DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL BASED ON AMBIENT LIGHT LEVELS
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a display comprising a backlight;
one or more ambient light sensors configured to detect an ambient light level;
a user interface configured to receive a user input that specifies a reflectivity setting for the backlight; and
a display controller configured to adjust a slope of a brightness adjustment profile for the backlight based on the reflectivity setting, wherein the brightness adjustment profile identifies brightness levels for the backlight based on the ambient light level.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for controlling the brightness of a display for an electronic device based on ambient light conditions. In one embodiment, an electronic device may employ one or more brightness adjustment profiles for changing the brightness of a display based on the ambient light level. The brightness adjustment profiles may include two or more sections, each corresponding to different ambient light levels, which may be adjusted independently of one another. The different sections may allow a user to customize brightness adjustments for different ambient light conditions. In certain embodiments, the slope and/or offset of a section may be adjusted in response to receiving a user input that changes the brightness setting for a certain ambient light level.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display comprising a backlight; one or more ambient light sensors configured to detect an ambient light level; a user interface configured to receive a user input that specifies a reflectivity setting for the backlight; and a display controller configured to adjust a slope of a brightness adjustment profile for the backlight based on the reflectivity setting, wherein the brightness adjustment profile identifies brightness levels for the backlight based on the ambient light level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display comprising a backlight; one or more ambient light sensors configured to detect an ambient light level; a user interface configured to receive a user input that specifies a brightness setting for the backlight at the detected ambient light level; and a display controller configured to adjust a slope of at least a section of a brightness adjustment profile for the backlight until the brightness setting and a previously identified transition point on the brightness adjustment profile both intersect the brightness adjustment profile. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving a user input that identifies a brightness setting for a backlight; detecting an ambient light level in response to receiving the user input; determining a section of a brightness adjustment profile for a backlight, wherein the section includes the detected ambient light level; and adjusting a slope of at least the section of the brightness adjustment profile to produce a modified brightness adjustment profile that intersects the brightness setting or a threshold value at the detected ambient light level and that intersects a previously specified brightness level on the brightness adjustment profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions for:
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determining a section of a brightness adjustment profile for a backlight based on an ambient light level detected upon receipt of a new brightness setting for the backlight, wherein the section includes the detected ambient light level; selecting a transition point on the brightness adjustment profile, wherein the transition point is on an opposite side of an ambient light threshold from the detected ambient light level; and adjusting a slope of at least the section of the brightness adjustment profile to produce a modified brightness adjustment profile that intersects the new brightness setting and the transition point. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving a user input that identifies a brightness setting for a backlight; detecting an ambient light level in response to receiving the user input; determining a transition point on the brightness adjustment profile, wherein the transition point is on an opposite side of an ambient light threshold from the detected ambient light level; and adjusting a slope of the brightness adjustment profile to produce a modified brightness adjustment profile that intersects the brightness setting and the transition point. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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