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Personal computer capable of altering display luminance through key operation

US5315695A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1991
Grant dateMay 24, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/144
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery operable personal computer comprises a display, a keyboard, a CPU, and a power supply circuit. The display panel displays various types of data at a luminance level according to a value of a luminance control signal. The keyboard serves to enter data instructing alteration of the luminance level of the display unit. The CPU instructs the luminance level of the display unit in accordance with data entered through the keyboard, The power supply circuit controls the value of the luminance control signal to be supplied to the display unit in such a way that the luminance level of the display becomes one specified by the CPU.

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