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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Humiki Higashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Glenn Steven Hill, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Humiki Higashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Glenn Steven Hill, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing unit of an image switching apparatus includes main circuit blocks (), () and () and sub circuit blocks (), () and (). An operation unit in the image switching apparatus includes a unit for designating one of or both of the main circuit blocks and the sub circuit blocks. When the main circuit block is designated, the operation unit transmits a signal to designate the operation of the main circuit block. When the sub circuit block is designated, the operation unit transmits a signal to designate the operation of the sub circuit block. When both of the main circuit block and the sub circuit block are designated, the operation unit transmits a signal to designate operations of the main circuit block and the sub circuit block. The image switching apparatus can be constructed by a few circuits and such circuits can be efficiently used without waste in response to the change of purposes.