IP Library Granted Patent US 8,072,444
Granted Patent B2
US 8,072,444 · App. 11/180,103 · Granted Dec 6, 2011

Display device and electronic apparatus using the same

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Patent No.
US 8,072,444
App. No.
11/180,103
Granted
Dec 6, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-detecting element, an analog-to-digital converter circuit, and a parallel-serial converter circuit are mounted on a substrate, using a thin film transistor, of an active matrix-type display device, and when a circuit is selected by an external chip-select signal, the luminance is adjusted by transmitting a signal of the light-detecting element, converted into digital data, to a luminance control circuit in sync with a clock signal.

Claims (33)

1. A display device comprising:

a light-detecting element, and

a data transmission circuit that converts a signal outputted from said light-detecting element into serial digital data and outputs the result,

said light-detecting element and said data transmission circuit being provided on a substrate on which a pixel switching element is disposed,

said light-detecting element and said data transmission circuit being disposed substantially adjacent to a display region and connected together by wiring,

wherein luminance is adjusted based on said serial digital data.

2. A display device comprising:

a light detecting element disposed on a substrate;

a data transmission circuit, disposed on the substrate, that converts a signal outputted from said light detecting element into serial digital data and outputs the result; and

a luminance control circuit that drives a light source disposed in the front or back of said substrate and adjusts the luminance based on a signal outputted from said data transmission circuit;

said light-detecting element and said luminance control circuit being disposed substantially adjacent to a display region and connected together by wiring,

wherein said luminance control circuit is provided on a substrate on which a pixel switching element is disposed.

3. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said data transmission circuit comprises an analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts a signal outputted from said light-detecting element into a digital signal and a parallel-serial converter circuit that converts the output of said analog-to-digital converter circuit into serial digital data and outputs the result.

4. The display device as defined in claim 2 , wherein said data transmission circuit comprises an analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts a signal outputted from said light-detecting element into a digital signal and a parallel-serial converter circuit that converts the output of said analog-to-digital converter circuit into serial digital data and outputs the result.

5. A display device comprising:

a light-detecting element; and

a luminance control circuit that drives a light source disposed in the front or back of a substrate and adjusts a luminance of the light source based on a signal outputted from said light-detecting element, said light-detecting element and said luminance control circuit being disposed substantially adjacent to a display region and connected by wiring lines;

wherein said light-detecting element and said luminance control circuit are provided on said substrate on which a pixel switching element is disposed.

6. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal outputted from said light-detecting element is provided on said substrate.

7. The display device as defined in claim 2 , wherein an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal outputted from said light-detecting element is provided on said substrate.

8. The display device as defined in claim 5 , wherein an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal outputted from said light-detecting element is provided on said substrate.

9. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least said data transmission circuit is comprised of an IC (Integrated Circuit) mounted on said substrate having a structure prepared by the chip-on-glass process.

10. The display device as defined in claim 2 , wherein at least said data transmission circuit is comprised of an IC (Integrated Circuit) mounted on said substrate having structure prepared by the chip-on-glass process.

11. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least said data transmission circuit is comprised of a thin-film transistor formed on said substrate.

12. The display device as defined in claim 2 , wherein at least said data transmission circuit is comprised of a thin-film transistor formed on said substrate.

13. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal outputted from said light-detecting element is provided on said substrate and said amplifier circuit is comprised of an IC (Integrated Circuit) mounted on said substrate.

14. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal outputted from said light-detecting element is provided on said substrate and said amplifier circuit is comprised of a thin-film transistor formed on said substrate.

15. The display device as defined in claim 8 , wherein said luminance control circuit is comprised of an IC (Integrated Circuit) mounted on said substrate.

16. The display device as defined in claim 2 , wherein said luminance control circuit is comprised of a thin-film transistor formed on said substrate.

17. A transmission-type display device comprising the display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein a light source is disposed in the back of said substrate.

18. A reflection-type display device comprising the display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein a light source is disposed closer to the front side of said reflection-type display device at least than said substrate.

19. The display device as defined in claim 1 , wherein a light emitting element is disposed on the front side of said substrate.

20. An electronic device comprising the display device as defined in claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: GOLD CHARM LIMITED
To: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063351/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2013
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: GOLD CHARM LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030024/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2005
From: IKEDA, NAOYASU; HAGA, HIROSHI; OTOSE, TOMOHIKO; UCHIKAWA, TATSUYA; SUZUKI, DAISUKE
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016749/0420 →