Method and apparatus for displaying a color converted image

Claim 2

A computer-implemented process for processing image signals, comprising the steps of: (a) generating image signals of an image in a first color format with a first image generation subsystem (IGS#1) of a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises the IGS#1, a second image generation subsystem (IGS#2), and an image display subsystem (IDS); (b) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#i to the IDS in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein: the first operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the IGS#2; and (2) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and the second operating mode comprises the step of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS/wherein the IGS#2 is unaware of the transmission of the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS; and (c) displaying the image signals with the IDS.

Claim 3

The process of claim 1, wherein the IGS#2 comprises a graphic-device interface (GDI).

Claim 4

The process of claim 1, wherein: the computer system further comprises a media control interface (MCI); step (b) further comprises the step of transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, and a third operating mode, wherein the third operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the MCI; (2) transmitting the image signals from the MCI to the IGS#2; and (3) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS.

Claim 5

The process of claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises the steps of: (1) converting the image signals, with the IDS, from the first color format to a display color format; and (2) displaying the image signals in the display color format with the IDS.

Claim 6

The process of claim 1, wherein: the IGS#2 does not support image signals in the first color format; the first operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) converting the image signals, with the IGS#1, from the first color format to a second color format supported by the IGS#2; (2) transmitting the image signals in the second color format from the IGS#1 to the IGS#2; and (3) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and the second operating mode comprises the step of: (1) transmitting the image signals in the first color format from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS.

Claim 7

The process of claim 1, wherein step (b) further comprises the step of transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, and a third operating mode, wherein the third operating mode comprises the step of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to a memory of the IDS.

Claim 8

The process of claim 1, wherein: step (a) further comprises the step of generating additional image signals of the image with the IGS#2; step (b) further comprises the step of transmitting the additional image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS in one of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, wherein: the first operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the IGS#2; (2) generating, with the IGS#2, combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and (3) transmitting the combined image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and the second operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS; (2) transmitting the additional image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and (3) generating, with the IDS, the combined image signals; and step (c) comprises the step of displaying the combined image signals with the IDS.

Claim 9

The process of claim 7, wherein: the combined image signals are in the first color format; and step (c) comprises the steps of: (1) converting the combined image signals, with the IDS, from the first color format to a display color format; and (2) displaying the combined image signals in the display color format with the IDS.

Claim 10

The process of claim 7, wherein: the IGS#2 does not support image signals in the first color format; the first operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) converting the image signals, with the IGS#1, from the first color format to a second color format supported by the IGS#2; (2) transmitting the image signals in the second color format from the IGS#1 to the IGS#2; (3) generating, with the IGS#2, the combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and (4) transmitting the combined image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and the second operating mode comprises the step of: (1) transmitting the image signals in the first color format from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS; (2) transmitting the additional image signals from the IGS#2 to the IDS; and (3) generating, with the IDS, the combined image signals.

Claim 11

The process of claim 11, wherein: the IGS#2 comprises a graphic-device interface (GDI); the computer system further comprises a media control interface (MCI); step (a) further comprises the step of generating additional image signals of the image with the GDI; step (b) comprises the step of transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 and the additional image signals from the GDI to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, a third operating mode, and a fourth operating mode, wherein: the first operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the GDI; (2) generating, with the GDI, combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and (3) transmitting the combined image signals from the GDI to the IDS; the second operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS; (2) transmitting the additional image signals from the GDI to the IDS; and (3) generating, with the IDS, the combined image signals; the third operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 to the MCI; (2) transmitting the image signals from the MCI to the GDI; (3) generating, with the GDI, the combined image signals; and (4) transmitting the combined image signals from the GDI to the IDS; and the fourth operating mode comprises the steps of: (1) transmitting the additional image signals from the GDI to the IDS; and (2) generating the combined image signals by transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to a memory of the IDS; and step (c) comprises the step of displaying the combined image signals with the IDS.

Claim 12

A computer system for processing image signals, comprising: (a) a first image generation subsystem (IGS#1); (b) a second image generation subsystem (IGS#2); and (c) an image display subsystem (IDS), wherein: the IGS#1 generates image signals of an image in a first color format; the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IDS in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode; the IDS displays the image signals; in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IGS#2; and the IGS#2 transmits the image signals to the IDS; and in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals directly to the IDS, wherein the IGS#2 is unaware of the transmission of the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS.

Claim 13

A computer system for processing image signals, comprising: (a) a first image generation subsystem (IGS#1); (b) a second image generation subsystem (IGS#2); and (c) an image display subsystem (IDS), wherein: the IGS#1 generates image signals of an image in a first color format; the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IDS in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode; the IDS displays the image signals; in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IGS#2; and the IGS#2 transmits the image signals to the IDS; and in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals directly to the IDS, wherein the IGS#2 is unaware of the transmission of the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to the IDS.

Claim 14

The system of claim 11, wherein the IGS#2 comprises a graphic-device interface (GDI).

Claim 15

The system of claim 11, wherein: the computer system further comprises a media control interface (MCI); the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, and a third operating mode, wherein, in the third operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the MCI; the MCI transmits the image signals to the IGS#2; and the IGS#2 transmits the image signals to the IDS.

Claim 16

The system of claim 11, wherein: the IDS converts the image signals from the first color format to a display color format; and the IDS displays the image signals in the display color format.

Claim 17

The system of claim 11, wherein: the IGS#2 does not support image signals in the first color format; in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 converts the image signals from the first color format to a second color format supported by the IGS#2; the IGS#1 transmits the image signals in the second color format to the IGS#2; and the IGS#2 transmits the image signals to the IDS; and in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals in the first color format directly to the IDS.

Claim 18

The system of claim 11, wherein the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, and a third operating mode, wherein, in the third operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals directly to a memory of the IDS.

Claim 19

The system of claim 11, wherein: the IGS#2 generates additional image signals of the image; the IGS#2 transmits the additional image signals to the IDS in one of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, wherein: in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the IGS#2; the IGS#2 generates combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and the IGS#2 transmits the combined image signals to the IDS; and in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals directly to the IDS; the IGS#2 transmits the additional image signals to the IDS; and the IDS generates the combined image signals; and the IDS displays the combined image signals.

Claim 20

The system of claim 17, wherein: the combined image signals are in the first color format; and the IDS converts the combined image signals from the first color format to a display color format; and the IDS displays the combined image signals in the display color format.

Claim 21

The system of claim 17, wherein: the IGS#2 does not support image signals in the first color format; in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 converts the image signals from the first color format to a second color format supported by the IGS#2; the IGS#1 transmits the image signals in the second color format to the IGS#2; the IGS#2 generates the combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and the IGS#2 transmits the combined image signals to the IDS; and in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals in the first color format directly to the IDS; the IGS#2 transmits the additional image signals to the IDS; and the IDS generates the combined image signals.

Claim 22

The system of claim 17, wherein: the IGS#2 comprises a graphic-device interface (GDI); the computer system further comprises a media control interface (MCI); the GDI generates additional image signals of the image; the IGS#1 transmits the image signals and the GDI transmits the additional image signals to the IDS in one of the first operating mode, the second operating mode, a third operating mode, and a fourth operating mode, wherein: in the first operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the GDI; the GDI generates combined image signals from the additional image signals and the image signals received from the IGS#1; and the GDI transmits the combined image signals to the IDS; in the second operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals directly to the IDS; the GDI transmits the additional image signals to the IDS; and the IDS generates the combined image signals; in the third operating mode: the IGS#1 transmits the image signals to the MCI; the MCI transmits the image signals to the GDI; the GDI generates the combined image signals; and the GDI transmits the combined image signals to the IDS; and in the fourth operating mode: the GDI transmits the additional image signals to the IDS; and the IGS#1 generates the combined image signals by transmitting the image signals from the IGS#1 directly to a memory of the IDS; and the IDS displays the combined image signals.