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Character highlighting apparatus and display apparatus comprising the character highlighting apparatus

US8791961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 2013
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/0686
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a character highlighting control apparatus including a highlighting degree controller and an image quality converter, wherein a character part and a background part are in an image to be displayed on a display screen. The highlighting degree controller is configured to control a panel driver to increase a luminance of a pixel in the character part. The image quality converter is configured to decrease a luminance of a pixel in the background part when the luminance of the pixel in the character part is increased.

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