| CPC G09G 3/3426 (2013.01) [G09G 2320/0233 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0666 (2013.01); G09G 2360/16 (2013.01); G09G 2380/10 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A method for processing an image to be displayed by a display device with a local dimming backlight unit that provides essentially white light, comprising:
receiving an image to be displayed;
determining driving values for light sources of the local dimming backlight unit based on the image to be displayed;
determining a backlight appearance based on the driving values; and
adjusting pixel values of the image based on the backlight appearance;
wherein information related to white points of the light sources is taken into account in the step of adjusting pixel values of the image, and
wherein adjusting pixel values includes individually adjusting color channels of a pixel based at least on information related to a white point of a light source associated with a respective position of the pixel.
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