Patent 7747069 was granted and assigned to Sony on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A data processing apparatus processes input data and outputs processed data. The data processing apparatus includes a data processing section and a real-time learning section. The data processing section processes the input data by a predetermined processing method and outputs the processed data. The real-time learning section controls the data processing section such that the processing method is learned in real time. The data processing section processes the input data by the learned processing method so that the output data is improved as time elapses.