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US 8,217,960 · App. 11/524,371 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Device and method for adjusting video luminance

Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,217,960
App. No.
11/524,371
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device and a method for adjusting video luminance of at least a color in a display wherein the color is appointed by the user. The device comprises: a color flag generating module for transforming a plurality of color signals into a plurality of color flags; a luminance adjustment value calculating module for calculating a luminance adjustment output value according to a plurality of luminance adjustment input values of different colors and the plurality of color flags; and a luminance output module for applying the luminance adjustment output value to a luminance input signal so as to generate a luminance output signal. Using the device and the method according to the present invention, the user can respectively adjust the luminance of different colors.

Claims (23)

1. A device for adjusting video luminance, comprising:

a color flag generating module for transforming a plurality of color signals into a plurality of color flags;

a luminance adjustment value calculating module for calculating a luminance adjustment output value according to a plurality of luminance adjustment input values of different colors and the plurality of color flags; and

a luminance output module for applying the luminance adjustment output value to a luminance input signal so as to generate a luminance output signal;

wherein the color flag generating module generates the plurality of color flags according to most signification bits (MSBs) of the color signals;

wherein the luminance adjustment value calculating module comprises:

a multiplexer for outputting at least one of the plurality of luminance adjustment input values according to the plurality of color flags; and

an interpolation circuit for generating the luminance adjustment output value according to the at least one luminance adjustment input value and least signification bits (LSBs) of the color signals;

wherein the MSBs include at least one bit selected from the color signals, the LSBs include all the rest bits of the color signals not selected by the MSBs, and a sum of bit number of the MSBs and LSBs is equal to that of the color signals.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the color flag generating module performs signal transformation by using a look-up table.

3. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of color signals include U and V.

4. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of color signals include Cb and Cr.

5. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the luminance output module comprises an adder for summing up the luminance adjustment output value and the luminance input signal.

6. A method for adjusting video luminance applied to a display, comprising steps of:

transforming a plurality of color signals into a plurality of color flags according to most signification bits (MSBs) of the color signals;

selecting at least one luminance adjustment input value from a plurality of luminance adjustment input values of different colors according to the plurality of color flags;

calculating a luminance adjustment output value by an interpolation circuit according to the at least one luminance adjustment input value and least signification bits (LSBs) of the color signals; and

applying the luminance adjustment output value to a luminance input signal so as to generate a luminance output signal;

wherein the MSBs include at least one bit selected from the color signals, the LSBs include all the rest bits of the color signals not selected by the MSBs, and a sum of bit number of the MSBs and LSBs is equal to that of the color signals.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of color flags are obtained by using a look-up table.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of color signals include U and V.

9. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of color signals include Cb and Cr.

10. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the luminance output signal is obtained by summing up the luminance adjustment output value and the luminance input signal.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2020
From: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 052931/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2006
From: LEE, WEI-KUO; CHEN, YI-FAN
To: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 018329/0930 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94141725 A · Nov 28, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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