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Patent No.:

US 10009584 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2013
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Takashi Toyooka, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3161 (2013.01); G03B 21/2053 (2013.01); H04N 9/3155 (2013.01); H04N 9/3182 (2013.01); G03B 21/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display device includes a solid-state light source driven by a PWM signal, a light modulation device that modulates light emitted by the solid-state light source in response to an image signal, and a signal output unit that determines a duty ratio and a current value of the PWM signal in response to brightness of an image represented by the image signal. The signal output unit outputs a PWM signal having a predetermined first current value to the solid-state light source if the duty ratio is equal to or more than a predetermined first threshold value and outputs a PWM signal having a current value less than the first current value to the solid-state light source if the duty ratio is less than the first threshold value.


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