Patent Document ID: 8036484
Application ID: 11872963

Base Claim:
1. A method for averaging image data information, comprising: receiving a first data word containing first image data; receiving a second data word containing second image data; performing a logical AND of the first data word and the second data word to generate a third data word; performing a logical exclusive OR (XOR) of the first data word and the second data word to generate a fourth data word; performing a right shift of the fourth data word; and summing the third data word and the right shifted fourth data word to generate a fifth data word that is an average of the first and second data words.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: prior to said performing a right shift of the fourth data word, changing any right-most 1 bits of color-specific data portions of the fourth data word to 0 bits.