Patent ID: 8139078

Claim:
A method for emulating the color performance and brightness of a display system, comprising: receiving, at a first display system, data corresponding to an expected color gamut and brightness of a second display system, the first display system having a first color gamut and brightness different than the expected color gamut and brightness of the second display system; receiving display data at the first display system; transforming the display data into a format usable by the first display system, the format emulating the expected color gamut of the second display system; and displaying by the first display system an emulation of the brightness and color producing capability of the second display system using at least the converted display data; wherein the display data comprises a first plurality of color inputs each having a respective first plurality of color descriptors; and wherein the format emulating the expected color gamut of the second display system comprises a second plurality of color inputs each having a respective second plurality of color descriptors, the respective second plurality of color descriptors comprising a greater number of color descriptors than the respective first plurality of color descriptors.