Patent ID: 6078936
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of operating a system that includes:an active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) for presenting output images in response to data defining the output images; the AMLCD including an array of light control units for causing presentation of images and signal circuitry for providing signals to the light control units in the array; the array extending in first and second directions, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; the light control units having a density of greater than 100/cm in both the first and second directions so that the array has sufficient resolution to present output images as they would appear on a first type of image output devices; the AMLCD being an instance of a second type of image output devices that is different than the first type; andstarting image data, defining a starting image;the method comprising:using the starting image data to automatically obtain first device version data defining a first device version of the starting image that can be presented by the array to show the starting image as it would appear when presented by an image output device of the first type; andproviding the first device version data to the signal circuitry so that the signal circuitry provides signals to the array and the array presents the first device version of the starting image, showing the starting image as it would appear when presented by an image output device of the first type.