Self-diagnostic imaging method, self-diagnostic imaging program, display device, and self-diagnostic imaging system

1. A self-diagnostic imaging method for a self-diagnostic imaging system, the self-diagnostic imaging system comprising: an image processing device that generates a display image; and a display device that displays the image generated by the image processing device, the method comprising:

generating, by the image processing device, an image of a reference signal;

encoding, by the image processing device, the image of the reference signal;

decoding, by the display device, the encoded image;

performing, by the display device, image quality correction of the decoded image;

displaying, by the display device, the image to which the image quality correction has been performed, on a display panel;

cutting out, by the display device, an image at a position corresponding to the reference signal from an image to which the image quality correction has not been performed;

transmitting, by the display device, the cut out image to the image processing device; and

performing, by the image processing device, image diagnosis by comparing the image of the reference signal with the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed,

wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing, one pixel at a time, the image of the reference signal with the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

2. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing a color characteristics of the image of the reference signal with a color characteristics of the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed, and determining that there is a malfunction in the image processing device in a case where the color characteristics of the image of the reference signal and the color characteristics of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

3. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing, one pixel at a time, a gradation of the image of the reference signal with a gradation the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed, and determining that there is a setting error in the image processing device in a case where the gradation of the image of the reference signal and the gradation of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

4. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

changing a reception setting of the display device in a case where the image of the reference signal and the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

5. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein a color chart group is generated as the reference signal.

6. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 5 , wherein the color chart group generated as the reference signal is selectable by a user.

7. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the encoding comprises encoding, by the image processing device, an RGB image generated as the reference signal into a YCrCb image, and

the decoding comprises decoding, by the display device, the YCrCb image to obtain an RGB image.

8. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 7 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis includes comparing, by the image processing device, the obtained RGB image with the RGB image generated as the reference signal, one pixel at a time.

9. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, on the display device, a guide indicating a display position of the image of the reference signal.

10. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

adjusting the display position of the image of the reference signal so as to be matched with the guide.

11. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing a color characteristics of the image of the reference signal with a color characteristics of the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

12. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises determining that there is a malfunction in the image processing device in a case where a color characteristics of the image of the reference signal and a color characteristics of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

13. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing a color characteristics of the image of the reference signal with a color characteristics of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

14. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises determining that there is a setting error in the image processing device in a case where a color characteristics of the image of the reference signal and a color characteristics of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

15. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing a gradation of the image of the reference signal with a gradation of the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

16. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises determining that there is a malfunction in the image processing device in a case where a gradation of the image of the reference signal and a gradation of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed are different from each other.

17. The self-diagnostic imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing a gradation of the image of the reference signal with a gradation of the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recoding medium storing a self-diagnostic imaging program for a self-diagnostic imaging system, the self-diagnostic imaging system comprising an image processing device that generates a display image and a display device that displays an image generated by the image processing device, the program comprising:

causing the image processing device to generate an image of a reference signal;

causing the image processing device to encode the image of the reference signal;

causing the display device to decode the encoded image;

causing the display device to perform image quality correction of the decoded image;

causing the display device to display the image to which the image quality correction has been performed, on a display panel;

causing the display device to cut out an image to which the image quality correction has not been performed;

causing the display device to transmit the cut out image to the image processing device; and

causing the image processing device to perform image diagnosis by comparing the image of the reference signal with the cut out image to which the image quality correction has not been performed,

wherein the performing the image diagnosis comprises comparing, one pixel at a time, the image of the reference signal with the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

19. A display device for displaying an image generated by an image processing device, the display device comprising:

a video decoding and input unit that receives an encoded image of a reference signal generated by the image processing device, and decodes the encoded image;

a video display unit that performs image quality correction of the decoded image and displays, on a display panel, the image to which the image quality correction has been performed; and

an image cut-out unit that cuts out an image at a position corresponding to the reference signal from an image to which the image quality correction has not been performed and transmits the cut out image to which the image quality correction has been performed, to the image processing device,

wherein the image cut-out unit compares, one pixel at a time, the image of the reference signal with the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.

20. A self-diagnostic imaging system comprising an image processing device that generates a display image and a display device that displays an image generated by the image processing device, wherein the image processing device comprises:

a reference signal rendering unit that generates an image of a reference signal; and

a video encoding and output unit that encodes the image of the reference signal; and

an input and output comparison unit that compares an image transmitted from the display device with the image generated by the reference signal rendering unit, and

the display device comprises:

a video decoding and input unit that decodes the encoded image;

a video display unit that performs image quality correction of the decoded image and displays, on a display panel, the image to which the image quality correction has been performed; and

an image cut-out unit that cuts out an image at a position corresponding to the reference signal from an image to which the image quality correction has not been performed, and transmits the cut out image to which the image quality correction has been performed, to the image processing device,

wherein the image cut-out unit compares, one pixel at a time, the image of the reference signal with the decoded image to which the image quality correction has not been performed.