PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT THEREOF

• US 20100118060A1
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Inventors: HUANG, David, CHOU, Hsiu-Hung, CHEN, Te-Mu, CHUANG, Hsun-Hsin, LIAO, Chia-Hsing
• Application Number:
  US12/556,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20100118060A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

A portable electronic apparatus and a method for controlling a light source thereof are provided. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a main control module, a light control module, and a light source module which is configured to generate light. The method comprises the following steps: storing a plurality of light control parameters into the main control module; outputting one of the light control parameters to the light control module by the main control module in response to an input signal; and generating and transmitting a light control signal to the light source module through the light control module in response to the outputted light control parameters. As a result, the brightness of the light generated by the light source module is controlled.

Claims

1. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

a main control module configured to receive an input signal and to output a first set of light control parameters according to the input signal;

a light control module having a first preload unit and being electrically connected to the main control module, the first preload unit configured to receive and store the first set of light control parameters outputted from the main control module, wherein the light control module generates a light control signal according to the first set of light control parameters; and

a light source module electrically connected to the light control module and configured to generate light and to receive the light control signal to control brightness of the light.

2. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main control module further comprises:

a memory configured to store the first set of light control parameters and at least one second set of light control parameters; and

a microprocessor electrically connected to the memory and configured to select and retrieve the first set of light control parameters from the memory after receiving the input signal.

3. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2, the light control module further comprises:

a control unit configured to receive the first set of light control parameters outputted from the main control module and to generate the light control signal and a preload signal according to the first set of light control parameters; and

a second preload unit configured to receive and store the at least one second set of light control parameters outputted from the memory;

wherein the preload signal is outputted from the control unit to the main control module, and the main control module transmits the at least one second set of light control parameters to be stored to the second preload unit in response to the preload signal.

4. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the light control module further comprises an interface, the first set of light control parameters, the at least one second set of light control parameters and the preload signal are transmitted via the interface, the interface is one of an I²C bus, an universal serial bus (USB), an IEEE 1394 bus and a serial peripheral interface (SPI).

5. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control unit further comprises:

an access sub-unit configured to receive the first set of light control parameters outputted from the main control module and to generate an access instruction according to the first set of light control parameters;

an executing sub-unit configured to execute the access instruction and to output a driving signal; and

an input/output control sub-unit configured to receive the driving signal and to output the light control signal according to the driving signal to control the brightness of the light.

6. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source module comprises a red emitting unit, a green emitting unit, and a blue emitting unit, the red emitting unit is configured to generate red light, the green emitting unit is configured to generate green light, the blue emitting unit is configured to generate blue light, and the light is formed by mixing the red light, the green light and the blue light.

7. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first set of light control parameters includes red data, green data and blue data, and the light control signal controls brightness of the red light according to the red data, brightness of the green light according to the green data, and brightness of the blue light according to the blue data.

8. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

a main control module configured to output a control signal and a plurality of sets of light control parameters;

a light control module having a plurality of preload units configured to respectively receive and store the sets of light control parameters outputted from the main control module, wherein the light control module selects one of the sets of light control parameters stored in one of the preload units according to the control signal, and generates a light control signal according to the selected one of sets of the light control parameters; and

a light source module being electrically connected to the light control module and having a first color emitting unit and a second color emitting unit for generating a mixing light, the light source module configured to receive the light control signal to control brightness of the mixing light.

9. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the main control module further comprises:

a memory configured to store the sets of light control parameters; and

a microprocessor electrically connected to the memory and configured to select and retrieve the sets of light control parameters from the memory.

10. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the light control module further comprises an interface, the sets of light control parameters are transmitted via the interface, the interface is one of an I²C bus, an USB, an IEEE 1394 bus and an SPI.

11. A method for controlling light of a portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

receiving an input signal;

outputting a first set of light control parameters according to the input signal;

storing the first set of light control parameters to a preload unit;

generating a light control signal according to the first set of light control parameters; and

controlling brightness of the light according to the light control signal.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

generating a preload signal; and

storing at least one second set of light control parameters to a second preload unit in response to the preload signal.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of generating the light control signal further comprises:

generating an access instruction according to the first set of light control parameters;

executing the access instruction and outputting a driving signal;

receiving the driving signal; and

outputting the light control signal according to the driving signal to control the brightness of the light.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the light is formed by mixing red light, green light and blue light, the first set of light control parameters includes red data, green data and blue data, and the step of controlling the brightness of the light further comprises:

controlling brightness of the red light according to the red data;

controlling brightness of the green light according to the green data; and

controlling brightness of the blue light according to the blue data.