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Liquid crystal display with a fast warm up

US5164849A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1990
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1336
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Display apparatus and method having window shade heating. The display has an active matrix LCD with a plurality of elements and a backlight having a variable brightness. During warm-up of the display, the operating temperature will be below the normal operating temperature. To decrease warm-up time, the LCD elements are darkened and the brightness of the backlight is increased.

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