Patent ID: 8791954

Claim:
A method of generating a selected image that is defined by a plurality of pixels in a pixel array, and wherein the selected image is generated based on one of a plurality of color palettes, the method comprising: receiving image information in a single image data file, wherein the image data file is configured to be used by an image generator to generate the selected image, and wherein the image data file comprises: an image data array that is a pre-defined, ordered array of a plurality of elements, wherein each of the plurality of elements of the image data array includes a pixel location value and a color palette location value, wherein the plurality of elements of the image data array are configured to define a plurality of images on a pixel-by-pixel basis, wherein the pixel location value defines a location of each pixel in the plurality of images, and wherein the color palette location value of each pixel defines a location of one of a plurality of colors identified in the plurality of color palettes; first color palette information defining a first color palette, wherein the first color palette comprises a first plurality of colors and a color palette location value for each color in the first color palette; and second color palette information defining a second color palette, wherein the second color palette comprises a second plurality of colors and a color palette location value for each color in the second color palette, wherein the second color palette is different from the first color palette; receiving a specification, wherein the specification identifies one of the first color palette and the second color palette; generating the selected image using the first plurality of colors of the first color palette in response to receiving the specification identifying the first color palette; and generating the selected image using the second plurality of colors of the second color palette in response to receiving the specification identifying the second color palette.