Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080212298 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR A COMPONENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure describes a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for mounting an electronic device; and a connector for receiving connections from the electronic device. In the PCB, the connector is located on either the bottom side or the edge of the side of the PCB. The electronic device can be a display module. | 09-04-2008 |
20080297469 | VISUAL NOTIFICATION METHODS FOR CANDY-BAR TYPE CELLPHONES - A wireless handheld communications device with a liquid crystal display, especially, a field sequential liquid crystal display, includes a visual notification for a powered up, inactive state. The visual notification is preferably through a light emitting diode that may be part of the backlighting system for the LCD or may be independent from the backlighting system. The waveforms, periodicity, colour selection, and colour sequencing may be customizable by one or both of the manufacturer and user. | 12-04-2008 |
20090010595 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO IMPROVE BACKLIGHT UNIFORMITY - A method for providing a hot spot filter for a light guide is provided by taking an image of the light output pattern of an illuminated light guide. The hot spot filter may be a film, a layer, or an additional liquid crystal display dedicated to attenuating bright spots from the light guide. The hot spot filter may be incorporated into the image display by adjusting the grey scale of individual pixels to provide sufficient compensation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090219244 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INTENSITY VALUE AND A BACKLIGHT LEVEL FOR A DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a system and method for determining pixel intensity values (luma values) for an image being displayed on a display of an electronic device, then adjusting the pixel intensity and the backlight level for the image that is output to a liquid crystal display (LCD). The system comprises: a display for displaying an image to be displayed on the device; an image adjustment module to identify the pixel intensity values of the image, to determine new pixel intensity values for the image based in part on the original pixel intensity values, to provide the (adjusted) image at the new pixel intensity values to the display and to determine a backlight level for the image at the new pixel intensity values. The system further comprises a backlight system to provide a backlight for the adjusted image at the adjusted backlight level. | 09-03-2009 |
20100020227 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FLASH - A method of controlling a flash output for capturing an image in a portable electronic device having a digital camera includes receiving light at an image sensor, determining a flash output adjusted for colour and brightness based on the light received at the image sensor, providing the flash output, and capturing a resultant image at a digital image processor. | 01-28-2010 |
20100156865 | AUTOMATIC SCREEN AND KEYPAD BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ON A MOBILE HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method is set forth for automatically adjusting screen and keypad brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, display screen and keypad, for optimum legibility under varying lighting conditions, with minimal eye strain and distraction. The method includes obtaining light level samples from the light sensor, and independently adjusting backlight intensity of the display screen and keypad responsive to the light level samples. Preferably, correct screen and keypad adjustments are made responsive to pulling the handheld device out of its holster notwithstanding non-optimal ambient light detection while the device is being removed from the holster. According to another aspect, the described method allows for ambient light detection in a handheld device where the light sensor and a message notification indicator share a common light pipe. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156962 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE WHITE COLOUR POINT IN A FIELD-SEQUENTIAL LCD OVER TIME - A field sequential liquid crystal display maintains its white colour point through compensation values to at least one colour light emitting diode that illuminates the display. The compensation values may be impedances to control the current or pulsing of the current source according to a pulse width modulation technique. A degradation curve may be used to calculate extrapolate the theoretical forward voltage of the light emitting diode. Additional complexity arises from the need for calculating uptime for multiple light emitting diodes of different colours. Brightness levels may also be factored in. Additional processing of a display element may be provided when a grey scale image is being generated. | 06-24-2010 |
20100177078 | Dual-Function Light Guide for LCD Backlight - A light emitter/sensor includes a lamp, a light sensor, a light guide, and a light controller. The light guide has a pair of opposite ends and is optically-coupled to the lamp and the light sensor at one of the ends. The light guide is configured to convey light emitted from the lamp to the other end of the light guide, and from that other end to the light sensor. The light controller is coupled to the lamp and the light sensor and is configured to flash the lamp and to determine the intensity of light at that other end of the light guide, via the light guide and the light sensor, during an interval between the flashes. | 07-15-2010 |
20100223461 | SECURE DATA TRANSFER ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A handheld communications device comprises a display device, and a data processor that is in communication with the display device. The data processor is configured to generate an encryption key, and vary a visual output of the display device in accordance with a bit sequence of the encryption key. The varying visual output comprises a sequence of colours rendered on the display device and/or brightness levels output by the display device. | 09-02-2010 |
20100315450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A BACKLIGHT LEVEL FOR A DISPLAY ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides a system and method for adjusting a backlight level for an image being displayed on an electronic device. The system comprises: a display for displaying an image to be backlit; memory storing a numeric representation of the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis; and a backlight adjustment module to calculate a pixel-by-pixel, running average of an intensity of the image using the numeric representation and to determine a backlight level for the image using the running average, the running average being calculated according to an equation that calculates a new average using a previous average and a current pixel intensity value to avoid an overflow condition when calculating the running average. | 12-16-2010 |
20120071209 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING ENERGY FROM THE DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mounted on the circuit board and adapted to be connected to a display. Display connection lines are carried by the circuit board and interconnect the display connector and processor for carrying signals from the processor to the display connector and a connected display. Filters are carried by the circuit board and connected to the display connection lines and reduce any interfering energy from the processor and display. | 03-22-2012 |
20120249864 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FLASH - A method of controlling a flash output for capturing an image in a portable electronic device having a digital camera includes receiving light at an image sensor, determining a flash output adjusted for colour and brightness based on the light received at the image sensor, providing the flash output, and capturing a resultant image at a digital image processor. | 10-04-2012 |
20120280955 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING ENERGY FROM THE DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mounted on the circuit board and adapted to be connected to a display. Display connection lines are carried by the circuit board and interconnect the display connector and processor for carrying signals from the processor to the display connector and a connected display. Filters are carried by the circuit board and connected to the display connection lines and reduce any interfering energy from the processor and display. | 11-08-2012 |
20120294441 | SECURE DATA TRANSFER ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A handheld communications device and method for transmitting an encryption key are provided. The method comprises: generating an encryption key via the data processor, the encryption key comprising a bit sequence; and varying an output of the display device over a period of time to transmit the encryption key from the handheld communications device by varying at least one of a sequence at least one of colour rendered on the display device or a sequence of brightness levels output by the display device. | 11-22-2012 |
20130009927 | DUAL-FUNCTION LIGHT GUIDE FOR LCD BACKLIGHT - A light emitter/sensor includes a lamp, a light sensor, a light guide, and a light controller. The light guide has a pair of opposite ends and is optically-coupled to the lamp and the light sensor at one of the ends. The light guide is configured to convey light emitted from the lamp to the other end of the light guide, and from that other end to the light sensor. The light controller is coupled to the lamp and the light sensor and is configured to flash the lamp and to determine the intensity of light at that other end of the light guide, via the light guide and the light sensor, during an interval between the flashes. | 01-10-2013 |
20130089200 | SECURE DATA TRANSFER ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A handheld communications device for transmitting an encryption key is provided. The device comprises a display device, and a data processor. The data processor of the handheld communications device is in communication with the display device. The data processor is configured to generate an encryption key, and to vary a visual output of the display device over time in accordance with a bit sequence of the encryption key. The varying visual output comprises a sequence of colours and/or brightness levels output by the display device. | 04-11-2013 |