DISPLAY BACKLIGHT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A backlight system for a display, comprising:
- a plurality of light sources, each light source coupled to be selectively energized and deenergized and operable, upon being energized to emit light and illuminate a portion of the display;
a backlight controller configured to determine if reduced power operation is desired and, if so, to selectively deenergize selected ones of the light sources and selectively energize selected other ones of the light sources.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling backlight luminance of a display that includes a display region in which an image may be selectively rendered includes one or more devices for determining if operation in a reduced power mode is desired. If operation in the reduced power mode is not desired, the display region is at least substantially uniformly backlit. If operation in the reduced power mode is desired, only selected sections of the display region are selectively backlit.
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1. A backlight system for a display, comprising:
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a plurality of light sources, each light source coupled to be selectively energized and deenergized and operable, upon being energized to emit light and illuminate a portion of the display; a backlight controller configured to determine if reduced power operation is desired and, if so, to selectively deenergize selected ones of the light sources and selectively energize selected other ones of the light sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display device, comprising:
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a display including a display region in which an image may be selectively rendered; a backlight spaced apart from the display region and including a plurality of light sources, each light source coupled to be selectively energized and deenergized and operable, upon being energized, to emit light; and a backlight controller coupled to the backlight, the backlight controller configured to; (i) determine if reduced power operation is desired, (ii) energize each light source in a manner that at least substantially uniformly backlights the display region if reduced power operation is not desired, and (iii) selectively deenergize selected ones of the light sources and selectively energize selected other ones of the light sources in a manner that selectively backlights only selected sections of the display region if reduced power operation is desired. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling backlight luminance of a display, the display including a display region in which an image may be selectively rendered, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if operation in a reduced power mode is desired; at least substantially uniformly backlighting the display region if operation in the reduced power mode is not desired; and selectively backlighting only selected sections of the display region if operation in the reduced power mode is desired.
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