Backlight variation compensated display
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display having compensation for varying brightness levels, comprising:
- a dimmable back-light adapted to provide varying brightness levels;
a display panel, optically coupled to the back-light for receiving illumination therefrom, and whose properties depend upon the varying back-light brightness levels and having a first input for receiving a compensating signal;
an electrical circuit for receiving back-light brightness level information;
a non-volatile memory for storing values of an optimum display panel compensating signal as a function of back-light brightness levels; and
a controller coupled to the memory, the electrical circuit and the display panel, for retrieving from the memory the optimum display panel compensating signal corresponding to the back-light brightness level received from the electrical circuit, and transmitting such optimum display panel compensating signal to the first input.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for compensating a liquid crystal display for changes in brightness level. The apparatus comprises a variable brightness back-light optically coupled to a display panel whose properties depend upon back-light brightness. An electrical circuit measures back-light brightness and/or display flicker and sends this information to a controller. The controller automatically determines a display panel compensation signal based on back-light brightness and/or display flicker, and sends this compensation signal to the display panel to optimize the display panel properties for the commanded or observed back-light brightness level or flicker level so as to, for example, minimize display panel flicker and/or ghost image retention. Such automatic compensation is especially useful for head-up displays that must accommodate large variations in display brightness, e.g., from starlight to full sun, and/or for large, bright projection displays adapted to operate in different ambient light conditions where back-light brightness variation is desirable.
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20 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display having compensation for varying brightness levels, comprising:
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a dimmable back-light adapted to provide varying brightness levels;
a display panel, optically coupled to the back-light for receiving illumination therefrom, and whose properties depend upon the varying back-light brightness levels and having a first input for receiving a compensating signal;
an electrical circuit for receiving back-light brightness level information;
a non-volatile memory for storing values of an optimum display panel compensating signal as a function of back-light brightness levels; and
a controller coupled to the memory, the electrical circuit and the display panel, for retrieving from the memory the optimum display panel compensating signal corresponding to the back-light brightness level received from the electrical circuit, and transmitting such optimum display panel compensating signal to the first input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for compensating a liquid crystal display for varying display brightness level, comprising:
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reading a commanded or actual brightness value;
determining a display compensating signal value corresponding to the read brightness value; and
automatically applying the compensating signal level to the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A liquid crystal display having compensation for varying brightness levels, comprising:
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a dimmable back-light adapted to provide varying back-light brightness levels;
a display panel, optically coupled to the back-light for receiving illumination therefrom, and whose flicker properties depend upon the varying back-light brightness level, and having a first input for receiving a compensating signal;
an electrical circuit for receiving a real time flicker level of the display panel; and
a controller coupled to the electrical circuit and the display panel, adapted to receive from the electrical circuit a signal related to the display flicker level and determine based thereon a display panel compensating signal corresponding to the observed flicker level and transmit such display panel compensating signal to the first input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for compensating a liquid crystal display for varying display brightness level, comprising:
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measuring the real time display flicker;
determining a display compensating signal value corresponding to the measured display flicker; and
automatically applying the compensating signal value to the display to reduce said flicker. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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