Light emitting device and display apparatus and read apparatus using the light emitting device

• US 7,510,300 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2003
• Issued: 03/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Seo, Mitsuyoshi, Yamanaka, Atsushi, Iwauchi, Kenichi, Oohara, Akemi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember; Thomas M
• Application Number:
  US10/506,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20050117190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,224 Days
• Field of Search: 362/276, 362/615, 362/552, 362230-231, 362/802, 362/612, 362/613, 315/149, 315/157, 315/291, 315/307, 315/312, 315/185.R, 250/205
• US Class Current: 362/231
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0235 Field-sequential colour display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0606 Manual adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/145 the light originating from the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/22 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits

Abstract

A light emitting device provided with a plurality of types of light sources having different light emitting colors and with a light emission control means for allowing light to emit, during a specified period of monitoring a light emitting intensity, from at least one light source out of the plurality of types of light sources at a light emitting intensity different from that available outside the specified period. Accordingly, when a plurality of types of light sources are used, the light emitting intensities of a plurality of types of light sources can be monitored with light sensors of types fewer than the types of light sources to control while points and a brightness characteristics.

Claims

1. A light emitting device comprising:

multiple types of light sources emitting light of different colors;

light detection means for monitoring emission intensity of at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources; and

light emission control means which performs control to provide a light emitting period in which all of the multiple types of light sources emit light at a same time at predetermined emission intensities and a monitoring period in which an emission intensity of only a single light source is decreased,

wherein the light emission control means controls the emission intensity of the at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources using emission intensity information from the light detection means in the monitoring period to adjust composite light from the multiple types of light sources to have a desired luminance or chromaticity.

2. A light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light emission control means provides the monitoring period by shifting one of timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to decrease the emission intensity of the single light source with respect to timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to decrease the emission intensity of other single light source.

3. A light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light emission control means decreases the emission intensities of the at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources in the monitoring period.

4. A light emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the light emission control means provides the monitoring period by shifting one of timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to decrease the emission intensities of at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources with respect to timing to turn on or timing to turn off other light sources.

7. A light emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the light detection means has spectral sensitivity characteristics approximately matching luminosity factor characteristics with a light emission wavelength of the at least one of the multiple types of light sources being a center.

8. A light emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the light detection means includes a luminosity factor filter for blocking infrared radiation.

9. A light emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the light emission control means provides a period in which all of the multiple types of light sources are turned off,

the light detection means monitors amount of light in a state that all of the multiple types of light sources are turned off.

5. A light emitting device comprising:

multiple types of light sources emitting light of different colors;

light detection means for monitoring emission intensity of at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources; and

light emission control means which performs control to provide a light emitting period in which all of the multiple types of light sources emit light at a same time at predetermined emission intensities and a monitoring period in which emission intensities of at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources are increased to a value greater than zero and greater than the light-emitting intensity of each of the light sources during a period during which all of the types of light sources are made to emit light at the same time,

wherein the light emission control means controls the emission intensity of the at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources using emission intensity information from the light detection means in the monitoring period to adjust composite light from the multiple types of light sources to have a desired luminance or chromaticity.

6. A light emitting device according to claim 5, wherein the light emission control means provides the monitoring period by shifting one of timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to increase the emission intensities of at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources with respect to timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to increase the emission intensities of other light sources.

10. A light emitting device according to claim 5, wherein the light emission control means increases the emission intensities of the at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources in the monitoring period.

11. A light emitting device according to claim 10, wherein the light emission control means provides the monitoring period by shifting one of timing to obtain the predetermined emission intensities and timing to increase the emission intensities of at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources with respect to timing to turn on or timing to turn off other light sources.

12. A light emitting device, comprising:

multiple types of light sources emitting light of different colors;

light detection means for monitoring emission intensity of at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources; and

light emission control means which performs control to provide a light emitting period in which all of the multiple types of light sources emit light at a same time at predetermined emission intensities and a monitoring period in which at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources emits light at emission intensity different from that in the light emitting period in which all of the multiple types of light sources emit light at the same time,

wherein the light emission control means provides a period in which all of the multiple types of light sources are turned off,

the light detection means monitors amount of light in a state that all of the multiple types of light sources are turned off,

the light emission control means corrects emission intensity information from the light detection means in the monitoring period based on the state that all of the multiple types of light sources are turned off.

13. A light emitting device, comprising:

multiple types of light sources emitting light of different colors;

light detection means for monitoring emission intensity of at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources; and

light emission control means which performs control to provide a light emitting period in which all of the multiple types of light sources emit light at a same time at predetermined emission intensities and a monitoring period in which emission intensities of at least one of but fewer than the number of the multiple types of light sources are decreased to a value greater than zero and less than the light-emitting intensity of each of the light sources during a period during which all of the types of light sources are made to emit light at the same time,

wherein the light emission control means controls the emission intensity of the at least one light source among the multiple types of light sources using emission intensity information from the light detection means in the monitoring period to adjust composite light from the multiple types of light sources to have a desired luminance or chromaticity.