Service-Specific Display Control for Provider-Intended Image Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often adjust image quality settings on their own, leading to video images being displayed with qualities different from what the content provider intended.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that includes a display control unit to manage an image quality adjustment menu, featuring a Service A calibrated mode that prioritizes settings according to the content provider's preferences, ensuring the user views the video with intended image quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users adjust image quality settings using the image quality adjustment function, then users can customize image quality to their preference, but the video image quality will differ from what the content provider intended
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes the state of image quality adjustment parameters based on the distribution service being accessed. When a specific distribution service (Service A) is detected, the parameters become locked to provider-intended values; for other services, users retain full adjustment capability. This dynamic switching resolves the contradiction by adapting system behavior to contextual requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies different image quality adjustment characteristics to different distribution services. Specifically, Service A receives locked, provider-intended settings while other services allow user customization. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by applying the appropriate level of control (locked vs. adjustable) to each specific service context rather than using a uniform approach.
2Manufacturing precision
If the system locks image quality settings to preserve provider's intended quality, then image quality consistency is improved, but users lose the ability to adjust image quality to their preference
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different control characteristics to different distribution services. Service A receives locked settings to ensure provider-intended quality, while other services maintain user adjustability. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by applying strict quality control only where needed (Service A) rather than universally.
Solution Approach 2:
The image quality adjustment parameters dynamically switch between locked and adjustable states based on which distribution service is active. When Service A is detected, parameters are locked; for other services, parameters remain adjustable. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction by adapting the level of user control to the specific service context.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides general image quality adjustment for all distribution services, then user flexibility is improved, but image quality may not match the specific requirements of different services
Solution Approach 1:
The invention implements service-specific image quality characteristics by detecting which distribution service is active and applying appropriate parameter settings. Service A receives locked, provider-intended settings that match its specific requirements, while other services can use general user-adjustable settings. This local customization resolves the contradiction by matching image quality control to each service's specific needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts its image quality adjustment behavior based on the active distribution service. When Service A is detected, the system switches to a locked parameter mode to meet service-specific requirements; for other services, it maintains general user-adjustable mode. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by providing the right level of specificity for each service context.
Data Source
AI summary
The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, a display control method, and a program that enable a user to view a video image as intended by a content provider side.In an image processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology, an image quality adjustment menu is displayed that includes display related to setting of an image quality adjustment mode for a specific distribution service, in a case where an instruction is made to perform image quality adjustment during execution of an application that is used for viewing a content distributed by the specific distribution service. The present technology can be applied to television receivers that support video image content distribution services.