DISPLAY DEVICES WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING

A method of controlling an illumination source for a display device comprises using an integrated light sensor (14) to detect a light level when the illumination source (12) and light sensor are driven with first drive conditions and using the integrated light sensor to detect a light level when the...

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Hauptverfasser: EDWARDS MARTIN J, AYRES JOHN R. A
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Zusammenfassung:A method of controlling an illumination source for a display device comprises using an integrated light sensor (14) to detect a light level when the illumination source (12) and light sensor are driven with first drive conditions and using the integrated light sensor to detect a light level when the illumination source (12) and light sensor are driven with second drive conditions, different to the first drive conditions. The first and second detected light levels are processed to derive a first value representing the ambient light level and a second value representing the illumination source output level. This method uses at least two light sensor measurements to derive information concerning both the ambient light levels and the illumination source output level for known drive conditions. This then enables the display device to be controlled taking into account the ambient light level and taking into account the output characteristics of the illumination source.