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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2005
Kenji Ishimatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Nitta, Saitama, JP;
Hidekazu Kamon, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Nomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishimatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Nitta, Saitama, JP;
Hidekazu Kamon, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Nomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information-processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a communication-method type from a display device connected to the information-processing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the display device is adapted to receive data on digital contents by using a predetermined copyright-protection technology based on the communication-method-type information, a conversion unit configured to convert an image quality of the digital contents based on the determination result, and an output unit configured to transmit the converted digital contents to the display device.