Power Management For Modulated Backlights
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1. A display, comprising:
- a backlight comprising a set of individually controllable light sources;
a modulator configured position to modulate light emitted from the backlight to form an image; and
a processing device configured to receive an image signal and, based on the image signal, adjust a brightness of at least one region of light sources in the backlight and at least one corresponding region of pixels in the modulator to reduce power consumption.
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Abstract
Power levels of a backlight are adjusted in a number of ways and based on a number of criteria. The adjustments result in a lower power consumption and, in some cases, may enhance audience attention to important objects in a scene. The adjustments comprise, for example, a combination of ramping down power (lowering final display brightness) in concert with corresponding compensatory LCD adjustments (increasing final display brightness). The adjustments may also include, for example, system dimming after ramp down/LCD adjustments are exhausted, or the shifting of an LDR2HDR curve.
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22 Claims
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1. A display, comprising:
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a backlight comprising a set of individually controllable light sources; a modulator configured position to modulate light emitted from the backlight to form an image; and a processing device configured to receive an image signal and, based on the image signal, adjust a brightness of at least one region of light sources in the backlight and at least one corresponding region of pixels in the modulator to reduce power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a power consumption of a display; if the monitored power exceeds a maximum power threshold, then, ramping down an amount of power provided to a backlight of the display, and simultaneously increasing an amount of opening in light valves of a front modulator such that a brightness of the display is not diminished. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a Region Of Interest (ROI) in an image being displayed; and adjusting an amount of brightness in the ROI based on a content of the ROI. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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- 19. An electronically readable media comprising a set of instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a processing device, cause the processing device to perform the steps of claim 11.
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19-1. An electronically readable media comprising a set of instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a processing device, cause the processing device to perform the steps of:
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monitoring a power level; and replacing an LDR2HDR curve used to expand a range of image data if the monitored power level exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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