Display Device and Illumination Control Method

• US 20120038689A1
• Filed: 10/24/2011
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishii, Akio
• Application Number:
  US13/280,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20120038689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device including: a video display unit; a housing configured to accommodate the video display unit; an illumination device provided in the housing; a power indicator provided on the housing and having a first state and a second state, the first state indicating that a power status is OFF, the second state indicating that the power status is ON; and an illumination controller configured to control the illumination device to be turned ON at a different timing shifted from a timing when the power indicator is transitioned from the first state to the second state, when the power status is transitioned from OFF to ON.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a video display unit;

a housing configured to accommodate the video display unit;

an illumination device provided in the housing;

a power indicator provided on the housing and having a first state and a second state, the first state indicating that a power status is OFF, the second state indicating that the power status is ON; and

an illumination controller configured to control lighting of the illumination device to be turned ON at a different timing shifted from a timing when the power indicator is transitioned from the first state to the second state, when the power status is turned from OFF to ON.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the illumination controller is configured to control the illumination device to be gradually brightened when the illumination device is turned ON.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the illumination controller is configured to control the illumination device to start lighting at the different timing, the different timing being after the power indicator makes a transition to the second state and before a video is displayed on the video display unit.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the illumination controller is configured to control the illumination device to start a lighting at the different timing, the different timing being simultaneous with a display of a video on the video display unit and after the power indicator makes a transition to the second state.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the illumination controller is configured to control the illumination device to start lighting at the different timing, the different timing being after the power indicator makes a transition to the second state and after a video is displayed on the video display unit.

6. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a selecting module configured to select one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode based on a user'"'"'s operation, the first operating mode in which the illumination device is turned ON when the power status is ON, the second operating mode in which the illumination device is not turned ON when the power status is ON.

7. An illumination control method of a device including an illumination device and a power indicator indicative of a power status, comprising:

turning ON the power indicator to indicate that a power status is ON, the power status being turned ON in response to an operation of a user; and

turning ON the illumination device at a different timing shifted from a timing when the power indicator turns ON.