US5515074A
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Density control method and device in display device
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-12-22
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Granted: 1996-05-07
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Expires: 2014-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A density control device including a control section connected to a display device, for controlling a display density in a screen of the display device; a main memory connected to the control section for storing an updated density data for the screen; a data memory connected to the control section and preliminarily storing proper density data corresponding to temperatures; a temperature sensor connected to the data memory for detecting an environmental temperature of the display device during its use; and a data input-output device for performing input/output of density data to/from the main memory. When a power supply of the display device is turned on, the control section controls the display density in the screen according to either the updated density data stored in the main memory or the density data stored in the data memory corresponding to the environmental temperature detected by the temperature sensor, thus setting a desired display density. Accordingly, the display density in the screen can be automatically adjusted to a desired density.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiko Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:05
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A density control method in a display device having a screen whose display density is susceptible to an environmental temperature of said display device during its use, comprising the steps of: detecting said environmental temperature by a temperature sensor upon turning on a power supply of said display device, and simultaneously reading a density data in a last condition of preceding operation of said display device from a memory; comparing said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor and a temperature corresponding to said density data in said last condition of said preceding operation; setting said display density in said screen according to said density data in said last condition of said preceding operation when a difference between said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor and said temperature corresponding to said density data falls within a predetermined range; and setting said display density in said screen according to said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor when said difference exceeds said predetermined range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A density control method in a display device having a screen whose display density is susceptible to an environmental temperature of said display device during its use, comprising the steps of: detecting said environmental temperature by a temperature sensor upon turning on a power supply of said display device, and simultaneously reading a density data in a last condition of preceding operation of said display device from a memory; comparing said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor and a temperature corresponding to said density data in said last condition of said preceding operation; setting said display density in said screen according to said density data in said last condition of said preceding operation when a difference between said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor and said temperature corresponding to said density data falls within a predetermined range; and setting said display density in said screen according to said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor when said difference exceeds said predetermined range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
152 words
A density control device in a display device having a screen whose display density is susceptible to an environmental temperature of said display device during its use, comprising: a control section connected to said display device for controlling said display density in said screen of said display device; a main memory connected to said control section for storing an updated density data for said screen; a data memory connected to said control section and preliminarily storing proper density data corresponding to temperatures; a temperature sensor connected to said data memory for detecting said environmental temperature; and a data input-output device for performing input/output of density data to/from said main memory; said control section controlling said display density in said screen according to one of said updated density data stored in said main memory and said density data stored in said data memory corresponding to said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
152 words
A density control device in a display device having a screen whose display density is susceptible to an environmental temperature of said display device during its use, comprising: a control section connected to said display device for controlling said display density in said screen of said display device; a main memory connected to said control section for storing an updated density data for said screen; a data memory connected to said control section and preliminarily storing proper density data corresponding to temperatures; a temperature sensor connected to said data memory for detecting said environmental temperature; and a data input-output device for performing input/output of density data to/from said main memory; said control section controlling said display density in said screen according to one of said updated density data stored in said main memory and said density data stored in said data memory corresponding to said environmental temperature detected by said temperature sensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A density control device according to claim 2, further comprising a manual control mechanism for performing manual control of said display density in said screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A density control device according to claim 2, further comprising automatic temperature follow-up control means for automatically performing fine adjustment of said display density with a change in said environmental temperature of said display device during its use.
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