IP Library Granted Patent US 8,682,148
Granted Patent B2
US 8,682,148 · App. 12/169,103 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Delta-sigma modulated video playback apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium

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Patent No.
US 8,682,148
App. No.
12/169,103
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moving image playback apparatus includes: a data playback section playing back delta-sigma modulated data generated by performing delta-sigma modulation on pixel values of consecutive frames for each pixel; a video-data playback section performing filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data played back by the data playback section using a filter for each pixel to play back video data; and a control section controlling the filtering processing.

Claims (34)

1. A moving image playback apparatus comprising:

a data playback section playing back delta-sigma modulated data generated by performing delta-sigma modulation on pixel values of consecutive frames for each pixel;

a video-data playback section performing filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data played back by the data playback section using a filter for each pixel to play back video data; and

a control section controlling the filtering processing, wherein the control section:

varies a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing to vary a shutter speed of the video data, and

varies a cycle of the filtering processing to vary a frame rate of the video data.

2. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter is a decimation filter.

3. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control section varies a cycle of the filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data to vary a playback speed of the video data.

4. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control section adaptively varies a cycle of the filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data and/or a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing.

5. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an attribute-detection section detecting an attribute of a moving image based on the delta-sigma modulated data,

wherein the control section varies a cycle of the filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data and/or a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing on the basis of the attribute.

6. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the attribute is motion information of the moving image based on the delta-sigma modulated data.

7. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a motion-information detection section detecting motion information of each part of a moving image based on the delta-sigma modulated data,

wherein the control section varies a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing at each of the parts on the basis of the motion information.

8. The moving image playback apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter has a buffer receiving input of the delta-sigma modulated data according to a pixel to be processed and holding a predetermined number of samples, and

an integrator integrating the delta-sigma modulated data held in the buffer, and

the control section controls the filtering processing under the control of a cycle of integration by the integrator and/or a number of samples to be integrated by the integrator.

9. A method of playing back a moving image, comprising the steps of:

playing back data from a recording medium, the data being delta-sigma modulated data generated by performing delta-sigma modulation on pixel values of consecutive frames for each pixel;

performing filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data played back by the step of playing back data for each pixel to play back video data; and

controlling the filtering processing, wherein controlling the filtering processing comprises:

varying a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing to vary a shutter speed of the video data, and

varying a cycle of the filtering processing to vary a frame rate of the video data.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program of a method for playing back video data of a moving image, the program comprising the steps of:

playing back data from a recording medium, the data being delta-sigma modulated data generated by performing delta-sigma modulation on pixel values of consecutive frames for each pixel;

performing filtering processing on the delta-sigma modulated data played back by the step of playing back data for each pixel to play back video data; and

controlling the filtering processing, wherein controlling the filtering processing comprises:

varying a number of samples to be supplied to the filtering processing to vary a shutter speed of the video data, and

varying a cycle of the filtering processing to vary a frame rate of the video data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2008
From: OYAIZU, HIDEKI; KOBAYASHI, SEIJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021214/0622 →