Methods and apparatus for adjusting the display characteristics of a display unit
First Claim
1. A system for delivering remote light to a light sensor affixed to a display unit in order to provide a variation in the display characteristics of the display unit based at least in part upon the remote light intensity, said system comprising:
- a first transmission line;
a first reception end integrally formed as part of said first transmission line and physically separated from the light sensor affixed to the display unit, said first reception end gathering the remote light for transmission by said first transmission line;
a first emission end integrally formed as part of said first transmission line, said first emission end presenting the remote light, transmitted by said first transmission line, to the light sensor affixed to the display unit such that the variation in the display characteristics of the display unit may be provided based at least in part upon the remote light intensity.
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Abstract
A transmission line transmits light from a remote source to a light sensor affixed to a display unit to provide a variation in the display characteristics of the display unit based at least in part upon the remote light intensity. A reception end is integrally formed as part of the transmission line and is physically separated from the light sensor. The reception end gathers the remote light for transmission by the transmission line. An emission end is integrally formed as part of the transmission line and presents the remote light, transmitted by the transmission line, to the light sensor such that the variation in the display characteristics of the display unit may be provided based at least in part upon the remote light intensity.
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1. A system for delivering remote light to a light sensor affixed to a display unit in order to provide a variation in the display characteristics of the display unit based at least in part upon the remote light intensity, said system comprising:
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a first transmission line;
a first reception end integrally formed as part of said first transmission line and physically separated from the light sensor affixed to the display unit, said first reception end gathering the remote light for transmission by said first transmission line;
a first emission end integrally formed as part of said first transmission line, said first emission end presenting the remote light, transmitted by said first transmission line, to the light sensor affixed to the display unit such that the variation in the display characteristics of the display unit may be provided based at least in part upon the remote light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of delivering remote light to a light sensor affixed to a display unit in order to provide a variation in the display characteristics of the display unit based at least in part upon the remote light intensity, said method comprising the steps of:
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gathering the remote light with a first reception end physically separated from the light sensor affixed to the display unit;
transmitting the remote light, gathered by said first reception end, with a first transmission line integrally formed with said first reception end; and
presenting the remote light, transmitted by said first transmission line, to the light sensor affixed to the display unit, with a first emission end integrally formed with said first transmission line, the remote light presented such that the variation in the display characteristics of the display unit may be provided based at least in part upon the remote light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An optical system for delivering remote light to a photodiode affixed to a display unit in the cockpit of an airplane, in order to provide a variation in the display characteristics of the display unit based at least in part upon the remote light intensity, said optical system comprising:
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a first lens physically separated from the display unit for focusing the remote light;
a fiber optic cable having a first end connected to said first lens for transmitting the remote light focused by said first lens;
a second lens for focusing the remote light; and
an optical coupler having a first input connected to a second end of said fiber optic cable and having a second input connected to said second lens, said optical coupler collecting the remote light at the first and second inputs and presenting the collected light to the photodiode affixed to the display unit such that the variation in the display characteristics of the display unit may be provided based at least in part upon the remote light intensity.
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