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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Sang-hoon Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-joo Nam, Daegu, KR;
Dong-gyun Ra, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Abstract
A backlight assembly includes: a light guide plate having a light entering surface, a light facing surface that is substantially parallel to the light entering surface, a light emitting surface connecting first edges of the light entering surface and the light facing surface, and a bottom surface connecting second edges of the light entering surface and the light facing surface. A light source unit provides light to the light entering surface. At least one color sensor is disposed to receive light from the light guide plate, and at least one light amplifying member is disposed between the light guide plate and the color sensor to collect and concentrate the light from the light guide plate on the color sensor.