Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reducing artifacts in an image generated by a display device. In one aspect, data is written to a display and a position of display elements is maintained based on the application of a bias voltage pattern. The bias voltage pattern includes alternating polarities along one dimension in a pattern having a first frequency spectrum, and alternating polarities along a second dimension in a pattern having a second frequency spectrum that is different than the first frequency spectrum. At least one of the first and second frequency spectrums may include a plurality of frequency components.

Abstract: This disclosure provides techniques related to halftoning video images for display on an electronic device. The techniques include adaptively selecting, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, between a mask-based dithering (MBD) and an error diffusion (ED) halftoning technique. The ED technique may be selected for halftoning pixels of an input frame of data having either a temporal change rate metric (CRM) or a spatial CRM exceeding a respective threshold. Where both the temporal CRM and spatial CRM are less than the respective thresholds, halftoning may be performed by the technique that produces a halftone value closer to a comparison halftone value of a comparison frame. The comparison frame may be a preceding frame, or an immediately preceding frame.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, apparatus, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media for tone based halftoning of digital images. By exploiting knowledge of local image features and tone levels, the halftoning method may be adaptively switched between error-diffusion and mask-based dithering with reduced boundary artifacts. By further utilizing a smart quantization error clipping scheme, artifacts inherent to the method of error diffusion are also reduced. The method consistently generates higher quality halftone images for both still and video applications when compared to conventional methods.

Abstract: This disclosure provides implementations of dither-aware image coding processes, devices, apparatus, and systems. In one aspect, a portion of received image data is selected. First spatial domain values in the selected portion of the image data are transformed to first transform domain coefficients. Second spatial domain values in a designated dither matrix are transformed to second transform domain coefficients. A ratio of each of the first transform domain coefficients to a respective second transform domain coefficient is determined. The first transform domain coefficients are selectively coded in accordance with the determined ratios to define coded first transform domain coefficients. A reverse transformation is performed to transform the coded first transform domain coefficients to third spatial domain values defining a coded portion of the image data. By way of example, transformations such as discreet cosine transforms or discreet wavelet transforms can be used.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for producing line multiplied images with better visual appearance. In one aspect, before lines of the image are multiplied, they are dithered with a noise signal that increases faster with higher frequency along the multiplied dimension of the image data than along the non multiplied dimension of the image. This results in a line multiplied image was improved image quality.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for tuning the white point of a display device. In one aspect, a display device includes a set of display elements configured to output light and electronics configured to drive the display elements. Each display element can have an on-state where a reflective surface can be positioned at a distance from a partially reflective surface such that the display element can reflect incident light. Each distance can be dependent on a bias voltage. At least one of the bias voltages for the display elements can be non-zero in the on-state, and one or more of the bias voltages may be adjustable to control a white point of the display device. The electronics can be electrically connected to the display elements to provide the at least one non-zero bias voltage.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus including computer programs encoded on computer storage media optimize display image quality under a variety of imaging environments. Dynamic frame streams such as those present in video applications may require a higher frame rate to adequately convey motion in the stream. A line multiplying image pipeline may be utilized for dynamic frames, which lowers the resolution of the displayed image. When dithering line multiplied images, a noise signal including asymmetrical high frequency components around zero frequency may be utilized. The display of static frames, such as photographs, may be achieved with acceptable image quality using a relatively lower display frame rate. Such a frame rate may enable the display of a high resolution image. A noise signal tailored for higher resolution, non line multiplied frames, such as a noise signal with symmetric high frequency components around zero frequency may be utilized for static frames.

Abstract: A system and method for characterizing color separation misregistration of a multi-color printing system utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module, such as an RGB scanner, are provided. The system and method include generating a spectral reflectance data structure corresponding to a broadband multi-channel scanning module. The spectral reflectance data structure includes at least one parameter. The at least one parameter may correspond to the broadband multi-channel scanning module and/or a printing module. The system and method further provide for calibrating a spectral-based analysis module by utilizing the spectral reflectance data structure. The system and method also include characterizing color separation misregistration utilizing the calibrated spectral-based analysis module by examining at least one plurality-separation patch.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for producing line multiplied images with better visual appearance. The line multiplying is shifted for one of the colors of the display with respect to at least one other color of the display.

Abstract: A device for acquiring color images using a color filter array. The color filter array includes a pattern of red array elements, green array elements, and blue array elements. The red array elements and green array elements occur in the color filter array more frequently than the blue array elements. This multiplicity of red, green, and blue color filters adheres closely to known human visual system (HVS) chrominance and luminance responses. Also, the pattern has periodicity in the diagonal directions and is relatively immune to Moire artifacts that arise due to interference between periodic sampling patterns of the CFA and periodic features in imaged scenes.

Abstract: A system and method for characterizing color separation misregistration of a multi-color printing system utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module, such as an RGB scanner, are provided. The system and method include generating a spectral reflectance data structure corresponding to a broadband multi-channel scanning module. The spectral reflectance data structure includes at least one parameter. The at least one parameter may correspond to the broadband multi-channel scanning module and/or a printing module. The system and method further provide for calibrating a spectral-based analysis module by utilizing the spectral reflectance data structure. The system and method also include characterizing color separation misregistration utilizing the calibrated spectral-based analysis module by examining at least one plurality-separation patch.

Abstract: A device for acquiring color images using a color filter array. The color filter array includes a pattern of red array elements, green array elements, and blue array elements. The red array elements and green array elements occur in the color filter array more frequently than the blue array elements. This multiplicity of red, green, and blue color filters adheres closely to known human visual system (HVS) chrominance and luminance responses. Also, the pattern has periodicity in the diagonal directions and is relatively immune to Moire artifacts that arise due to interference between periodic sampling patterns of the CFA and periodic features in imaged scenes.