Subpixel layouts and subpixel rendering methods for directional displays and systems
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1. A display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising at least twelve subpixels disposed in two rows of at least six subpixels each, wherein four of the twelve subpixels have the first primary color, four of the twelve subpixels have the second primary color, two of the twelve subpixels have the third primary color, and two of the twelve subpixels have the fourth primary color, and wherein, in a row, the first primary color and second primary color alternate between a first, a second, a fourth and a fifth column; and
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel, the signal for each subpixel in a single subpixel repeating group based on a same input image data for a single pixel.
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Abstract
Display devices and systems are configured with display panels substantially comprising one of several embodiments of three primary color or multi-primary color subpixel repeating groups that are particularly suitable for directional display devices which produce at least two images simultaneously, such as autostereoscopic three-dimensional display devices or multi-view devices. Input image data indicating an image is rendered to a device configured with one of the illustrated subpixel repeating groups using a subpixel rendering operation.
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1. A display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising at least twelve subpixels disposed in two rows of at least six subpixels each, wherein four of the twelve subpixels have the first primary color, four of the twelve subpixels have the second primary color, two of the twelve subpixels have the third primary color, and two of the twelve subpixels have the fourth primary color, and wherein, in a row, the first primary color and second primary color alternate between a first, a second, a fourth and a fifth column; and
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel, the signal for each subpixel in a single subpixel repeating group based on a same input image data for a single pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
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12. A display device comprising:
a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising sixteen subpixels and said subpixels being arranged in two rows as
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13. A display device comprising:
a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising twenty-four subpixels and said subpixels being arranged in two rows as
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14. A directional display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising eight subpixels disposed in four rows and two columns;
each column of subpixels comprising one subpixel each of said first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel; and
an optical directing component configured to direct light emissions from a first group of subpixels on said display panel to a first viewing window, and configured to direct light emissions from a second group of subpixels on said display panel to a second viewing window. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second, third and fourth primary colors;
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23. A directional display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in first, second and third primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising at least six subpixels disposed in two rows and at least three columns such that at least one column comprises two subpixels of said first primary color forming a vertical stripe on said display panel;
said subpixel repeating group further comprising one subpixel each of said second and third primary colors in each row such that a second primary color subpixel follows a third primary color subpixel in said first row and a third primary color subpixel follows a second primary color subpixel in said second row;
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel; and
an optical directing component configured to direct light emissions from a first group of subpixels on said display panel to a first viewing window, and configured to direct light emissions from a second group of subpixels on said display panel to a second viewing window, wherein said first primary color is green. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in first, second and third primary colors;
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32. A directional display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second and third primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising at least twelve subpixels disposed in two rows;
said subpixel repeating group further comprising one subpixel each of said second and third primary colors in each row such that a second primary color subpixel follows a third primary color subpixel in said first row and a third primary color subpixel follows a second primary color subpixel in said second row;
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel; and
an optical directing component configured to direct light emissions from a first group of subpixels on said display panel to a first viewing window, configured to direct light emissions from a second group of subpixels on said display panel to a second viewing window, and configured to direct light emissions from a third group of subpixels, the third group including second and third primary colors, on said display panel to both said first and second viewing windows, such that when an observer positions left and right eyes in said respective first and second viewing windows, the observer perceives a three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
- a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group having subpixels in at least first, second and third primary colors;
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42. A display device comprising:
- a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in first, second and third primary colors;
said subpixel repeating group comprising twenty-four subpixels disposed in at least two rows and in at least two columns;
said subpixel repeating group further comprising eight subpixels of a first primary color disposed in one of a row and column direction on said display panel and subpixels of the second and third primary color alternating in at least one of a row and a column direction; and
driver circuitry configured to send a signal to each subpixel on said display panel, the signal for each subpixel in a single subpixel repeating group based on a same input image data for a single pixel. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
- a display panel substantially comprising a plurality of subpixel repeating groups, each subpixel repeating group having subpixels in first, second and third primary colors;
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