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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alexander D. S. Mirski-Fitton, Hursley Park, GB;
Edwin P. J. Moffatt, Hursley Park, GB;
Richard W. Pilot, Hursley Park, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/32 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/3208 (2013.01); G09G 3/3225 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0233 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0285 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display comprising an array of pixels having individually adjustable brightness levels; an array of light sensors fixed relative to the pixel array; and a brightness controller for estimating a glare footprint on the pixel array from light level data provided by the sensor array and for adjusting the relative brightness levels of pixels that fall in the estimated glare footprint.