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US 7,916,214 · App. 11/444,508 · Granted Mar 29, 2011

Picture display system for adjusting image quality of a picture signal having higher number of scanning lines

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,916,214
App. No.
11/444,508
Granted
Mar 29, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A picture display technique carries out an adjustment of image quality of an inputted picture signal in response to a type of the inputted picture signal, e.g., a type of a first picture signal into which a second picture signal, having fewer scanning lines than that of the first picture signal, is converted, and an original type of the first picture signal, and then displays a picture of an adjusted picture signal on a display device. Further, the adjustment of the picture quality may include at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range. The adjustment of the picture quality may also include a contour correction of the inputted picture signal.

Claims (41)

1. A picture display system, comprising:

a display device which displays a picture in response to an adjusted picture signal;

a picture quality adjustment circuit which carries out an adjustment of picture quality of an inputted picture signal to produce the adjusted picture signal for the display device; and

a controller which controls the adjustment of picture quality by the picture quality adjustment circuit, in response to determining:

(a) when the inputted picture signal is a converted type of a first picture signal into which a second picture signal, having fewer scanning lines than that of the first picture signal, is converted, and

(b) when the inputted picture signal is an original type of the first picture signal,

wherein the controller determines the type of the inputted picture signal by using electronic program guide information inputted together with the inputted picture signal.

2. A picture display system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller searches certain keyword among character-form information included in the electric program guide information to determine the type of the inputted picture signal.

3. A picture display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first picture signal is a high definition signal of 1,125 total number of scanning lines.

4. A picture display system according to claim 1 , wherein the second picture signal is a standard definition signal of 525 total number of scanning lines.

5. A picture display system according to claim 1 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a color correction circuit which carries out at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range.

6. A picture display system according to claim 1 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a contour correcting circuit which carries out contour correction of the inputted picture signal.

7. A picture display system, comprising:

a display device which displays a picture in response to an adjusted picture signal;

a picture quality adjustment circuit which carries out an adjustment of picture quality of an inputted picture signal to produce the adjusted picture signal for the display device; and

a controller which controls the adjustment of picture quality by the picture quality adjustment circuit, in response to determining:

(a) when the inputted picture signal is a converted type of a first picture signal into which a second picture signal, having fewer scanning lines than that of the first picture signal, is converted, and

(b) when the inputted picture signal is an original type of the first picture signal,

wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit carries out color correction by using a first color set value for the second picture signal when the inputted picture signal is the converted type of the first picture signal, and by using a second color set value for the first picture signal when the inputted picture signal is the original type of the first picture signal.

8. A picture display system comprising:

a display device which displays a picture in response to an adjusted picture signal;

a picture quality adjustment circuit which carries out an adjustment of picture quality of an inputted picture signal to produce the adjusted picture signal for the display device;

a cross-color detection circuit which detects a cross-color element from the inputted picture signal; and

a controller which controls the adjustment of picture quality by the picture quality adjustment circuit in accordance with the result of the detection by the cross-color detection circuit,

wherein the controller determines whether the inputted picture signal is a first high definition signal into which a standard definition signal is up-converted or a second high definition signal originally having a high definition format by detecting the cross-color element from the inputted picture signal.

9. A picture display system according to claim 8 , further comprising a cross-color elimination circuit which eliminates the cross-color element from said inputted picture signal.

10. A picture display system according to claim 8 , wherein the cross-color detection circuit detects the cross-color element from color signal components included in the inputted picture signal.

11. A picture display system according to claim 8 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a color correction circuit which carries out at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range.

12. A picture display system according to claim 8 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a contour correction circuit which carries out contour correction of the inputted picture signal.

13. A picture display system according to claim 9 , wherein:

the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a color correction circuit which carries out at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range; and

the color correction circuit is at a stage downstream from the cross-color elimination circuit.

14. A picture display system, comprising:

a display device which displays a picture in response to an adjusted picture signal;

a picture quality adjustment circuit which carries out an adjustment of picture quality of an inputted picture signal to produce the adjusted picture signal for the display device; and

a controller which controls the adjustment of picture quality by the picture quality adjustment circuit, in response to determining by using an electronic program guide information:

(a) when the inputted picture signal is a converted type of a first picture signal into which a second picture signal, having fewer scanning lines than that of the first picture signal, is converted, and

(b) when the inputted picture signal is an original type of the first picture signal,

wherein the controller searches certain keyword among character-form information included in the electronic program guide information to determine the type of the inputted picture signal.

15. A picture display system according to claim 14 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a color correction circuit which carries out at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range.

16. A picture display system according to claim 14 , wherein the picture quality adjustment circuit includes a contour correcting circuit which carries out contour correction of the inputted picture signal.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030648/0217 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2006
From: KIMURA, KATSUNOBU; NAKAJIMA, MITSUO; MIZUHASHI, YOSHIAKI; TAKATA, HARUKI; MATSUKAWA, MASAAKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017958/0315 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-160864 · Jun 1, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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