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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Ki-hyung Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Ki-hyung Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of driving the same are provided. The LCD includes a liquid crystal panel partitioned into a plurality of panel regions, each panel region being independently driven and having data lines and gate lines; a backlight unit that is partitioned into a plurality of backlight regions corresponding to the plurality of panel regions and which irradiates light to the plurality of panel regions; and a driver unit driving the plurality of panel regions.