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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shozo Into, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4854 (2013.01); H04N 7/104 (2013.01); H04N 7/015 (2013.01); H04N 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal switching apparatus includes multiple video image processing units, a controller configured to control operation of the video image processing units, and a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive input of a selection between an HD mode and a quartering-4K mode which are operation modes of the video image processing units. The controller controls the video image processing units so that the video image processing units operate in the HD mode or quartering-4K mode, on the basis of a selection inputted to the GUI.