System and method for achieving optimal display contrast in a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a user contrast setting stored in a memory device, wherein the user contrast setting is selected from a range of user contrast settings;
a processor having an operating system configured to retrieve the user contrast setting from the memory device, convert the user contrast setting into a hardware contrast setting, and save the hardware contrast setting to a memory location;
a display driver that retrieves the hardware contrast setting from the memory location and generates a contrast voltage as a function of the hardware contrast setting; and
a display coupled to the contrast voltage and having a variable contrast ratio, wherein the variable contrast ratio of the display is controlled by the contrast voltage;
wherein the processor limits the user contrast setting to a usable range corresponding to a usable range of the contrast voltages, the usable range of the contrast voltages being narrower than a full range of contrast voltages that the driver is configured to be capable of generating to control the contrast ratio.
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Abstract
A system and method for achieving optimal display contrast in a mobile communication device is provided. The system includes a memory device, a processor, a display driver, and a display. A user contrast setting is stored in the memory device, wherein the user contrast setting is selected from a range of user contrast settings. The processor includes an operating system that is configured to retrieve the user contrast setting from the memory device, convert the user contrast setting into a hardware contrast setting, and save the hardware contrast setting to a memory location. The display driver retrieves the hardware contrast setting from the memory location and generates a contrast control voltage as a function of the hardware contrast setting. The display is coupled to the contrast control voltage and has a variable contrast ratio, wherein the variable contrast ratio of the display is controlled by the contrast control voltage.
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25 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a user contrast setting stored in a memory device, wherein the user contrast setting is selected from a range of user contrast settings; a processor having an operating system configured to retrieve the user contrast setting from the memory device, convert the user contrast setting into a hardware contrast setting, and save the hardware contrast setting to a memory location; a display driver that retrieves the hardware contrast setting from the memory location and generates a contrast voltage as a function of the hardware contrast setting; and a display coupled to the contrast voltage and having a variable contrast ratio, wherein the variable contrast ratio of the display is controlled by the contrast voltage; wherein the processor limits the user contrast setting to a usable range corresponding to a usable range of the contrast voltages, the usable range of the contrast voltages being narrower than a full range of contrast voltages that the driver is configured to be capable of generating to control the contrast ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. A method of controlling the contrast ratio of a liquid crystal display (LCD) in a mobile device, comprising the steps of:
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storing a user contrast setting in a memory device; converting the user contrast setting into a hardware contrast setting using a contrast offset and a contrast scale; and converting the hardware contrast setting into a contrast voltage using a display driver, wherein the contrast voltage controls the contrast ratio of the LCD; activating a backlight that adds luminance to the display; and
in response to the backlight being activated without using a light sensor to sense the luminance, incrementing or decrementing the user contrast setting to compensate for the luminance from the backlight, the incrementing or decrementing being determined based on a backlight adjustment stored in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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