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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 |
20110102451 | MULTIPLE ORIENTATION MOBILE ELECTRONIC HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD OF AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING AND BACKLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IMPLEMENTED THEREIN - A method is set forth for automatically adjusting display brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, display screen and orientation sensor, for legibility under varying lighting conditions and orientations of the device. The method includes obtaining light level samples from the light sensor, and orientation from the orientation sensor, and adjusting backlight intensity of the display responsive to the light level samples and orientation of the device. Preferably, backlight adjustments are made from dim to bright notwithstanding orientation of the device whereas adjustments from bright to dim are made only for orientations of the device where the light sensor is unlikely to be covered. | 05-05-2011 |
20120105774 | DISPLAY DEVICES CONTAINING A CIRCULAR POLARIZING SYSTEM AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Various embodiments include devices and methods that allow a display device to, among other things, substantially match reflected color or luminance, or both, between a lens border and an active area of the display device. In one embodiment, a circular polarizer located external to a display area of the device is used. In one embodiment an additional quarter wave retarder located external to the display area is used. | 05-03-2012 |
20120218312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY REGIONS FOR A DISPLAY ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure describes a system and method for adjusting a display area for a display for an electronic device. The display system comprises: a display having a first region and a second region; a backlight for the display; and a display adjustment module located adjacent to the first region of the display, the display adjustment module having a first transmissivity mode where light from the backlight passes through the module to the first region and a second transmissivity mode where the light from the backlight is at least partially blocked from passing through the display adjustment module. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218314 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO QUICKLY FADE THE LUMINANCE OF AN OLED DISPLAY - Various embodiments include devices, methods, circuits, data structures, and software that allow for rapid variation in the luminance of an OLED display panel. An OLED display driver circuit can include a first input, a second input, and a scaling circuit. The first input is to receive a scaling factor. The second input is to receive an image input signal including a digital representation of a desired output for a pixel. The scaling circuit is to multiply a pixel-level output voltage associated with the desired output for the pixel by the scaling factor. | 08-30-2012 |
20120292169 | QUANTUM DOTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE EXTERIOR SURFACE - Applying quantum dots to surface features of an electronic device to augment or replace reflective and transmissive features. Applying quantum dots can yield more efficient illumination of those features and can permit use of diverse internal light sources to cause those features to emit any color of visible light. An electronic device, keyboard for same and method of applying features to areas of the exterior surface of an electronic device are provided. Quantum dots are applied to an area of the exterior surface that is illuminated by the device's internal light source. The quantum dots absorb incident light then emit predetermined longer wavelength light. The interior light may be a UV light, high energy light emitting diode, or back light. The quantum dots can be applied to exterior surfaces, buttons or key on electronic devices, mobile devices, and keyboards for mobile devices. | 11-22-2012 |
20120313908 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TRANSMITTED BY AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of adjusting electromagnetic radiation transmitted by an optical element is described. The method includes sensing the electromagnetic radiation transmitted by the optical element to produce sensed electromagnetic radiation information, and adjusting the sensed electromagnetic radiation information to produce adjusted electromagnetic radiation information based on the a spectral transmission of the optical element. | 12-13-2012 |
20130135892 | LIGHT GUIDE APPARATUS - A light guide apparatus for an electronic device is described. The light guide apparatus includes a light guide having a first surface and an second surface; a light source, the light guide and the light source being arranged to couple light from the source into the light guide through the second surface of the light guide, the second surface and the light source defining a gap therebetween; and a reflector positioned above the light source and the light guide, and extending over at least a portion of the gap and at least a portion of the front surface of the light guide. | 05-30-2013 |
20150062059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHES - An electronic device includes a display controller, first drive electrodes operably coupled to the display controller to drive the first drive electrodes to detect touches on a display while the electronic device is operating in a normal power condition, a touch controller operably coupled to the display controller, second drive electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller to drive the second drive electrodes to detect touches on the display while the electronic device is operating in a reduced power condition, and sense electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100052543 | DUAL LIGHT SENSORS ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device capable of assuming an open configuration and a closed configuration comprises a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor. When the portable electronic device is in the open configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the primary light sensor, and when the portable electronic device is in the closed configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the secondary light sensor. | 03-04-2010 |
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 |
20130154485 | DUAL LIGHT SENSORS ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device capable of assuming an open configuration and a closed configuration comprises a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor. When the portable electronic device is in the open configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the primary light sensor, and when the portable electronic device is in the closed configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the secondary light sensor. | 06-20-2013 |
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20110163158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING A CARD - Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information. | 07-07-2011 |
20140125318 | SIGNAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A signal detection system for use with a signaling system is disclosed, the signal detection system comprising a plurality of electrical terminals including a source terminal and an output terminal, the output terminal being connected to a signaling device. An auxiliary terminal electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrical terminals is provided. A current sensor is coupled to the auxiliary terminal for detecting an electrical signal for controlling the signaling device. The current sensor generating an output signal in response to the detection of the electrical signal for controlling the signaling device for monitoring the status of the signaling device. Also disclosed is a method for installing a signal detection system in a wayside signaling system including a signaling device for monitoring a status of the signaling device. An apparatus for connecting a current sensor to a signaling device is also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140202347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING A CARD - Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110273374 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING SLIDING DISPLAY - A handheld electronic device comprising a housing having a keyboard support member and a base, the base having a first section spaced apart from and opposing the keyboard support member to define a cavity therebetween, the base having a second section that extends from the first section beyond an open end of the cavity, the housing further comprising opposed first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall protruding from a first peripheral side edge of the second section of the base and the second sidewall protruding from a second peripheral side edge of the second section of the base. A display assembly is slidably mounted to the housing and comprising a display screen on a front face thereof, the display assembly being slidable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein in the retracted position a first portion of the display screen is received within the cavity facing towards the keyboard support member and a second portion of the display screen is viewable outside of the cavity and disposed between the first and second sidewalls, and in the extended position the first portion and the second portion of the display screen are viewable outside of the cavity. | 11-10-2011 |
20120046076 | MOBILE PHONE - A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge assembly rotatably coupling the first housing to the second housing and enabling movement of the device between an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the device is in the open configuration, the first housing is planar with the second housing. | 02-23-2012 |
20140146200 | ENTRIES TO AN ELECTRONIC CALENDAR - An example method of entering calendar events into an electronic calendar involves capturing a digital image of a document that contains a written calendar event; analyzing the digital image of the document containing the written calendar event to extract text information appearing on the digital image of the document; matching the extracted text information in the digital image of the written calendar event document to a date in the electronic calendar; and populating the extracted text information to at least one field of the electronic calendar associated with the date. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110107342 | PROCESS SCHEDULER EMPLOYING ORDERING FUNCTION TO SCHEDULE THREADS RUNNING IN MULTIPLE ADAPTIVE PARTITIONS - A system is set forth that includes a processor, one or more memory storage units, and software code stored in the one or more memory storage units. The software code is executable by the processor to generate a plurality of adaptive partitions that are each associated with one or more process threads. Each of the plurality, of adaptive partitions has one or more corresponding scheduling attributes that are assigned to it. The software code further includes a scheduling system that is executable by the processor for selectively allocating the processor to run the process threads based on a comparison between ordering function values for each adaptive partition. The ordering function value for each adaptive partition is calculated using one or more of the scheduling attributes of the corresponding adaptive partition. The scheduling attributes that may be used to calculate the ordering function value include, for example, 1) the process budget, such as a guaranteed time budget, of the adaptive partition, 2) the critical budget, if any, of the adaptive partition, 3) the rate at which the process threads of an adaptive partition consume processor time, or the like. For each adaptive partition that is associated with a critical thread, a critical ordering function value also may be calculated. The scheduling system may compare the ordering function value with the critical ordering function value of the adaptive partition to determine the proper manner of billing the adaptive partition for the processor allocation used to run its associated critical threads. Methods of implementing various aspects of such a system are also set forth. | 05-05-2011 |
20130247066 | Process Scheduler Employing Adaptive Partitioning of Process Threads - A system includes a processor and memory storage units storing software code. The software code comprises code for a scheduling system and for generating a plurality of adaptive partitions that are each associated with one or more process threads and that each have a corresponding processor budget. The code also is executable to, when the system is under a normal load, allocate the processor to one of the threads that is in a ready state and has the highest priority among the process threads that are in a ready state. The code is also executable to, when the system is in overload, allocate the processor to one of the process threads that is in a ready state and has the highest priority among the process threads that are in a ready state and for which the adaptive partition that the process thread is associated with has available guaranteed processor budget. | 09-19-2013 |
20140245311 | ADAPTIVE PARTITIONING FOR OPERATING SYSTEM - An adaptive partition scheduler is a priority-based scheduler that also provides execution time guarantees (fair-share). Execution time guarantees apply to threads or groups of threads when the system is overloaded. When the system is not overloaded, threads are scheduled based strictly on priority, maintaining strict real-time behavior. When the system is overloaded, threads are scheduled based priority of threads that are in a ready state and based on the available guaranteed processor time budget of the adaptive partition associated with each thread. | 08-28-2014 |