2D-DIMMING OF ILLUMINATING MEMBER FOR DISPLAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. An illuminating member for illuminating a display panel to create an image, said illuminating member, independent of any image content, comprising a central region and an enclosing region enclosing said central region, said enclosing region being adapted to emit light with a brightness which is less than 70% of the brightness of the light emitted by the central region.
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Abstract
An illuminating member (4) that, independent of any image content, comprises a central region (5) and an enclosing region (6), wherein said enclosing region (6) is adapted to emit light of lower quality than the light emitted by the central region (5). The illuminating member is adapted to illuminate a display panel (2) of a display device. By having the enclosing region emit light of lower brightness (dimming) a significant power reduction can be achieved for a wide range of typical images while largely maintaining the perceived image quality. Further, by using light emitting elements of lower quality for the enclosing region, manufacturing costs may be reduced while largely maintaining the perceived image quality.
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16 Claims
- 1. An illuminating member for illuminating a display panel to create an image, said illuminating member, independent of any image content, comprising a central region and an enclosing region enclosing said central region, said enclosing region being adapted to emit light with a brightness which is less than 70% of the brightness of the light emitted by the central region.
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2. (canceled)
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13. A method of driving an illuminating member for illuminating a display panel to create an image, the illuminating member comprising a central region and an enclosing region enclosing said central region, said method comprising:
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controlling a central region to emit light of a first brightness; and controlling an enclosing region, enclosing said central region, to emit light with a brightness which is less than 70% of the brightness of the light emitted by the central region, said central region and said enclosing region defined independently of any image content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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14. (canceled)
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