Patent ID: 6300963
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A method of using a memory for storing data for use in a display system having a processor for processing pixel data and having a spatial light modulator (SLM) for generating an image, comprising the steps of:writing a first video frame of samples of pixel data into said memory during a first frame period;writing a second video frame comprised of samples of pixel data to said memory during a second frame period, such that each sample of said second video frame is written over the corresponding sample of said first video frame;reading said data from said memory in bit-planes;repeating said reading step such that at least the same number of bit-lanes as the number of bits representing each pixel intensity are read out during a display frame period;wherein one or more of the reading steps are performed with data from said samples of said first video frame and data from said samples of said second video frame;delivering each of said bit-planes to said spatial light modulator, wherein said spatial light modulator displays such bit-planes as a display frame with said data from said first video frame and data from said second video frame in each said bitlane and in each said display frame; andwherein all of said steps are repeated to generate a continuous display of images.