| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 315157000 | Discharge control discharge device load controlled by the radiant energy responsive device | 7 |
| 20090001894 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING A DRIVING CURRENT OF A LIGHT SOURCE IN A SCREEN AND DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF - A method for calculating a driving current of a light source in a screen includes detecting a light signal of a displaying light emitted from the screen, and calculating the driving current of the light source according to the light signal. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090045750 | UV LIGHT SYSTEM - The light system has a plurality of bulbs configured to emit light when energised by microwaves, an outer conductive element which is at least partially transmissive to UV light; and an inner conductor situated within the outer conductive element. The inner conductor of the light system coupled directly to a microwave source. Additionally, the inner conductor is provided with a plurality of projections, each projection contacts one of the bulbs to promote even distribution of the microwave energy. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090058307 | Illumination device and method for adapting an emission characteristic of an illumination device - An illumination device is specified which includes a radiation source having at least one light-emitting diode, a control unit and a radiation receiving unit. The radiation receiving unit is provided, during operation of the illumination device for receiving both a radiation emitted by the radiation source and a reference radiation and for generating a measurement signal upon receiving the radiation from the radiation source and a reference signal upon receiving the reference radiation. An operating point for the radiation source is tunable by the control unit in a manner dependent on the measurement signal and the reference signal. Furthermore, a method is specified by which an emission characteristic of an illumination device can be adapted to a predetermined emission characteristic in a simplified manner. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090121641 | Illumination system and illumination control method - This invention discloses an illumination method and an illumination control method. An embodiment of the illumination system includes two light detection modules for detecting a light produced by a light emitting diode and an ambient light, calculating a reference spectral distribution based on a detection result of the ambient light, comparing the detection result of the light emitting diode with the reference spectral distribution, and driving the illumination module to emit a light matching with the reference spectral distribution based on a comparison result. Another embodiment of the illumination system includes a light detection module for periodically switching the light emitting diode to emit light and stop emitting light. When the light emitting diode stops an illumination period, the light detection module detects an ambient light, and when the light emitting diode continues an illumination period, the light detection module detects a light produced by the light emitting diode. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090134807 | COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LED BACKLIGHTS - Disclosed herein are embodiments of color management systems and methods for LED backlights. One exemplary system comprises: a collection device adapted to collect optical signals of the LED array, transform the optical signals into electric signals and send the electric signals; a control device connected with the collection device adapted to process the electric signals, compare processing results with calibration values and output brightness control signals according to comparison results; and a driver device connected with the control device adapted to adjust brightness of the LED array according to the brightness control signals. Embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used to effectively adjust the brightness of LED backlights and/or keep the color coordinate values of the backlights constant in order to help ensure display quality. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120001553 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATION - A method and system are set forth for automatically adjusting keypad luminance based on display content. In one embodiment, the method comprises calculating a lighting level based on ambient light; calculating a luminance level of an image on the display; setting a maximum lighting level to the luminance level of the image on the display; and in the event the calculated lighting level exceeds the maximum lighting level then selecting the maximum lighting level, and in the event the calculated lighting level does not exceed the maximum lighting level then selecting the calculated lighting level. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120161646 | BACKLIGHT CONTROL CIRCUIT - A backlight control circuit includes a driver circuit, a sensing circuit, and a control circuit. The driver circuit adjusts an illumination intensity of a backlight source. The sensing circuit senses an environmental illumination intensity. The control circuit is set between the driver circuit and the sensing circuit. The control circuit controls the driver circuit to adjust an illumination intensity of a backlight source according to the sensed environmental illumination intensity. | 06-28-2012 |
