TELEVISION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A television device for adjusting quality of a received video image to be displayed on a display unit, comprising:
- an external light detection unit which detects an illuminance and a tint of an ambient light; and
an image quality control unit which adjusts the quality of the video image to be displayed on the display unit,wherein the image quality control unit adjusts a color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with an illuminance value and a tint value detected by the external light detection unit.
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Abstract
A television device structured to automatically adjust the color temperature on the display screen in accordance with the viewing environment includes an external light detection unit or an optical sensor for detecting the illuminance and the tint of the ambient light, and an image quality control unit or a microcomputer for adjusting quality of the video image to be displayed on the display panel. The image quality control unit adjusts the color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with the illuminance value and the tint value detected by the external light detection unit. The optical sensor includes an illuminance sensor for mainly detecting the visible light, and an infrared sensor for mainly detecting the infrared light. The illuminance value and the tint value are obtained based on the output values of those two sensors.
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12 Claims
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1. A television device for adjusting quality of a received video image to be displayed on a display unit, comprising:
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an external light detection unit which detects an illuminance and a tint of an ambient light; and an image quality control unit which adjusts the quality of the video image to be displayed on the display unit, wherein the image quality control unit adjusts a color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with an illuminance value and a tint value detected by the external light detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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3. A television device for adjusting quality of a received video image to be displayed on a display unit, comprising:
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an external light detection unit which detects an illuminance and a tint of an ambient light; and an image quality control unit which adjusts the quality of the video image to be displayed on the display unit, wherein the image quality control unit adjusts a color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with an illuminance value and a tint value detected by the external light detection unit, and adjusts a contrast of the video image to be displayed in accordance with at least the illuminance value detected by the external light detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A television device for adjusting quality of a received video image to be displayed on a display unit, comprising:
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an external light detection unit which detects an illuminance and a tint of an ambient light; and an image quality control unit which adjusts the quality of the video image to be displayed on the display unit, wherein; the display unit includes a liquid crystal panel provided with a backlight; and the image quality control unit adjusts a color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with an illuminance value and a tint value detected by the external light detection unit, and adjusts an illuminance of a light from the backlight in accordance with at least the illuminance value detected by the external light detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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