Information Processing Device for Streaming Image Quality Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

In streaming distribution, the visibility of images reproduced on the reception side is impaired due to technical characteristics of encoding data and data distribution.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that optimizes image generation parameters based on evaluation results of decoded image quality on the reception side, using an optimization processing unit to improve image visibility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If streaming distribution is performed with encoding data and data distribution, then service accessibility and network utilization are improved, but image visibility and quality are impaired

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice accessibilityVSAvoidimage visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of image quality by decoding the encoded data before actual distribution. This advance assessment allows the generation of guidance information that pre-adjusts encoding parameters, ensuring that image quality issues are addressed before they affect the distributed content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where evaluation results from decoding processed data are used to generate guidance information. This guidance information is then fed back to adjust the encoding process, creating a closed-loop system that continuously improves image quality based on actual decoding performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If encoding parameters are optimized for data distribution, then transmission efficiency is improved, but decoded image quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoiddecoded image quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts encoding parameters based on real-time evaluation results. Instead of using fixed encoding settings, the system modifies parameters such as bit rate, resolution, and compression level according to the specific characteristics of the content being encoded, optimizing both transmission efficiency and decoded quality for each scenario.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes multiple encoding parameters simultaneously based on evaluation guidance. This includes adjusting compression ratios, color depth, frame rate, and other technical parameters to achieve the optimal balance between transmission efficiency and image quality, rather than relying on a single parameter adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12425608B2Information processing device and information processing method
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an information processing device including an optimization processing unit. The optimization processing unit optimizes, on a basis of an evaluation result acquired by evaluation of image quality of when image information for streaming distribution is decoded into a reproducible state on a reception side, a parameter of when the image information is generated.