Patent ID: 9595221
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: F21V,G09G

Claim:
1. A method for displaying an image on a color display, the color display to display an image including, for each of a plurality of pixels, three gamut-defining emitters that provide light of a predetermined color and define a display gamut and three additional emitters that emit light at a chromaticity different from one another and define an additional gamut within the display gamut, wherein seven non-overlapping logical subgamuts are defined by permutations of the three gamut-defining emitters and the three additional emitters, the method comprising for each pixel: a) receiving a three-component input image signal; b) defining a first primary matrix based on the chromaticity coordinates of the three gamut-defining emitters; c) selecting one of the seven logical non-overlapping subgamuts in which the three-component input image signal is located; d) defining a second primary matrix based on the chromaticity coordinates of the emitters of the selected logical subgamut; e) applying the first primary matrix to the three-component input image signal to produce a first transformed drive signal; f) applying the second primary matrix to the three-component input image signal to produce a second transformed drive signal; g) selecting a mixing factor based on a desired trade-off of power consumption and image quality; h) applying the mixing factor to the first transformed drive signal and the second transformed drive signal to produce a pixel drive signal; and i) providing the pixel drive signal to the respective emitters to display an image corresponding to the input image signal whereby there is a reduction in power.