Apparatuses and methods for utilizing non-ideal light sources
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining a measurement of a property of a light source, scanning light from the light source onto a surface, such that the light interacts with the surface, detecting light from the surface to create a picture element, and correcting the picture element with the measurement of the property. An apparatus includes a scanned beam display, the scanned beam display is configured to receive a signal and to scan the signal for viewing by a user. The signal is to contain picture element information. The picture element information includes information for a plurality of colors, wherein information for at least one color is corrected to substantially remove a perturbation to the picture element information, such that an image containing the picture element information will be substantially unchanged by the perturbation.
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92 Claims
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1-78. -78. (canceled)
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79. A method comprising:
applying a correction to an image signal, wherein the correction is a function of a modulation level of a light source used to display an image. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method comprising:
applying a different gamma correction to each light source within a display, wherein the display is used to display an image. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86)
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87. An apparatus comprising:
a display having light sources, the light sources are configured to display individual colors of an image signal, wherein separate gamma corrections are associated with each light source such that a white balance of the display is maintained across a range of light source drive levels. - View Dependent Claims (88)
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89. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system cause the data to processing system to perform a method comprising:
applying a correction to an image signal, wherein the correction is a function of a modulation level of a light source used to display an image. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92)
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