LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A light sensing circuit for a liquid crystal display having a backlight unit, the light sensing circuit comprising:
- a sensor unit comprising;
a first sensor that detects an external light to output a first current value;
a third sensor that detects an internal light generated from the backlight unit to output a third current value; and
a second sensor that detects a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the internal light to output a second current value,wherein the sensor unit outputs a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value;
a voltage generator generating a reference voltage in response to the first differential value and generating a sensing voltage in response to the second differential value; and
a readout circuit generating brightness information of the external light using the reference voltage and the sensing voltage.
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Abstract
A light sensing circuit includes a sensor unit, a voltage generator and a readout circuit. The sensor unit includes a first sensor that detects an external light to output a first current value, a third sensor that detects an internal light generated from the backlight unit to output a third current value, and a second sensor that detects a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the internal light to output a second current value. The sensor unit outputs a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value. The voltage generator generates a reference voltage based on the first differential value and a sensing voltage based on the second differential value. The readout circuit outputs brightness information of the external light using the reference voltage and the sensing voltage.
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20 Claims
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1. A light sensing circuit for a liquid crystal display having a backlight unit, the light sensing circuit comprising:
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a sensor unit comprising; a first sensor that detects an external light to output a first current value; a third sensor that detects an internal light generated from the backlight unit to output a third current value; and a second sensor that detects a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the internal light to output a second current value, wherein the sensor unit outputs a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value; a voltage generator generating a reference voltage in response to the first differential value and generating a sensing voltage in response to the second differential value; and a readout circuit generating brightness information of the external light using the reference voltage and the sensing voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal display panel comprising a display area displaying an image using a backlight; a light sensing circuit detecting brightness information of an external light incident into the liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight unit supplying the backlight to the liquid crystal display panel and controlling a brightness of the backlight based on the brightness information, wherein the light sensing circuit comprises; a first sensor that detects the external light to output a first current value, a third sensor that detects the backlight to output a third current value, and a second sensor that detects a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the backlight to output a second current value, the sensor unit outputting a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value; a voltage generator generating a reference voltage in response to the first differential value and generating a sensing voltage in response to the second differential value; and a readout circuit detecting a first rising time, during which the reference voltage reaches a predetermined target voltage, and a second rising time, during which the sensing voltage reaches the predetermined target voltage, based on the first rising time, and outputting the second rising time as brightness information of the external light. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of driving a light sensing circuit that detects brightness information of an external light, the method comprising:
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detecting an external light and outputting a first current value that is representative of the external light, detecting an internal light generated by a backlight and outputting a third current value that is representative of the internal light, and detecting a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the internal light and outputting a second current value that is representative of the peripheral light; detecting a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value; generating a reference voltage by integrating the first differential value; generating a sensing voltage by integrating the second differential value; converting the sensing voltage into digital data based on a first time during which the reference voltage reaches a predetermined target voltage; and detecting the brightness information of the external light based on the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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