Patent ID: 9251802
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G10L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing video data using processing hardware, the method comprising: receiving video data in the processing hardware, the video data for rendering by a media playback device that is battery operated and/or that has limited processing power, the media playback device including a flat panel display device that has location dependent backlighting elements each modulated according to image dependent modulation data; accepting in the processing hardware information from the media playback device related to modifying the contrast and/or brightness of the video data, including one or more parameters obtained at the media playback device related to the environment of the media playback device, including at least one parameter indicative of lighting in the environment; and processing the video data on the processing hardware to generate processed output, the processed output including image dependent modulation data according to at least one of the one or more parameters, wherein the processed output is usable by the resource constrained device to render the media data, the rendering including modulating the location dependent backlighting elements according to the image dependent modulation data.