DISPLAY BACKLIGHT MODULATION
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a control module to control the illumination of a backlight configured to illuminate a liquid crystal display, wherein the control module is configured to alternately turn the backlight on and off at a first frequency and turn the backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency.
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a backlight for illuminating a liquid crystal display and a control module for controlling the illumination of the backlight. The control module may alternate between turning the backlight on and off at a first frequency and turning the backlight on and off at a second frequency.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a control module to control the illumination of a backlight configured to illuminate a liquid crystal display, wherein the control module is configured to alternately turn the backlight on and off at a first frequency and turn the backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first backlight configured to illuminate a first portion of a liquid crystal display; a second backlight configured to illuminate a second portion of the liquid crystal display; and a control module to control the illumination of the first and second backlights, wherein the control module is configured to turn the first backlight on and off at a first frequency and turn the second backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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turning a first backlight on and off at a first frequency, the first backlight illuminating a first portion of a liquid crystal display; and turning a second backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second backlight illuminating a second portion of the liquid crystal display, the second frequency being different than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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a battery; a backlight configured to use power from the battery to illuminate a liquid crystal display; and a control module configured to control the illumination of the backlight by alternating between turning the backlight on and off at a first frequency and turning the backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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27. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to be executed by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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turning a backlight, configured to illuminate a liquid crystal display, on and off at a first frequency; and turning the backlight on and off at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency.
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