System and Method for Grouped Pixel Addressing
AssigneeTexas Instrument Incorporated
InventorsAndrew G. Huibers, Michael T. Davis, Henry W. Neal, James N. Hall
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Abstract
In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a system and method for displaying an image are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a data stream representing a frame of an image. The data stream may indicate a first color pixel cluster corresponding to a first color and a second color pixel cluster corresponding to a second color. The first color pixel cluster and the second color pixel cluster may be displayed. The first color pixel cluster may be different from the second color pixel cluster.
Claims33
A method for displaying an image, comprising:
- receiving a data stream representing a frame of an image, the data stream indicating a first color pixel cluster corresponding to a first color and a second color pixel cluster corresponding to a second color;
- displaying the first color pixel cluster;
- displaying the second color pixel cluster;
- and
- wherein the first color pixel cluster is different from the second color pixel cluster.
A method for displaying an image, comprising:
- receiving a data stream representing a frame of an image, the data stream comprising a first plurality of bits and a second plurality of bits, the first plurality of bits and the second plurality of bits each comprising a more significant bit and a less significant bit, the first plurality of bits associated with a first micro-mirror corresponding to a first pixel of the image and the second plurality of bits associated with a second micro-mirror corresponding to a second pixel of the image;
- transmitting the data stream to a spatial light modulator, the spatial light modulator comprising the first micro-mirror and the second micro-mirror;
- directing operation of the first micro-mirror in part by the more significant bit of the first plurality of bits;
- directing operation of the second micro-mirror in part by the more significant bit of the second plurality of bits;
- and
- directing operation of both the first micro-mirror and the second micro-mirror in part by the less significant bit of the first plurality of bits.
A method for displaying an image, comprising:
- receiving a data stream representing a frame of an image;
- displaying in a first subframe of the frame a portion of the image in a first superpixel comprising at least two adjacent pixels, each adjacent pixel corresponding to a same portion of the data stream;
- and
- displaying in a second subframe of the frame the first portion of the image in a second superpixel that is offset from the display in the first subframe, the second superpixel comprising at least two adjacent pixels.
A method for displaying an image, comprising:
- controlling a first pixel element state and a second pixel element state by a common data bit at a first time;
- controlling the first pixel element state and the second pixel element state by separate data bits at a second time;
- and
- displaying an image with a display panel comprising a plurality of the pixel elements.
A method for displaying an image, comprising:
- loading a first pixel element and a second pixel element with a common data bit at a first time;
- loading the first pixel element and the second pixel element with separate data bits at a second time;
- and
- displaying an image with the first and the second pixel elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.