Mapping image data samples to pixel sub-components on a striped display device
First Claim
1. In a computer system including a processing unit and a display device for displaying an image, the display device having a plurality of pixel sub-components each of which has one of three different colors, a method for improving resolution of the displayed image comprising the steps for:
- mapping samples of information representing an image to individual pixel sub-components as opposed to mapping the samples to an entire pixel, each of the pixel sub-components having mapped thereto a spatially different set of one or more of the samples, the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
generating a separate luminous intensity value for each pixel sub-component as opposed to each full pixel, the separate luminous intensity value for each sub-component being based on the different set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by applying the separate luminous intensity values to each sub-component rather than to entire pixels, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components, rather than entire pixels, representing the displayed image.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for sampling image data and mapping the samples to pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display so that each pixel sub-component has a different portion of the image mapped thereto. The methods can be used with conventional color LCD displays that include pixels consisting of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The pixel sub-components can be arranged on the display device to form horizontal or vertical stripes of individual colors. The separately-controllable nature of individual RGB pixel sub-components is used to effectively increase a screen'"'"'s resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped. A scan conversion process maps samples of the image data to individual pixel sub-components, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components representing a different portion of the image. The color values are independently generated for each of the red, green, and blue pixel sub-components based on different portions of the image, rather than the color values for the entire pixel being generated based on a single sample or the same portion of the image.
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38 Claims
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1. In a computer system including a processing unit and a display device for displaying an image, the display device having a plurality of pixel sub-components each of which has one of three different colors, a method for improving resolution of the displayed image comprising the steps for:
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mapping samples of information representing an image to individual pixel sub-components as opposed to mapping the samples to an entire pixel, each of the pixel sub-components having mapped thereto a spatially different set of one or more of the samples, the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
generating a separate luminous intensity value for each pixel sub-component as opposed to each full pixel, the separate luminous intensity value for each sub-component being based on the different set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by applying the separate luminous intensity values to each sub-component rather than to entire pixels, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components, rather than entire pixels, representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a computer system including a processing unit and a display device for displaying an image, the display device having a plurality of pixel sub-components each of which has one of three different colors, a method for improving resolution of the displayed image comprising the acts of:
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sampling information representing an image so as to obtain a plurality of samples;
mapping a first set of one or more of the samples to a first colored pixel sub-component of the display device, the pixel sub-components of the display device being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
mapping a second set of one or more of the samples to a second colored pixel sub-component;
mapping a third set of one or more of the samples to a third colored pixel sub-component, wherein the first, second, and third sets are spatially different one from another;
generating, for each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components, a separate luminous intensity value based on the particular set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by separately applying to each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components the separate luminous intensity values, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components rather than entire pixels representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for implementing, in a computer system including a processing unit and a display device for displaying an image, the display device having a plurality of pixel sub-components each of which has one of three different colors, a method for improving resolution of the displayed image, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable medium carrying executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises the steps for;
mapping samples of information representing an image to individual pixel sub-components as opposed to mapping the samples to an entire pixel, each of the pixel sub-components having mapped thereto a spatially different set of one or more of the samples, the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
generating a separate luminous intensity value for each pixel sub-component as opposed to each full pixel, the separate luminous intensity value for each sub-component being based on the different set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by applying the separate luminous intensity values to each sub-component rather than to entire pixels, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components, rather than entire pixels, representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for implementing, in a computer system including a processing unit and a display device for displaying an image, the display device having a plurality of pixel sub-components each of which has one of three different colors, a method for improving resolution of the displayed image, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable medium carrying executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method includes the acts of;
sampling information representing an image so as to obtain a plurality of samples;
mapping a first set of one or more of the samples to a first colored pixel sub-component of the display device, the pixel sub-components of the display device being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
mapping a second set of one or more of the samples to a second colored pixel sub-component;
mapping a third set of one or more of the samples to a third colored pixel sub-component, wherein the first, second, and third sets are spatially different one from another;
generating, for each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components, a separate luminous intensity value based on the particular set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by separately applying to each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components the separate luminous intensity values, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components rather than entire pixels representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A display device for use with a computer system including a processing unit and a memory device, the display device being capable of displaying an image and comprising:
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a plurality of pixel sub-components each having one of three different colors the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components; and
a computer program product including a computer-readable medium carrying executable instructions that, when stored in the memory device, enable the computer system to implement a method for improving resolution of the displayed image, the method comprising the steps for;
mapping samples of information representing an image to individual pixel sub-components as opposed to mapping the samples to an entire pixel, each of the pixel sub-components having mapped thereto a spatially different set of one or more of the samples, the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
generating a separate luminous intensity value for each pixel sub-component as opposed to each full pixel, the separate luminous intensity value for each sub-component being based on the different set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by applying the separate luminous intensity values to each sub-component rather than to entire pixels, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components, rather than entire pixels, representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A display device for use with a computer system including a processing unit and a memory device, the display device being capable of displaying an image and comprising:
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a plurality of pixel sub-components each having one of three different colors, the pixel sub-components being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components; and
a computer program product including a computer-readable medium carrying executable instructions that, when stored in the memory device, enable the computer system to implement a method for improving resolution of the displayed image, the method comprising the acts of;
sampling information representing an image so as to obtain a plurality of samples;
mapping a first set of one or more of the samples to a first colored pixel sub-component of the display device, the pixel sub-components of the display device being arranged to form stripes on the display device of same-colored pixel sub-components;
mapping a second set of one or more of the samples to a second colored pixel sub-component;
mapping a third set of one or more of the samples to a third colored pixel sub-component, wherein the first, second, and third sets are spatially different one from another;
generating, for each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components, a separate luminous intensity value based on the particular set of one or more samples mapped thereto; and
displaying the image on the display device by separately applying to each of the first, second, and third pixel sub-components the separate luminous intensity values, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components rather than entire pixels representing the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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