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Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

  • US 8,077,136 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2007
  • Issued: 12/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electro-optical device comprising:

  • a display unit having a plurality of pixels, the display unit being divided into a plurality of areas;

    a plurality of optical sensors that are provided for the plurality of areas, each of the optical sensors being configured to detect a light intensity; and

    a controller that alternately performsrecognition of an operation position on the display unit during a first time interval, andmeasurement of an ambient light intensity during a second time interval on the basis of the light intensities detected by the plurality of optical sensors, wherein a calculation of the ambient light intensity excludes voltage signals from any optical sensors having voltage levels that are outside of a predetermined voltage range.

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