There was no detailed information on how the process will work but a researcher at the company says the technology "analyzes the luminance signals of input images before processing multiple regions at a time."
Electronista says the "super resolution technology processes images on a frame-by-frame basis, and does so in real-time. It has the ability to selectively process SDTV and HDTV images on the same screen that occur during relay broadcasts, for example, upconverting either. Also, the software can differentiate between a sharp image, such as a close-up, and less vivid areas, including backgrounds, thereby not having an adverse effect on perspective. This is in contrast with existing upconverting methods, which enhance images from a specific resolution at a fixed rate."
The technology should be integrated into Hitachi's LCD and plasma lines beginning in 2010 and the company says they hope to have a dedicated processing LSI chip developed by then.
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