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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Chikara Mizuno, Tochigi, JP;
Jun Takeshita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Itou, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Chikara Mizuno, Tochigi, JP;
Jun Takeshita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Itou, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: video-signal transmitting and receiving means for transmitting/receiving a video signal to/from one or more external apparatuses; image-quality-improvement processing means for applying image quality improvement processing based on an image quality improvement processing function of the information processing apparatus to the video signal; holding means for holding performance of the image quality improvement processing function concerning the image-quality-improvement processing means; CEC transmitting means for transmitting the performance held by the holding means to the external apparatuses; receiving means for receiving performances of image quality improvement processing functions of the one or more external apparatuses; and control means for comparing the performance of the image quality improvement processing function and the performances of the image quality improvement processing functions of the one or more external apparatuses received by the receiving means and controlling, based on a comparison result, execution of the image quality improvement processing.