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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Ye-long Chiou, Cupertino, CA (US);
Futoshi Hayashida, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ye-long Chiou, Cupertino, CA (US);
Futoshi Hayashida, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing backlight control for high brightness contrast images is provided. The apparatus and system can classify images to be displayed on a display device according to their intensity characteristics. The apparatus and system can also adjust a backlight control signal based on the image's classification, such that optimal backlight control can be achieved whether of not the image is a high brightness contrast image.