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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Yung-lin Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yu-cheng Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yung-Lin Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yu-Cheng Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
O2Micro International Limited, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment may include providing power to at least one light source. The method of this embodiment may also include detecting the frequency of at least one vertical synchronization signal, among a plurality of different synchronization signals, and controlling the power to at least one light source based on, at least in part, the detected frequency of at least one vertical synchronization signal. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.