Patent ID: 7250979
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A format converting apparatus, comprising: a video format detecting unit for detecting an input video format of an input video signal using format information included in the input video signal or format information input by a user; a controlling unit for detecting an output video format of an output video set using a characteristic of the output video set or information from the user; a format converting unit for converting a space resolution, a frame rate, a scanning method, an aspect ratio, a chroma format, and a color space conversion of the input video format to the output video format; and a display characteristic correcting unit for correcting a gamma correction and a geometric correction of the format converted video signal according to the input video format and the output video format, wherein the video format detecting unit is directly connected to the controlling unit and sends the detected input video format to the controlling unit, and the controlling unit is directly connected to the format converting unit and the display characteristic correcting unit and sends the detected input and output video formats to the format converting unit and the display characteristic correcting unit such that the video format detecting unit, the controlling unit, the format converting unit and the display characteristic correcting unit are integrated into a single chip.