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AUTOMATIC USER VIEWING PREFERENCE

  • US 20100295873A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2009
  • Published: 11/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adjusting brightness on an electronic display in communication with a computing device comprising:

  • receiving an ambient light reading from an ambient light sensor in proximity to the electronic display;

    storing the ambient light reading in a memory;

    determining a viewing adjustment level based on the ambient light reading and a viewing adjustment curve;

    receiving a viewing adjustment;

    storing the viewing adjustment in a memory;

    adjusting the viewing adjustment curve in response to the viewing adjustment comprisingseparating the viewing adjustment curve into n regions based on the ambient light reading;

    determining an appropriate region wherein the appropriate region comprises a region of the n regions in which the ambient light reading occurs;

    creating an updated viewing adjustment curve comprising adjusting the viewing adjustment curve in the appropriate region toward the viewing adjustment while maintaining the updated viewing adjustment curve continuously across all of the n regions;

    storing the updated viewing adjustment curve in a memory;

    adjusting the electronic display on the electronic display based on the updated viewing adjustment curve and the ambient light reading.

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