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US 12,725,562 · App. 18/670,503 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Perceptual picture quality improvement for power saving

Inventors: Aparajith Srinivasan (Irvine, CA); Chenguang Liu (Tustin, CA); Chang Su (Foothill Ranch, CA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G09G3/32G09G2320/0242G09G2320/066G09G2320/0666G09G2320/0686G09G2330/023
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Patent No.
US 12,725,562
App. No.
18/670,503
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method that includes increasing a chroma of one or more particular hues of an image for display on a display device. The one or more particular hues having at least a threshold magnitude of a visual perception effect based on a contrast between one or more colors and a background color. Perceptual brightness of the image is increased without changing actual brightness of the image. A lightness of at least one of two particular hues is reduced, by a specified amount, to increase global contrast between various hues.

Claims (36)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

increasing a chroma of one or more particular hues of an image for display on a display device, the one or more particular hues having at least a threshold magnitude of a visual perception effect based on a contrast between one or more colors and a background color;

increasing perceptual brightness of the image without changing actual brightness of the image; and

reducing, by a specified amount, a lightness of at least one of two particular hues to increase global contrast between various hues;

wherein one or more radial weighting functions are used to adjust saturation and lightness of the image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two particular hues to increase the global contrast are red and yellow.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual perception effect is a Helmholtz-Kohlrausch (HK) effect.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more particular hues having at least the threshold magnitude of HK effect include at least one of magenta, violet or blue.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more radial weighting functions are based on at least one of hue or the saturation.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein reducing the lightness of the at least one of two particular hues saves power consumption of the display device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein picture quality for the display device is improved at a same time power consumption is preserved or reduced.

8 . A non-transitory processor-readable medium that includes a program that when executed by a processor provides increasing global contrast between various hues, comprising:

increasing, by the processor, a chroma of one or more particular hues of an image for display on a display device, the one or more particular hues having at least a threshold magnitude of a visual perception effect based on a contrast between one or more colors and a background color;

increasing, by the processor, perceptual brightness of the image without changing actual brightness of the image; and

reducing, by the processor, by a specified amount, a lightness of at least one of two particular hues to increase global contrast between various hues;

wherein one or more radial weighting functions are used to adjust saturation and lightness of the image.

9 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the two particular hues to increase the global contrast are red and yellow.

10 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the visual perception effect is a Helmholtz-Kohlrausch (HK) effect.

11 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the one or more particular hues having at least the threshold magnitude of HK effect include at least one of magenta, violet or blue.

12 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the one or more radial weighting functions are based on at least one of hue or the saturation.

13 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein reducing the lightness of the at least one of two particular hues saves power consumption of the display device.

14 . The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein picture quality for the display device is improved at a same time power consumption is preserved or reduced.

15 . An apparatus comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor executes the instructions including a process configured to:

increase a chroma of one or more particular hues of an image for display on a display device, the one or more particular hues having at least a threshold magnitude of a visual perception effect based on a contrast between one or more colors and a background color;

increase perceptual brightness of the image without changing actual brightness of the image; and

reduce, by a specified amount, a lightness of at least one of two particular hues to increase global contrast between various hues;

wherein one or more radial weighting functions are used to adjust saturation and lightness of the image.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the two particular hues to increase the global contrast are red and yellow.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the visual perception effect is a Helmholtz-Kohlrausch (HK) effect.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the one or more particular hues having at least the threshold magnitude of HK effect include at least one of magenta, violet or blue.

19 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more radial weighting functions are based on at least one of hue or the saturation.

20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:

reducing a lightness of the at least one of two particular hues saves power consumption of the display device; and

picture quality for the display device is improved at a same time power consumption is preserved or reduced.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2024
From: SRINIVASAN, APARAJITH; LIU, CHENGUANG; SU, CHANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067483/0919 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63603586 · Nov 28, 2023
Related Publication 20250174174A1 · May 29, 2025
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