Display apparatus and driving method therefor
US8248359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133609
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display apparatus includes a display section, a backlight, and a drive section. The display section is formed from a liquid crystal display apparatus of the transmission type having a display area formed from pixels arranged in a matrix. The backlight is formed from a plurality of light source units disposed individually corresponding to a plurality of display area units which form the display area and configured to illuminate the back side of the display section. The drive section is configured to drive the display section and the backlight based on input signals from the outside. The drive section includes a control section configured to control a light emitting state of the light source unit corresponding to each of the display area units based on a display area unit internal maximum input signal which indicates a maximum value from among the input signals corresponding to the display area unit.
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