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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Toshiyuki Fukushima, Osaka, JP;
Yasushi Uesaka, Hyogo, JP;
Atsushi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoaki Watanabe, Nara, JP;
Toshiya Noritake, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiko Kouno, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiichiro Kashiwagi, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Kozuka, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Mori, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A reproducing method includes: an obtaining step of obtaining a high quality image and a first low quality image that are still images showing an identical scene, and conversion determination information; a first determining step of determining whether or not the display device can display the high quality image; a first reproducing step of reproducing the high quality image when the display device can display the high quality image; a second determining step of determining whether or not to generate a second low quality image by using the conversion determination information when the display device cannot display the high quality image; a second reproducing step of reproducing the first low quality image when it is determined not to generate the second low quality image; and a third reproducing step of generating the second low quality image from the high quality image and reproducing the second low quality image when it is determined to generate the second low quality image.