IP Library Granted Patent US 7,755,569
Granted Patent B2
US 7,755,569 · App. 11/381,748 · Granted Jul 13, 2010

Method for adjusting the visual qualities of images displayed on a monitor and related monitor

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Patent No.
US 7,755,569
App. No.
11/381,748
Granted
Jul 13, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided. The method includes displaying a first image pixel on a first display pixel of a plurality of display pixels of a monitor, and displaying a second image pixel following the first image pixel on a portion of sub-pixels of the first display pixel and a portion of sub-pixels of a second display pixel so as to avoid loss of image data when displaying the image pixels on a monitor of a small resolution.

Claims (29)

1. A method for adjusting visual qualities of images displayed on a monitor, wherein each image comprises m*n image pixels and the monitor comprises (m/3)*n display pixels and m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1, wherein each image pixel comprises a first color image sub-pixel, a second color image sub-pixel and a third color image sub-pixel, and each display pixel comprises a first color display sub-pixel, a second color display sub-pixel and a third color display sub-pixel, the method comprising following steps:

(a) generating a grey scale value of an image pixel row according to weight values and grey scale values of a series of image pixel rows, wherein the weight value of each image pixel row of the series of image pixel rows is greater than 0;

(b) respectively displaying a (1+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row generated in step (a) on a (i+1) th display pixel of a plurality of display pixels of the monitor at a first display sub-period of a first display period, wherein i is an integer greater than or equal to 0; and

(c) respectively displaying a (2+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row generated in step (a) on the second and the third color display sub-pixels of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first color display sub-pixel of the (i+2) th display pixel of the plurality of display pixels.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising (d) respectively displaying a (3+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row generated in step (a) on the third color display sub-pixel of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first and second color display sub-pixels of the (i+2) th display pixel at a third display sub-period of the first display period.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising (f) a second display period following the first display period, wherein a display sequence of display sub-periods of the second display period is opposite to a display sequence of the display sub-periods of the first display period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a first sub-pixel of the display pixels, and when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a second sub-pixel of the display pixels.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of R, G, and B sub-pixels of the display pixels, and during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of G, B, and R sub-pixels of the display pixels.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a first sub-pixel of the display pixels, when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a second sub-pixel of the display pixels, and when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the third display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a third sub-pixel of the display pixels.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of R, G, and B sub-pixels of the display pixels, during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of G, B, and R sub-pixels of the display pixels, and during the third display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of B, R, and G sub-pixels of the display pixels.

8. A monitor capable of adjusting visual qualities of images, the monitor comprising:

a display panel comprising a plurality of display pixels, wherein the monitor comprises (m/3)*n display pixels and m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1, and each display pixel comprises a first color display sub-pixel, a second color display sub-pixel and a third color display sub-pixel;

a receiving unit for receiving an image signal, the image signal comprising a series of image pixel rows, wherein each image comprises m*n image pixels, and each image pixel comprises a first color image sub-pixel, a second color image sub-pixel and a third color image sub-pixel; and

a control unit for generating a grey scale value of an image pixel row according to weight values and grey scale values of the series of image pixel rows of the image signal received by the receiving unit, wherein the weight value of each image pixel row of the series of image pixel rows is greater than 0; and for respectively displaying a (1+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row on a (i+1) th display pixel of a plurality of display pixels of the display panel at a first display sub-period of a first display period; and for respectively displaying a (2+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row on the second and the third color display sub-pixels of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first color display sub-pixel of the (i+2) th display pixel of the plurality of display pixels at a second display sub-period of the first display period, wherein i is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

9. The monitor of claim 8 , wherein the control unit further respectively displays a (3+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row on the third color display sub-pixel of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first and second color display sub-pixels of the (i+2) th display pixel at a third display sub-period of the first display period.

10. The monitor of claim 9 , wherein the control unit further displays in an opposite display sub-period sequence at a second display period following the first display period.

11. The monitor of claim 8 , wherein when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a first sub-pixel of the display pixels, and when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a second sub-pixel of the display pixels.

12. The monitor of claim 11 , wherein during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of R, G, and B sub-pixels of the display pixels, and during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of G, B, and R sub-pixels of the display pixels.

13. The monitor of claim 9 , wherein when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a first sub-pixel of the display pixels, when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a second sub-pixel of the display pixels, and when image pixels are displayed on the display pixels of the monitor during the third display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed starting with a third sub-pixel of the display pixels.

14. The monitor of claim 13 , wherein during the first display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of R, G, and B sub-pixels of the display pixels, during the second display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of G, B, and R sub-pixels of the display pixels, and during the third display sub-period, the image pixels are displayed in the order of B, R, and G sub-pixels of the display pixels.

15. A method for adjusting visual qualities of images displayed on a monitor, wherein each image comprises m*n image pixels and the monitor comprises (m/3)*n display pixels and m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1, wherein each image pixel comprises a first color image sub-pixel, a second color image sub-pixel and a third color image sub-pixel, and each display pixel comprises a first color display sub-pixel, a second color display sub-pixel and a third color display sub-pixel, the method comprising following steps:

(a) respectively displaying a (1+3i) th image pixel on a first, a second, a third, and an (m/3) th display pixel of a plurality of display pixels of the monitor at a first display sub-period of a first display period, wherein i is an integer greater than or equal to 0;

(b) respectively displaying a (2+3i) th image pixel on the second and the third color display sub-pixels of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first color display sub-pixel of the (i+2) th display pixel of the plurality of display pixels at a second display sub-period of the first display period;

(c) respectively displaying a (3+3i) th image pixel on the third color display sub-pixel of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first and second color display sub-pixels of the (i+2) th display pixel at a third display sub-period of the first display period; and

(e) displaying corresponding image pixels at a second display period following the first display period, wherein a display sequence of display sub-periods of the second display period is opposite to a display sequence of display sub-periods of the first display period.

16. A monitor capable of adjusting visual qualities of images, the monitor comprising:

a display panel comprising a plurality of display pixel rows, each display pixel row comprising (m/3)*n display pixels and m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1, each display pixel comprising a first color display sub-pixel, a second color display sub-pixel and a third color display sub-pixel;

a receiving unit for receiving an image signal, the image signal comprising a plurality image pixel rows, each image pixel row comprising a plurality of image pixels, wherein each image comprises m*n image pixels, and each image pixel comprises a first color image sub-pixel, a second color image sub-pixel and a third color image sub-pixel; and

a control unit for respectively displaying a (1+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row of the image signal received by the receiving unit on a (i+1) th display pixel of the plurality of display pixels at a first display sub-period of a first display period; and for respectively displaying a (2+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row on the second and the third color display sub-pixels of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first color display sub-pixel of the (i+2) th display pixel of the plurality of display pixels at a second display sub-period of the first display period; and respectively displaying (3+3i) th image pixel of the image pixel row on the third color display sub-pixel of the (i+1) th display pixel and the first and second color display sub-pixels of the (i+2) th display pixel at a third display sub-period of the first display period; displaying corresponding image pixels in an opposite display sub-period sequence at a second display period following the first display period, wherein i is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
MERGER Recorded May 10, 2010
From: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024358/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2006
From: WANG, CHUN-FU; HSIEH, MIN-NAN
To: CHI MEI EL CORPORATION; CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017582/0388 →