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Method of dimming backlight assembly

US8599225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2010
Grant dateDec 3, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/16
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of gray-scale values is extracted from image signals corresponding to a dimming area to calculate a mean value of the gray-scale values, and at least one of a variance, a standard deviation, a kurtosis, a skewness, a central moment, and an image moment is calculated using the mean value. Then, a representative gray-scale value corresponding to the dimming area is determined using the calculated values, and a dimming function for the light sources included in the dimming area is determined based on the representative gray-scale value. Then, the light sources included in the dimming area are driven based on the dimming function.

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