adjusting unit that adjusts sound output by the separated sound data in synchronization with timing of reproducing an image displayed by the image display device, on the basis of the sound output adjusting time created by the sound output adjusting time creating unit, and

the image display device includes:

an image data receiving unit that receives image data transmitted by the image and sound data output device;

a display state setting unit that varies the set value of the image display device;

a setting information transmitting unit that transmits the setting information to the image and sound data output device through the transmission path;

an image processing unit that performs a reproducing process on the image data received by the image data receiving unit based on the set value that was varied; and

an image forming unit that forms an image on the basis of the image data processed by the image processing unit.

2. The image and sound output system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the image and sound data output device further includes a reproducing time recording unit having the lookup table in which a reproducing time according to any one of a resolution and the bit rate of the image data or a combination of the resolution and the bit rate of the image data is recorded, and

the sound output adjusting time creating unit refers to the lookup table recorded in the reproducing time recording unit so as to create a sound output adjusting time.

3. The image and sound output system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transmission path enables bidirectional communication to be performed, and

the image and sound data output device further includes:

a setting information receiving unit that receives the setting information transmitted by the image display device.

4. An image and sound data output device, which is capable of outputting image and sound data, and outputs the image data to an image display device connected to the image and sound data output device through a transmission path enabling bidirectional communication so as to display images, the image and sound data output device comprising:

a image and sound data separating unit that separates the image data and the sound data included in the image and sound data;

an image data transmitting unit that transmits the separated image data to the image display device through the transmission path;

a sound data output unit that outputs the separated sound data;

an image data analyzing unit that determines a bit rate of the image data transmitted to the image display device by the image data transmitting unit;

a process time calculating unit that calculates an image processing time on the basis of setting information which indicates a variation of a set value of the image display device;

a sound output adjusting time creating unit that creates a sound output adjusting time, the sound output adjusting time creating unit adapted to:

acquire an adjusting time on the basis of the image data attributes determined by the image data analyzing unit, where the bit rate of the image data is associated, in a lookup table, with a predetermined adjusting time,

add the image processing time to the adjusting time so as to create a sound output adjusting time; and

a sound output synchronization adjusting unit that adjusts sound output by the sound data output unit based on the separated sound data in synchronization with timing of reproducing an image displayed by the image display device, on the basis of the sound output adjusting time created by the sound output adjusting time creating unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: SEIKO EPSON CORP.
To: COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 058952/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2006
From: YAMADA, NORIHIKO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018264/0631 →