Image processing system and method for decoding during non-rendering period

An image processing apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to implement:

• a decoder which decodes input image data;
• and
• a rendering module which renders the decoded image data according to a rendering cycle which corresponds to a refresh rate of a display to display a plurality of image frames of the image data,
• wherein the decoder decodes the input image data only when the processor is not being in use for rendering by the rendering module,
• wherein the rendering module transmits a decoding halt signal to the decoder to halt the decoding of the input image data and render the decoded image data.

An image processing method using at least one processor, the method comprising:

• decoding input image data;
• rendering the decoded image data according to a rendering cycle which corresponds to a refresh rate of a display to display a plurality of image frames of the image data in a plurality of rendering cycles, the rendering including a correction process to match an interval between the image frames of the image data to an interval between refreshes of a display,
• wherein the rendering cycle includes a rendering period during which the rendering the decoded image data including the correction process is performed and a non-rendering period during which no rendering is performed by the rendering module,
• wherein the decoding the input image data is performed only when the processor is not being in use for the rendering, and
• wherein the decoding the input image data is performed only during the non-rendering period and not during the rendering period.