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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Alan Brush, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system, and related method are disclosed for controlling brightness in areas of a LCD. The control system may comprise a LCD including a first display area and a second display area, and a controller in communication with the LCD. The controller may be configured to display an icon at an icon brightness level in the first display area, display a first image in the second display area, and display a mask image over the first image. The first image is visible through the mask image at a first composite brightness level. The first composite brightness level is less than the icon brightness level.