Sub-Pixel Mapping

Abstract

A method of mapping a four primary input signal (IS) to sets (Pij) of four sub-pixels (RPij, GPij, BPij, WPij) of a display device (DD). The four primary input signal (IS) comprises a sequence of input samples (Sij) each comprising a value for a first input signal (Rlij), a value for a second input signal (Glij), a value for a third input signal (Blij), and a value for a fourth input signal (Wlij). The sets (Pij) of the four sub-pixels comprise a first sub-pixel (RPij) to supply light having a first primary color (R), a second sub-pixel (GPij) to supply light having a second primary color (G), a third sub-pixel (BPij) to supply light having a third primary color, and a fourth sub-pixel (WPij) to supply fourth light having a fourth color (W), the first, second, third and fourth color all being different, and the fourth color being within the color gamut of the first, second, and third color. The method comprises sub-sampling (MAP) the input samples (Sij) of the four primary input signal (IS) by assigning the first input signal (RI11), the second input signal (GI11), and the third input signal (BI11) of a particular input sample (SI11) to the first (RP11), second (GP11) and third sub-pixel (BP11) of a particular set (P11) of four adjacent sub-pixels, respectively, and by assigning the fourth input signal (WI12) of a further input sample (S12) to the fourth sub-pixel (WP11) of said particular set (S11) of the four adjacent sub-pixels, wherein the particular input sample (S11) and the further input sample (S12) are associated with adjacent positions on the display device (DD).

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