Display device capable of controlling external light and method for controlling external light

US9105218B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105218-B2
Application numberUS-201113339964-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 29, 2011
Priority dateMay 18, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A display device capable of controlling an external light and a control method are provided. Image display of the display device and the external light are synchronously controlled through a synchronization signal generated by a control module in the display device. The control module generates a first and a second light source control signal during first cycles and second cycles of the synchronization signal. The first and the second light source control signal are used to control the external light to operate at a first operation state and at a second operation state respectively. Through the techniques of controlling the external light by the display device, i.e. turning off or reducing illumination intensity of the external light every other specific period, both influence of the external light on contrast ratio and light reflection from the display device are reduced. Power of the external light is also saved.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display device capable of synchronously controlling an environmental light, comprising: an image display module which is used to display a multimedia image; a control module which is electrically connected to the image display module generating electrical signals and generates a first light source control signal or a second light source control signal in response to a synchronization signal, wherein the synchronization signal is a V-sync signal and gener…

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What does patent US9105218B2 cover?
A display device capable of controlling an external light and a control method are provided. Image display of the display device and the external light are synchronously controlled through a synchronization signal generated by a control module in the display device. The control module generates a first and a second light source control signal during first cycles and second cycles of the synchro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chen Chien-Chou, Amtran Technology Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G5/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).