Method of and apparatus for displaying a multicolor image
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a multicolor image, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an image having a first density of image pixels, each image pixel having a position, each image pixel comprising at least first and second image subpixels, each first image subpixel having a first color, each second image subpixel having a second color different from the first color, each image subpixel having an intensity;
providing a display having a second density of display pixels less than or equal to the first density of image pixels, each display signal comprising at least first and second spatially offset display subpixels, each first display subpixel being capable of displaying the first color, each second display subpixel being capable of displaying the second color, each display subpixel having a position and an area, each display subpixel corresponding to an area of the display;
displaying a first display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two first image subpixels having positions extending over a first region, said first region being approximately centered on the position of the first display subpixel, said first region having an area greater than the area of the first display subpixel; and
displaying a second display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two second image subpixels having positions extending over a second region, said second region being approximately centered on the position of the second display subpixel, said second region having an area greater than the area of the second display subpixel.
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Abstract
A method of displaying a high resolution multicolor image on a lower resolution display. The image comprises a plurality of image pixels containing at least first and second image subpixels having first and second colors. The image is displayed on a display having display pixels comprising at least first and second spatially offset display subpixels capable of displaying the first and second colors, respectively. In the method, the first display subpixel is displayed with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two first image subpixels having positions extending over a first region having an area greater than the area of the first display subpixel. The first region is approximately centered on the position of the first display subpixel. A second display subpixel is displayed with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two second image subpixels having positions extending over a second region having an area greater than the area of the second display subpixel. The second region is approximately centered on the position of the second display subpixel. By using a different centered region for each separate subpixel of a composite RGB display picture element in transforming a high resolution multicolor image to a lower resolution display, higher quality images are produced as compared to using a single region for each composite RGB display picture element.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a multicolor image, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an image having a first density of image pixels, each image pixel having a position, each image pixel comprising at least first and second image subpixels, each first image subpixel having a first color, each second image subpixel having a second color different from the first color, each image subpixel having an intensity; providing a display having a second density of display pixels less than or equal to the first density of image pixels, each display signal comprising at least first and second spatially offset display subpixels, each first display subpixel being capable of displaying the first color, each second display subpixel being capable of displaying the second color, each display subpixel having a position and an area, each display subpixel corresponding to an area of the display; displaying a first display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two first image subpixels having positions extending over a first region, said first region being approximately centered on the position of the first display subpixel, said first region having an area greater than the area of the first display subpixel; and displaying a second display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two second image subpixels having positions extending over a second region, said second region being approximately centered on the position of the second display subpixel, said second region having an area greater than the area of the second display subpixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for displaying a multicolor image, said apparatus comprising:
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means for providing image information corresponding to an image having a first density of image pixels, each image pixel having a position, each image pixel comprising at least first and second image subpixels, each first image subpixel having a first color, each second image subpixel having a second color different from the first color, each image subpixel having an intensity; a display having a second density of display pixels less than or equal to the first density of image pixels, each display pixel comprising at least first and second spatially offset display subpixels, each first display subpixel being capable of displaying the first color, each second display subpixel being capable of displaying the second color, each display subpixel having a position and an area, each display subpixel corresponding to an area of the display; means for displaying a first display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two first image subpixels having positions extending over a first region, said first region being approximately centered on the position of the first display subpixel, said first region having an area greater than the area of the first display subpixel; and means for displaying a second display subpixel with an intensity which is a function of the intensities of at least two second image subpixels having positions extending over a second region, said second region being approximately centered on the position of the second display subpixel, said second region having an area greater than the area of the second display subpixel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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