IP Library Granted Patent US 8,654,062
Granted Patent B2
US 8,654,062 · App. 12/351,338 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Multimedia system and remote control device thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,654,062
App. No.
12/351,338
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multimedia system and a remote control device are provided. The multimedia system includes a remote sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a display apparatus. The remote sensor is used for sensing an environmental luminance. The wireless transmitter is used for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the environmental luminance. The display apparatus includes a light source and a wireless receiver. The display apparatus receives the control signal via the wireless receiver and adjusts a brightness level of the light source based on the control signal.

Claims (27)

1. A multimedia system, comprising:

a remote sensor for sensing a user environmental luminance, the remote sensor being provided near a user to sense the user environmental luminance around the user;

a wireless transmitter, coupled to the remote sensor, for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user environmental luminance; and

a display apparatus, comprising a wireless receiver receiving the control signal and a light source providing light for the display apparatus, the display apparatus further comprising a near-end sensor for sensing a neighboring luminance;

wherein the display apparatus receives the control signal from the wireless transmitter and the neighboring luminance from the near-end sensor via wired transmission, and adjusts a brightness level of the light source according to the control signal and the neighboring luminance to achieve a brightness adjustment for the display apparatus.

2. The multimedia system of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) or a light emitting diode (LED) lamp.

3. The multimedia system of claim 1 , wherein the remote sensor and the wireless transmitter are integrated in a remote control device capable of communicating with the display apparatus.

4. The multimedia system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transmitter communicates with the wireless receiver via an infra-red (IR) signal or a radio frequency (RF) signal.

5. A multimedia system, comprising: a remote sensor, for sensing a user environmental color temperature, the remote sensor being provided near a user to sense the user environmental color temperature;

a wireless transmitter, coupled to the remote sensor, for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user environmental color temperature; and

a display apparatus, comprising a wireless receiver receiving the control signal and a light source providing light for the display apparatus,

the display apparatus further comprising a near-end sensor for sensing a neighboring color temperature;

wherein the display apparatus receives the control signal from the wireless transmitter and the neighboring color temperature from the near-end sensor via wired transmission, and adjusts a brightness level of the light source and performs a white balance procedure on an image to be displayed according to the received control signal and the neighboring color temperature to achieve a white balance adjustment for the display apparatus.

6. The multimedia system of claim 5 , wherein the remote sensor comprises a set of RGB light sensors and an analog-to-digital converter for converting a sensed result of the set of RGB light sensors into the control signal.

7. The multimedia system of claim 5 , wherein the display apparatus adjusts a gray level of the image during the white balance procedure.

8. The multimedia system of claim 5 , wherein the display apparatus adjusts the brightness level of the light source during the white balance procedure.

9. The multimedia system of claim 8 , wherein the light source comprises an LED lamp.

10. The multimedia system of claim 5 , wherein the remote sensor and the wireless transmitter are integrated in a remote control device capable of communicating with the display apparatus.

11. The multimedia system of claim 5 , wherein the wireless transmitter communicates with the wireless receiver via an IR signal or an RF signal.

12. A remote control device, comprising: sensor, for sensing a user environmental parameter,

the remote sensor being provided near a user to sense the user environmental parameter around the user; and

a wireless transmitter, coupled to the sensor, for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user environmental parameter to a display apparatus;

wherein the display apparatus comprises a light source providing light for the apparatus, the display apparatus further comprises a near-end sensor for sensing a neighboring environmental parameter, the display apparatus receives the control signal from the wireless transmitter and the neighboring environmental parameter from the near-end sensor via wired transmission˜ and the display apparatus adjusts a brightness level of the light source according to the received control signal and the neighboring environmental parameter to achieve a brightness adjustment for the display apparatus.

13. The remote control device of claim 12 , wherein the user environmental parameter is selected from a group consisting of an environmental luminance and an environmental color temperature.

14. The remote control device of claim 12 , wherein after receiving the control signal from the wireless transmitter, the display apparatus performs a white balance procedure for an image based on the control signal.

15. The remote control device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless transmitter communicates with the display apparatus via an IR signal or an RF signal.

16. The remote control device of claim 12 , wherein the remote control device comprises a set of RGB light sensors and an analog-to-digital converter for converting a sensed result of the set of RGB light sensors into the control signal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 055486/0870 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 8, 2019
From: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 050665/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2009
From: SHEN, YUN-HUNG
To: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 022084/0081 →