ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,949, issued on March 17, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai City, Japan).
"Image processing apparatus" was invented by Mamoru Takaya (Sakai City, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing apparatus includes an image generator and a display adjuster. The image generator generates a content image. The display adjuster adjusts an aspect ratio of the content image. The content image is divided into plural partial content areas. The content image is displayed on a display screen. A predetermined adjustment priority is set for each of the partial content areas. The display adjuster adjusts the aspect ratio of the content ima...