UHD Video Processing via Display Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies fail to optimize the viewing experience of ultra-high definition (UHD) content across various display devices due to limitations in color and brightness expression, which are restricted by the physical characteristics of the devices, especially when content is provided through external devices.

Innovation Solution

A video processing method and apparatus that transmit display-related information from the display device to the source device, allowing for the reception and processing of UHD video according to the display device's capabilities, including color gamut conversion and brightness adjustment, to ensure optimal viewing conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If UHD content is provided through external devices, then content delivery flexibility is improved, but color and brightness expression is restricted by display device characteristics

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery flexibilityVSAvoidcolor and brightness expression
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The display device transmits its characteristic information (color gamut, brightness range) to the external source device in advance, enabling the source device to pre-process the UHD content to match the display device's capabilities before transmission, thus resolving the color and brightness expression restrictions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The source device adjusts video parameters (color space, brightness levels) based on the display device's characteristic information to optimize the content for the specific display device, thereby improving color and brightness expression while maintaining delivery flexibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If display device characteristics are delivered restrictively, then device compatibility is improved, but optimal viewing experience is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compatibilityVSAvoidoptimal viewing experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The display device provides feedback about its characteristics to the source device, which then adjusts the content parameters accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that ensures both compatibility and optimal viewing experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If content is converted based on accurate display device analysis, then viewing quality is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewing qualityVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display device extracts and transmits only the essential characteristic information (color gamut, brightness range) needed for content conversion, rather than performing complex analysis itself, thus improving viewing quality while minimizing processing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9936236B2Video processing method and video processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2018.04.03 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a video processing method and a video processing apparatus. An embodiment of the present invention provides a video processing method comprising the steps of: transmitting display related information on a display device to a source device through an interface; receiving video option information on a UHD video processed according to a video expression function of the display device through the interface; receiving the processed UHD video through the interface; and expressing the received UHD video on the display device.