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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Sung Joo Suh, Seoul, KR;
Chang Kyu Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kwon Ju Yi, Yongin-si, KR;
Du Sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sung Joo Suh, Seoul, KR;
Chang Kyu Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kwon Ju Yi, Yongin-si, KR;
Du Sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); G09G 3/3406 (2013.01); H04N 5/335 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a display apparatus and method. The display apparatus may sense light reflected from an object and passed through a display panel, and may control a power of a backlight unit depending on whether the light has passed through the display panel.