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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Sangtae Park, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Minchul Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Sungwoo Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Bupsung Jung, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Buwan Seo, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Myounghwa Ko, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Seungchoon Bae, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Soonhyung Kwon, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Sangtae Park, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Minchul Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Sungwoo Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Bupsung Jung, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Buwan Seo, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Myounghwa Ko, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Seungchoon Bae, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Soonhyung Kwon, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display device includes a backlight unit that is divided into a plurality of blocks and is driven by the divided blocks, and includes at least one optical assembly, a display panel positioned over the backlight unit, a controller that outputs local dimming values corresponding to brightness of the blocks of the backlight unit, in accordance with an image displayed in the display panel, and a BLU driver that controls brightness of the blocks of the backlight unit using the local dimming values.