IP Library Granted Patent US 11,563,490
Granted Patent B2
US 11,563,490 · App. 17/135,685 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method

Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04B10/25G02B6/422G02B6/4214G02B6/4246G02B6/4292H01S5/02251H04B10/2725H04N5/20H04N5/225H04N21/235H04N21/23614H04N21/4358
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Patent No.
US 11,563,490
App. No.
17/135,685
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Both a conventional receiver and an HDR-compatible receiver well perform electro-optical conversion processing on transmission video data obtained by using an HDR opto-electronic transfer characteristic. High dynamic range opto-electronic conversion is performed on high dynamic range video data to obtain the transmission video data. Encoding processing is performed on this transmission video data to obtain a video stream. A container of a predetermined format including this video stream is transmitted. Metadata information indicating a standard dynamic range opto-electronic transfer characteristic is inserted into a layer of the video stream, and metadata information indicating a high dynamic range opto-electronic transfer characteristic is inserted into at least one of the layer of the video stream and a layer of the container.

Claims (32)

1. A transmission apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform a high dynamic range opto-electronic conversion on high dynamic range (HDR) video data to obtain transmission video data;

perform encoding processing on the transmission video data to obtain a video stream;

transmit a container including the video stream; and

insert first metadata information indicating a standard dynamic range (SDR) opto-electronic transfer curve into the video stream, insert second metadata information indicating a HDR opto-electronic transfer curve into the container or the video stream, and insert third metadata information for display control into the video stream, the SDR opto-electronic transfer curve and the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve each relating a brightness level to a code value.

2. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the third metadata information for display control includes peak brightness information.

3. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to insert the first metadata information into a region of a sequence parameter set network abstract layer (NAL) unit of the video stream, and insert the third metadata information for display control into a region of a supplemental enhancement information NAL unit of the video stream.

4. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to insert the second metadata information into a region of a supplemental enhancement information network abstract layer unit of the video stream.

5. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to insert the second metadata information into program information or event information of the container.

6. A reception apparatus, comprising:

receiver circuitry configured to receive a container including a video stream, the video stream being obtained through encoding process performed on transmission video data, wherein

first metadata information indicating a standard dynamic range (SDR) opto-electronic transfer curve is inserted into the video stream, second metadata information indicating a high dynamic range (HDR) opto-electronic transfer curve is inserted into the container or the video stream, and third metadata information for display control is inserted into the video stream, the SDR opto-electronic transfer curve and the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve each relating a brightness level to a code value; and

processing circuitry is configured to

perform decoding processing on the video stream to obtain the transmission video data,

perform a HDR electro-optical conversion, with a characteristic opposite to the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve, on the transmission video data to obtain video data for display, based on the second metadata information indicating the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve, and

perform a display brightness adjustment on the video data for display based on the third metadata information for display control.

7. The reception apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the third metadata information for display control includes peak brightness information.

8. The reception apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first metadata information is inserted into a region of a sequence parameter set network abstract layer (NAL) unit of the video stream, and the third metadata information for display control is inserted into a region of a supplemental enhancement information NAL unit of the video stream.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second metadata information is inserted into a region of a supplemental enhancement information network abstract layer unit of the video stream.

10. The reception apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second metadata information is inserted into program information or service information of the container.

11. A reception method, comprising:

receiving, by receiver circuitry, a container including a video stream, the video stream being obtained through encoding process performed on transmission video data, wherein

first metadata information indicating a standard dynamic range (SDR) opto-electronic transfer curve is inserted into the video stream, second metadata information indicating a high dynamic range (HDR) opto-electronic transfer curve is inserted into the container or the video stream, and third metadata information for display control is inserted into the video stream, the SDR opto-electronic transfer curve and the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve each relating a brightness level to a code value;

performing, by processing circuitry, decoding processing on the video stream to obtain the transmission video data;

performing, by the processing circuitry, a HDR electro-optical conversion, with a characteristic opposite to the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve on the transmission video data, to obtain video data for display based on the second metadata information indicating the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve; and

performing, by the processing circuitry, a display brightness adjustment on the video data for display based on the third metadata information for display control.

12. The reception method according to claim 11 , wherein the third metadata information for display control includes peak brightness information.

13. The reception method according to claim 11 , wherein the first metadata information is inserted into a region of a sequence parameter set network abstract layer (NAL) unit of the video stream, and the third metadata information for display control is inserted into a region of a supplemental enhancement information NAL unit of the video stream.

14. The reception method according to claim 11 , wherein the second metadata information is inserted into a region of a supplemental enhancement information network abstract layer unit of the video stream.

15. The reception method according to claim 11 , wherein the second metadata information is inserted into program information or service information of the container.

16. The transmission apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to insert the second metadata information indicating the HDR opto-electronic transfer curve, which indicates a relationship between an input brightness level and a code value for the HDR video data.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065165/0546 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-227297 · Nov 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15510876
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