Patent ID: 6091400
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising(a) a storage medium having stored therein (i) at least one pixel color conversion table for converting pixel colors from a first color space having a first color depth to a second color space having a second color depth, each of the at least one pixel color conversion table comprising multiple pixel color conversion entries, each entry to map a pixel color of the first color space to a pixel color in the second color space which is closest to the pixel color of the first color space, and (ii) a first plurality of programming instructions to access the at least one pixel color conversion table during execution as a secondary pixel conversion service to convert pixel colors from the first color space to the second color space responsive to an interrupt during which a primary pixel conversion service is rendered inaccessible; and(b) an execution unit coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions.