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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1996
Kia Silverbrook, Leichhardt, AU;
William Clark Naylor, Jr, Mount Kuring-gai, AU;
Michael Webb, Lane Cove, AU;
David Ross Brown, East Roseville, AU;
Natalie Lisa Kershaw, Glebe, AU;
Mark Pulver, Enmore, AU;
Rodney James Whitby, Ermington, AU;
Canon Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A color display system that is capable of taking input intended to be displayed on a full color display (e.g. VDU) having a high refresh rate and displaying the image on a display having a much reduced number of displayable colors and a lower refresh rate. 24-bit RGB data is input and converted into bi-level RGBW data and halftoned in a render unit for storage before display. Motion detection is used to ensure that only those pixels that have change in value are updated on the display.