Systems and methods for mask-based spatio-temporal dithering

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• receive a target image with a first number of bits per color;
• access a seed mask from a storage media;
• generate a set of masks based on the seed mask, wherein each of the set of masks comprises a plurality of first dot patterns that observe a spatial stacking property;
• generate a plurality of images based on the target image and the set of masks, wherein each of the plurality of images has a second number of bits per color smaller than the first number of bits per color;
• and
• display the plurality of images sequentially in time domain on a display for representing the target image, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of second dot patterns for representing corresponding grayscale values, and wherein the plurality of second dot patterns of the plurality of images observe a temporal stacking property across the plurality of images.

A system comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the storage media and operable to execute the instructions to:
• receive a target image with a first number of bits per color;
• access a seed mask from a storage media;
• generate a set of masks based on the seed mask, wherein each of the set of masks comprises a plurality of first dot patterns that observe a spatial stacking property;
• generate a plurality of images based on the target image and the set of masks, wherein each of the plurality of images has a second number of bits per color smaller than the first number of bits per color;
• and
• display the plurality of images sequentially in time domain on a display for representing the target image, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of second dot patterns for representing corresponding grayscale values, and wherein the plurality of second dot patterns of the plurality of images observe a temporal stacking property across the plurality of images.