International Business Machines Corporation

William R LaRiccia

Aaron J Quirk

Rahul Ghosh

Ravi Krishnan Muthukrishnan

Xianjun Zhu

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for controlling a display screen brightness level for an electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device receives a plurality of ambient light levels from a plurality of light sensors. At least a first ambient light level is received from a wearable device separate from the first device. The electronic device determines an aggregate ambient light level based, at least in part, on the plurality of ambient light levels. The electronic device adjusts a display screen brightness level of a display in the first device based, at least in part, on the aggregate ambient light level.

Optimized screen brightness control using multi-point light intensity input

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for controlling a display screen brightness level for an electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device determines a first ambient light level and associates the first ambient light level with a first priority weight value. The electronic device further determines a second ambient light level and associates the second ambient light level with a second priority weight value. A display controller within the electronic device sets the display screen brightness level based, at least in part, on the first ambient light level, the second ambient light level, and at least one of the first and second priority weight values.

A method for controlling a display screen brightness level for an electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device determines a first ambient light level and associates the first ambient light level with a first priority weight value. The electronic device further determines a second ambient light level and associates the second ambient light level with a second priority weight value. A display controller within the electronic device sets the display screen brightness level based, at least in part, on the first ambient light level, the second ambient light level, and at least one of the first and second priority weight values.

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Verona, NJ, United States of America

William R LaRiccia