Method and apparatus for detecting and reducing color artifacts in images

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6243070
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09191173

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Color processing operations can be used to reduce color artifacts in images displayed on display devices having pixels with separately controllable pixel sub-components. Different regions of image data are mapped to the individual pixel sub-components of the pixels. In the absence of performing the color processing operations, distracting color artifacts can be generated in the displayed image as a result of the pixel sub-components being treated as independent luminous intensity sources. Color artifacts can be reduced by comparing the difference between the luminous intensity values of adjacent red and green pixel sub-components with a threshold value and adjusting the luminous intensity values so as to reduce the difference if it exceeds the threshold value. Color artifacts can also be reduced by performing a gray scaling operation on pixels having an overall luminance that is less than the luminance associated with a foreground color and also less than the luminance associated with a background color. Color artifacts can also be reduced by adjusting the luminous intensity values if a pixel has a color that falls outside a selected range of acceptable mixes of the foreground and background colors.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duggan, Michael Kirkland, WA 26 927
Hill, William Carnation, WA 41 1990
Hitchcock, Gregory C Woodinville, WA 45 1778
Keely, Jr Leroy B Portola Valley, CA 14 1116
Whitted, J Turner Pittsboro, NC 28 1243

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