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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey B. Doar, Fremont, CA (US);
James Samuel Bowen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert W. Zehner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Allen Lee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey B. Doar, Fremont, CA (US);
James Samuel Bowen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert W. Zehner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Allen Lee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices such as electronic book readers, televisions, and so forth may use reflective display technologies. Described herein are devices and methods for ambient light sensing for use in conjunction with displays. A light guide panel is coupled to a light sensor to measure ambient light impinging on the light guide panel. Where the display is reflective, the light guide panel may be configured to provide for illumination of the display.