Image Processing Apparatus Wireless Encoding Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of content sources connected to image display apparatuses leads to a cluttered appearance and user difficulty in arranging cables, as well as inefficiencies in managing content data transmission.
Innovation Solution
An image display system comprising an image processing apparatus that encodes image frames with varying encoding time delays and loss rates in response to user input and metadata, allowing for wireless communication and adaptive encoding modes to optimize content delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple content sources are connected to the image display apparatus, then the content source variety is increased, but the cable clutter and user difficulty in arranging cables increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the content source connection function from the display apparatus itself and separates it into an external image processing apparatus. This extraction removes the multiple cable connections from the display apparatus, keeping only one cable connection while maintaining the ability to connect to multiple content sources through the external processing unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus serves as an intermediary between multiple content sources and the display apparatus. It receives content from various sources, processes the image data, and transmits it to the display apparatus via a single wireless or wired connection, thereby mediating the connection complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple content sources are connected to the image display apparatus, then the content source variety is increased, but the appearance degradation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the content processing functionality from the display apparatus and places it in an external image processing apparatus. This extraction allows the display apparatus to maintain a clean, simple appearance with minimal cable connections, while still supporting multiple content sources through the external unit.
3Speed
If encoding time delay is reduced, then the response speed is improved, but the image information loss rate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic encoding mode switching that adapts to different content types and user input conditions. The system can switch between first encoding mode (faster, higher loss) and second encoding mode (slower, lower loss) based on real-time requirements, optimizing the balance between speed and quality for different scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes encoding parameters dynamically by switching between different encoding modes. The first encoding mode uses parameters optimized for speed with higher compression ratios, while the second encoding mode uses parameters optimized for quality with lower compression ratios, allowing flexible adjustment of the speed-quality tradeoff.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a content interface, a communication interface and a controller configured to receive content from a content source through the content interface, encode image frames comprised in the content according to an encoding mode, and transmit the encoded image frames to a display apparatus through the communication interface. The controller encodes the image frames according to a first encoding option in a first encoding mode and encodes the image frames according to a second encoding option having a different encoding time delay from that of the first encoding option in a second encoding mode.