System and method for information handling system ambient light sensor user interface
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1. An information handling system comprising:
- plural processing components operable to generate visual information;
a display operable present the visual information;
an ambient light sensor proximate the display and operable to detect ambient light at the display;
a brightness adjustment module interfaced with the display and the ambient light sensor, the brightness adjustment module operable to automatically apply predetermined brightness adjustments at the display in response to the detected ambient light and to manually adjust the brightness of the display in response to user brightness inputs; and
a brightness preference module interfaced with the brightness adjustment module and operable to automatically alter the predetermined brightness adjustments in response to user brightness preferences.
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Abstract
Ambient light sensor adjustments to the brightness of an information handling system display are further adjusted to compensate for user brightness preferences at various detected ambient light level. User brightness preference adjustments for each of plural detected ambient light levels are manually selected by user configuration inputs or alternatively are automatically determined by analysis of manual user changes in brightness output at the ambient light levels. For instance, a user manual alteration of display brightness at given ambient light level is saved and used for subsequent use when the given ambient light level is detected.
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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plural processing components operable to generate visual information;
a display operable present the visual information;
an ambient light sensor proximate the display and operable to detect ambient light at the display;
a brightness adjustment module interfaced with the display and the ambient light sensor, the brightness adjustment module operable to automatically apply predetermined brightness adjustments at the display in response to the detected ambient light and to manually adjust the brightness of the display in response to user brightness inputs; and
a brightness preference module interfaced with the brightness adjustment module and operable to automatically alter the predetermined brightness adjustments in response to user brightness preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying information from an information handling system, the method comprising:
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illuminating a display with a brightness;
detecting an ambient light level proximate the display;
automatically adjusting the brightness in response to the detected ambient light level; and
automatically adjusting the brightness in response to a user brightness preference associated with the detected ambient light level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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9. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
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accepting a user input to manually adjust the brightness; and
changing the user brightness preference associated with the detected ambient light according to the user input.
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15. A system for selecting display brightness levels, the system comprising:
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an ambient light sensor operable to detect an ambient light level proximate the display;
a brightness adjustment module interfaced with the ambient light sensor and operable to output a brightness level adjusted to the detected ambient light level;
plural user brightness preferences, each user brightness preference associated with an ambient light level; and
a brightness preference module interfaced with the brightness adjustment module and operable to adjust the brightness level according to the user brightness preference associated with the detected ambient light level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The system of 15 wherein the brightness preference module is further operable to accept user selections for one or more user brightness preferences.
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