Apparatus and method for pixel data reordering

A display system, comprising:

• a display panel having an array of pixels divided into a plurality of groups of pixels;
• a graphics processing unit comprising:
• a graphics pipeline configured to generate a plurality pieces of pixel data of a frame, wherein the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame are associated with a first order in which the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame are to be provided to the display panel, and each piece of the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame corresponds to one pixel of the array of pixels, and
• a pixel data reordering module configured to cause the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame to be obtained by the display panel in a second order, wherein the second order is determined based on at least a manner in which the array of pixels are divided into the plurality of groups of pixels;
• and
• control logic, operatively coupled to the graphics processing unit and the display panel, configured to provide the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame in the second order to the display panel.

A system for virtual reality or augmented reality, comprising:

• a display subsystem comprising:
• a display panel having an array of pixels divided into a plurality of groups of pixels,
• a graphics processing unit comprising:
• a graphics pipeline configured to generate a plurality pieces of pixel data of a frame, wherein the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame are associated with a first order in which the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame are to be provided to the display panel, and each piece of the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame corresponds to one pixel of the array of pixels, and
• a pixel data reordering module configured to cause the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame to be obtained by the display panel in a second order, wherein the second order is determined based on at least a manner in which the array of pixels are divided into the plurality of groups of pixels, and
• control logic, operatively coupled to the graphics processing unit and the display panel, configured to provide the plurality pieces of pixel data of the frame in the second order to the display panel;
• and
• a tracking subsystem, operatively coupled to the display subsystem, and configured to track motion of a user of the system.