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LCD module with thermal sensor integrated and its implementation

  • US 8,970,562 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2005
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer, comprising:

  • a display module disposed within a display housing;

    a central processing unit operably connected to the display module through a data bus and disposed within a computer housing separate from the display housing;

    a temperature sensor positioned in the display module and configured to detect a temperature of at least a portion of the display module; and

    an electronic control device communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor through the data bus and operably coupled to the display module, wherein the electronic control device is configured to adjust a brightness of the display module responsive to the detected temperature to reduce heat within the display module when the detected temperature exceeds a predetermined value;

    wherein the electronic control device is configured to reduce heat within the display module by disabling one or more heat producing components within the display module.

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