IP Library Granted Patent US 8,755,668
Granted Patent B2
US 8,755,668 · App. 13/109,930 · Granted Jun 17, 2014

Playback apparatus and playback method

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Patent No.
US 8,755,668
App. No.
13/109,930
Granted
Jun 17, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes a decoder, a resolution receiver, and an image quality enhancer. The decoder configured to decode encoded first moving image data to generate second moving image data. The resolution receiver configured to receive a resolution of a display device on which a video image based on the second moving image data is displayed. The image quality enhancer configured to perform image quality enhancement processing to the second moving image data according to the resolution of the display device.

Claims (23)

1. A playback apparatus comprising:

a resolution receiver configured to determine a resolution of a display device; and

an image quality enhancer configured to perform image quality enhancement processing upon a moving image data based on the resolution , wherein the image quality enhancer is configured to adjust sharpness of the moving image data based on the resolution, wherein the image quality enhancer is configured to adjust a setting value of the sharpness to a first value when the resolution is greater than threshold, and to adjust the setting value to a second value when the resolution is not greater than the threshold.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resolution receiver is configured to receive a panel size and a number of pixels associated with the display device, the resolution receiver further configured to calculate the resolution based on the received panel size and the received number of pixels.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a size receiver, the size receiver configured to receive a size of a window, and

wherein the image quality enhancer is configured to set a setting value of the image quality enhancement processing based on the size received by the size receiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the image quality enhancer is configured:

to adjust a setting value of the sharpness to a first value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is greater than the size of the window, and to adjust the setting value to a second value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is not greater than the size of the window.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second setting value is higher than the first setting value.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the moving image data comprises first image data by decoding encoded second moving image data.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises an external display device.

8. A playback method comprising: determining a resolution of a display device; and adjusting sharpness of moving image data by an image quality enhancer based on the resolution, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting a setting value of the sharpness to a first value when the resolution is greater than threshold, and adjusting the setting value to a second value when the resolution is not greater than the threshold.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the resolution comprises:

receiving a panel size and a number of pixels from the display device; and

calculating the resolution based on the received panel size and the received number of pixels.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the image quality enhancement processing comprises:

adjusting a setting value of the sharpness to a first value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is greater than the size of the window, and adjusting the setting value to a second value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is not greater than the size of the window.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a size of a window in which a video image based on the moving image data is displayed, and

setting a setting value of the image quality enhancement processing based on the received size.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the image quality enhancement processing comprises:

adjusting a sharpness of the moving image data, and

adjusting a setting value of the sharpness to a first value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is greater than the size of the window, and adjusting the setting value to a value when the number of pixels of the moving image data is not greater than the size of the window.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2011
From: UCHIDA, KOSUKE; TADA, MASAHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 026295/0538 →