Backlit display with improved dynamic range
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1. A backlit display, comprising:
- a backlight, to output light at a spatially modulatable luminance, including a plurality of light sources that are individually controllable to output light at luminance levels independent of each other;
a light valve to control, per pixel, transmittance of said light from said backlight to create an image for display;
a diffuser provided between said backlight and said light valve, wherein said a diffuser disperses said light from said backlight to increase uniformity of light source luminance; and
a backlight driver to control said light output of said light sources, each of said light sources being controlled based upon luminance for display at pixel regions respectively corresponding to each of said light sources.
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Abstract
A display is backlit by a source having spatially modulated luminance to attenuate illumination of dark areas of images and increase the dynamic range of the display.
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1. A backlit display, comprising:
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a backlight, to output light at a spatially modulatable luminance, including a plurality of light sources that are individually controllable to output light at luminance levels independent of each other; a light valve to control, per pixel, transmittance of said light from said backlight to create an image for display; a diffuser provided between said backlight and said light valve, wherein said a diffuser disperses said light from said backlight to increase uniformity of light source luminance; and a backlight driver to control said light output of said light sources, each of said light sources being controlled based upon luminance for display at pixel regions respectively corresponding to each of said light sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A backlit display, comprising:
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a backlight, to output light at a luminance that is spatially modulatable in response to pixel display value, including a plurality of light sources that are individually controllable to output light at luminance levels independent of each other; a light valve to control, per pixel, transmittance of said light from said backlight; a diffuser, provided between said backlight and said light valve, wherein said diffuser disperses said light from said backlight to increase uniformity of light source luminance; and a backlight driver to control said light output of said light sources, each of said light sources being controlled based upon luminance for display at pixel regions respectively corresponding to each of said light sources. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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