Patent ID: 8044944

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of controlling display of a defective pixel of a flat panel display device, comprising: reading pixel characterization information for the defective pixel of the flat panel display device from a memory; determining adjustment information based on the pixel characterization information for use in controlling display of the defective pixel; programming a graphics processor to produce image data for display on the flat panel display device, wherein the image data includes a color for the defective pixel, modify one or more color components of the defective pixel to generate modified image data based on the adjustment information, and write the modified image data to the frame buffer; and outputting the modified image data from the frame buffer to the flat panel display device; wherein the determining of the adjustment comprises determining an operating mode that specified one of a static mode and an adaptive mode, and a defective pixel manager application programs the graphics processor to apply a predetermined adjustment to the defective pixel when the operating mode is the static mode and the defective pixel manager application programs the graphics processor to modify a color component of the defective pixel based on a color component stored in the frame buffer and the pixel characterization information when the operating mode is the adaptive mode.