Image signal processing device, transmitting device, image signal processing method, program and image signal processing system

A transmitting device, comprising:

• a setting unit for setting set values to be set in image type setting information to define whether an image signal to be transmitted represents a stereoscopic image, gamma correction setting information to define a gamma correction amount for the image signal to be transmitted and/or brightness setting information to define brightness of each part of a display screen for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted based on the image signal to be transmitted;
• a transmission signal generating unit for generating a transmission signal including the image signal to be transmitted and setting information for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted including the image type setting information, the gamma correction setting information and/or the brightness setting information based on the image signal to be transmitted and the set values for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted set by the setting unit;
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• a transmitting unit for transmitting the transmission signal generated by the transmission signal generating unit,
• wherein the gamma correction setting information is determined by computing a brightness average value for each of a plurality of divided areas of the image signal, determining a number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value, comparing the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value to a threshold, and setting the gamma correction setting information according to whether or not the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value is less than the threshold.

An image signal processing method, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an image signal and setting information for each predetermined unit in the image signal including image type setting information to define whether the image signal represents a stereoscopic image and gamma correction setting information to define a gamma correction amount for the image signal;
• performing gamma correction for the image signal based on the gamma correction setting information included in the setting information received in the step of receiving;
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• selectively performing a process to display the stereoscopic image for the image signal corrected in the step of performing the gamma correction based on the image type setting information included in the setting information received in the step of receiving,
• wherein the gamma correction setting information is determined by computing a brightness average value for each of a plurality of divided areas of the image signal, determining a number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value, comparing the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value to a threshold, and setting the gamma correction setting information according to whether or not the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value is less than the threshold.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the steps of:

• receiving an image signal and setting information for each predetermined unit of the image signal including image type setting information to define whether the image signal represents a stereoscopic image and gamma correction setting information to define a gamma correction amount for the image signal;
• performing gamma correction for the image signal based on the gamma correction setting information included in the setting information received in the step of receiving;
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• selectively performing a process to display the stereoscopic image for the image signal corrected in the step of performing the gamma correction based on the image type setting information included in the setting information received in the step of receiving,
• wherein the gamma correction setting information is determined by computing a brightness average value for each of a plurality of divided areas of the image signal, determining a number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value, comparing the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value to a threshold, and setting the gamma correction setting information according to whether or not the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value is less than the threshold.

An image signal processing system, comprising:

• a transmitting device including
• a setting unit for setting set values to be set in image type setting information to define whether an image signal to be transmitted represents a stereoscopic image and gamma correction setting information to define a gamma correction amount for the image signal to be transmitted for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted based on the image signal to be transmitted,
• a transmission signal generating unit for generating a transmission signal including the image signal to be transmitted and setting information for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted including the image type setting information and the gamma correction setting information based on the image signal to be transmitted and the set values for each predetermined unit of the image signal to be transmitted set by the setting unit, and
• a transmitting unit for transmitting the transmission signal generated by the transmission signal generating unit;
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• an image signal processing device including
• a receiving unit for receiving the transmission signal,
• a gamma correcting unit for performing gamma correction for the image signal included in the transmission signal received by the receiving unit based on the gamma correction setting information included in the setting information included in the transmission signal received by the receiving unit, and
• a stereoscopic image processing unit for selectively performing a process to display the stereoscopic image for the image signal corrected by the gamma correcting unit based on the image type setting information included in the setting information included in the transmission signal received by the receiving unit,
• wherein the gamma correction setting information is determined by computing a brightness average value for each of a plurality of divided areas of the image signal, determining a number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value, comparing the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value to a threshold, and setting the gamma correction setting information according to whether or not the number of divided areas for which the brightness average value is not larger than a predetermined value is less than the threshold.