Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an input comprising input circuitry configured to receive an image and a processor configured to detect a skin area from the image to acquire information on a pixel value of a pixel included in the skin area, to acquire information on characteristics of the skin area based on a face area in the skin area, and to process image quality of the skin area based on the information on the pixel value and the information on the characteristics of the skin area. As a result, it is possible to reduce the image distortion of the skin area occurring when only the analysis of the quantitative elements is performed and to improve the image quality preference of the skin area based on the analysis of the qualitative elements in addition to the quantitative elements.

Abstract: An image providing apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to perform communication with a display apparatus in a predetermined communication interface method; and a processor configured to acquire specification information of the display apparatus, to encode a first image signal to correspond to the predetermined communication interface method by applying at least one of a frame rate and a resolution corresponding to the acquired specification information, and to control the communication interface to transmit the encoded first image signal to the display apparatus.

Abstract: An image providing apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to perform communication with a display apparatus in a predetermined communication interface method; and a processor configured to acquire specification information of the display apparatus, to encode a first image signal to correspond to the predetermined communication interface method by applying at least one of a frame rate and a resolution corresponding to the acquired specification information, and to control the communication interface to transmit the encoded first image signal to the display apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an input comprising input circuitry configured to receive an image and a processor configured to detect a skin area from the image to acquire information on a pixel value of a pixel included in the skin area, to acquire information on characteristics of the skin area based on a face area in the skin area, and to process image quality of the skin area based on the information on the pixel value and the information on the characteristics of the skin area. As a result, it is possible to reduce the image distortion of the skin area occurring when only the analysis of the quantitative elements is performed and to improve the image quality preference of the skin area based on the analysis of the qualitative elements in addition to the quantitative elements.

Abstract: A power-saving processing method and the display apparatus are provided. The method includes sensing an external environment of the display apparatus, determining a level of viewing concentration based on a result of the sensing, and displaying content by performing a power-saving processing operation at a level corresponding to the level of viewing concentration among a plurality of levels of the power-saving processing operation.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus may include a signal receiving unit which receives a three-dimensional (3D) image signal, the 3D image signal including a left eye image and a right eye image; a converter which converts a format of the 3D image signal into a second transmission format if the format of the 3D image signal is of a first transmission format; a 3D processor which processes the converted 3D image signal for 3D display; and a display unit which performs the 3D display with regard to the processed 3D image signal. With this configuration, it is possible to convert a 3D image signal of a new standard into a format which can be processed by a system which processes a 3D image signal according to a previously existing standard.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus may include a signal receiving unit which receives a three-dimensional (3D) image signal, the 3D image signal including a left eye image and a right eye image; a converter which converts a format of the 3D image signal into a second transmission format if the format of the 3D image signal is of a first transmission format; a 3D processor which processes the converted 3D image signal for 3D display; and a display unit which performs the 3D display with regard to the processed 3D image signal. With this configuration, it is possible to convert a 3D image signal of a new standard into a format which can be processed by a system which processes a 3D image signal according to a previously existing standard.

Abstract: A display apparatus capable of repeating an image quality enhancement process for an input image for a number of times to enhance image quality of the input image, and an image processing method thereof are provided. Accordingly, since the display apparatus repeats the image quality enhancement process for a single image frame, the display apparatus may enhance the image quality with high performance using a small memory capacity.

Abstract: An image providing method, and an image providing apparatus, a display apparatus, and an image providing system using the same are provided. The image providing method includes receiving, decompressing, and demultiplexing a compressed and multiplexed image, and outputting a restored image. Therefore, the cost for manufacturing a display apparatus lowered, and the display apparatus is lightened and miniaturized.

Abstract: A dinuclear transition metal compound of Formula 1 is provided: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R, L, A, B, X, M, z, and n are the same as in the description of the present invention. The dinuclear transition metal compound includes two transition metal compounds connected each other by a bridging group so that a decrease in catalyst activation due to a polar functional group can be prevented. A catalyst composition including the dinuclear transition metal compound is highly active for a monomer having a polar functional group.

Abstract: A deinterlacing apparatus using judder detection includes a motion detection unit to extract an extent of motion between a previous field and a next field according to a pixel of a current field of input image; a film mode decision unit to determine if an input image source is in a film mode; an intra-field interpolation unit to calculate a first interpolation value using surrounding pixel values according to a directional value included in the surrounding pixel values of a pixel to be interpolated in the current field of the input image; an inter-field interpolation unit to calculate a second interpolation value using pixel values of the previous field and the next field corresponding to the pixel to be interpolated in the current field of the input image; and a mixing unit to receive three or more adjacent input lines extracted from the current field and at least one line extracted from a field interpolated in the inter-field interpolation unit and detecting judder, and to selectively output one of an outpu

Abstract: An image motion detection apparatus and method detecting a motion in a moving image by sequentially being input with a plurality of fields that are temporally successive and detecting motion information values representing presence and absence of motion for each pixel/block of an input nth field. A motion calculation buffer stores the motion information values for each pixel/block; and a motion calculation unit corrects the motion information values of the input nth field stored in the motion calculation buffer unit, based on the motion information values of the n+1th field. Thus, it is possible to quickly and correctly detect motion regions and still regions in a moving image by a relatively simple method of correcting the motion information values while suppressing a spurious still region occurrence in a currently interpolated field.

Abstract: A deinterlacing apparatus and method thereof include a motion compensation unit implementing motion-compensated temporal interpolation for each of estimated motion vectors with reference to a previous field and a next field, which are respectively ahead of and behind a current field to be interpolated, producing interpolation values of a pixel to be interpolated, and outputting a selected value from the interpolation values as a first interpolation value. Further, a spatial interpolation unit producing a second interpolation value of the pixel to be interpolated using values of pixels around the pixel to be interpolated, and an output unit mixing the first and second interpolation.

Abstract: An image format conversion apparatus including a 3:2 pull-down detection part determining whether a current field out of plural fields continuous in time is an image of a 3:2 pull-down format produced by a 3:2 pull-down process; a scroll text/graphic data detection part determining whether scroll motions exist on the current field; a 3:2 pull-down compensation part calculating interpolation values for pixels of the current field to be interpolated by using a 3:2 pull-down interpolation method; an IPC part calculating interpolation values for pixels of the current field to be interpolated by using a second interpolation method; and an output selection part for selectively outputting either the interpolation values of the 3:2 pull-down compensation part or the interpolation values of the IPC part based on results of the determinations of the scroll text/graphic detection part and the 3:2 pull-down detection part.

Abstract: An image signal format detection apparatus and method. The image signal format detection apparatus includes a first summed absolute difference (SAD) value calculation unit for calculating, from a previous field, a current field, and a next field of a time-consecutive image signal, a first SAD value with reference to pixel values of the current field and the previous field. A second SAD value calculation unit calculates a second SAD value with reference to pixel values of the current field and the next field. A pattern generation unit generates a detection pattern based on a result of a comparison of the first and second SAD values,; and a pattern analysis unit stores the detection pattern by field, compares the stored detection pattern of a series of fields with a predetermined verification pattern, and determines whether the image signal is an image signal produced in 2:2 pull-down.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of deinterlacing an interlaced image signal. A weight value is calculated after detecting degree of a motion between a pixel of a previous field and a pixel of a next field relative to a pixel of the current field to be interpolated. An inter-field interpolation value is calculated based on pixels in previous and next fields corresponding to the pixel to be interpolated. An intra-field interpolation value is calculated based adjacent pixels in the same field as the pixel to be interpolated. A final interpolation value is calculated based on the on the inter-field interpolation value, the intra-field interpolation value and the weight value.

Abstract: A deinterlacing apparatus and method use a buffer unit having a previous field buffer, a current field buffer, and a next field buffer to store, sequentially, individual fields of an image signal; calculate a Sum of Absolute Difference (SAD) value of a predetermined search region unit with reference to a next field stored in the next field buffer and a previous field stored in the previous field buffer; determine whether the predetermined search region is a still region and whether a source of the image signal is a film based on the SAD value; uses a 3D interpolation unit to output adaptively a temporal interpolation value and a spatial interpolation value based on motion information; and adaptively select a deinterlacing result based on the previous field, the next field, and an output of the 3D interpolation unit according to a signal outputted from the still region/film mode detection unit.

Abstract: A deinterlacing apparatus using judder detection includes a motion detection unit to extract an extent of motion between a previous field and a next field according to a pixel of a current field of input image; a film mode decision unit to determine if an input image source is in a film mode; an intra-field interpolation unit to calculate a first interpolation value using surrounding pixel values according to a directional value included in the surrounding pixel values of a pixel to be interpolated in the current field of the input image; an inter-field interpolation unit to calculate a second interpolation value using pixel values of the previous field and the next field corresponding to the pixel to be interpolated in the current field of the input image; and a mixing unit to receive three or more adjacent input lines extracted from the current field and at least one line extracted from a field interpolated in the inter-field interpolation unit and detecting judder, and to selectively output one of an outpu

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of deinterlacing an interlaced image signal. A weight value is calculated after detecting degree of a motion between a pixel of a previous field and a pixel of a next field relative to a pixel of the current field to be interpolated. An inter-field interpolation value is calculated based on pixels in previous and next fields corresponding to the pixel to be interpolated. An intra-field interpolation value is calculated based adjacent pixels in the same field as the pixel to be interpolated. A final interpolation value is calculated based on the on the inter-field interpolation value, the intra-field interpolation value and the weight value.

Abstract: An image format conversion apparatus including a 3:2 pull-down detection part determining whether a current field out of plural fields continuous in time is an image of a 3:2 pull-down format produced by a 3:2 pull-down process; a scroll text/graphic data detection part determining whether scroll motions exist on the current field; a 3:2 pull-down compensation part calculating interpolation values for pixels of the current field to be interpolated by using a 3:2 pull-down interpolation method; an IPC part calculating interpolation values for pixels of the current field to be interpolated by using a second interpolation method; and an output selection part for selectively outputting either the interpolation values of the 3:2 pull-down compensation part or the interpolation values of the IPC part based on results of the determinations of the scroll text/graphic detection part and the 3:2 pull-down detection part.