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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Daisuke Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuntaro Aratani, Machida, JP;
Daisuke Takayanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuntaro Aratani, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing unit configured to upconvert the plurality of content data, and a control unit configured to calculate a preference level of each content data to preferentially upconvert content data having a high preference level based on the preference information generated by the generating unit and content information about each content data.