Patent ID: 9007279
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first display comprising display pixels arranged as a first plurality of lines of display pixels; a second display comprising display pixels arranged as a second plurality of lines of display pixels, wherein the first display and the second display are arranged or are configured to be arranged adjacent to each other to form a combined display; and a display controller configured to control display of an image on the combined display by simultaneously mapping a first portion of the image to lines of display pixels of the first display and a second portion of the image different from the first portion of the image to lines of display pixels of the second display, said first and second portions of the image being non-overlapping and contiguous, and together forming all of the image, wherein the display controller is configured to operate at least the first display in at least a first mode or a second mode, said display controller being calibrated to select a best mode to display said first portion of said image on the first display from said at least first mode or second mode based on the appearance of a predetermined reference image on the combined display to correct for misalignment between the first display and the second display, wherein, in the first mode, the display controller is configured to map the first portion of the image comprising N lines of image pixels to a first sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels on the first display, comprising N lines of display pixels, and wherein, in the second mode, the display controller is configured to map the first portion of the image comprising N lines of image pixels to a second sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels on the first display, comprising N lines of display pixels, wherein the second sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels is offset from the first sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels.