Patent ID: 8094240
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A high-quality image display system comprising: an image processing device; and a television receiver to which the image processing device can be connected through a predetermined communication channel, wherein the television receiver includes: an operation signal reception section which receives an operation signal transmitted from a remote control section; a first tuner unit which receives television broadcasting on a desired channel based on indication information obtained from the operation signal and acquires an image signal corresponding to the broadcasting; an image processing section which subjects the image signal acquired by the first tuner unit to predetermined image processing and outputs the processed image signal; an image display section which displays an image based on the image signal output from the image processing section; a first communication channel interface section which transfers information between the television receiver and the image processing device when the image processing device has been connected to the television receiver through the communication channel; an image processing device detection section which detects whether or not the image processing device connected to the television receiver is in operation, through the first communication channel interface section and outputs the detection result; an indication information transmission section which transmits the indication information obtained from the operation signal to the image processing device instead of the first tuner unit through the first communication channel interface section, based on the detection result when the image processing device is in operation; and a display image switch section which supplies a high-quality image signal from the image processing device, instead of the image signal from the image processing section, through the first communication channel interface section to the image display section, based on the detection result when the image processing device is in operation, the display image switch section then causing the image display section to display a high-quality image based on the high-quality image signal, and wherein the image processing device includes: a second communication channel interface section which transfers information between the image processing device and the television receiver when the image processing device has been connected to the television receiver through the communication channel; a second tuner unit which receives television broadcasting on a desired channel based on the indication information when the indication information has been input from the television receiver through the second communication channel interface section and acquires an image signal corresponding to the broadcasting; and a high-quality image processing section which subjects the image signal acquired by the second tuner unit to predetermined high-quality image processing and transmits the processed image signal to the television receiver through the second communication channel interface section as the high-quality image signal.