SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS OF A DEVICE
An application for controlling the brightness of a display of a device includes having a first brightness setting and a second brightness setting, the first brightness setting is used to set the brightness of the display when two-dimensional content is displayed on the display while the second brightness setting is used to set the brightness of the display when three-dimensional content is displayed on the display. The first and second brightness settings are preferably administered through a user interface.
1 . An automatic brightness control comprising:
a display system having a display, the display system displaying two-dimensional content during a first interval and three-dimensional content during a second interval;
a means for determining when the three-dimensional content is displayed by the display system;
when the two-dimensional content is displayed by the display system, setting a brightness level of the display to a first brightness level; and
when the three-dimensional content is displayed by the display system, setting the brightness level of the display to a second brightness level.
2 . The automatic brightness control of claim 1 , further comprising a means for setting the first brightness level.
3 . The automatic brightness control of claim 1 , further comprising a means for setting the second brightness level.
4 . The automatic brightness control of claim 2 , wherein the second brightness level is changed to a mathematical function of the first brightness level responsive to the means for setting the first brightness level.
5 . The automatic brightness control of claim 1 , wherein the means for determining when the three-dimensional content is displayed extracts an indication of content-type from the content.
6 . The automatic brightness control of claim 1 , wherein the means for determining when the three-dimensional content is displayed consults an electronic program guide to determine when the three-dimensional content is being displayed.
7 . The automatic brightness control of claim 1 , wherein the means for determining when the three-dimensional content is displayed accesses an Internet application to determine when the three-dimensional content is being displayed.
8 . A method of automatically controlling the brightness of a display comprising:
(a) receiving content;
(b) determining if the content is two-dimensional content or three-dimensional content;
(c) if the content is the two-dimensional content, setting a brightness level of the display to a first brightness level;
(d) if the content is the three-dimensional content, setting the brightness level of the display to a second brightness level;
(e) displaying the content; and
(f) repeating steps a-f.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to a user interface, changing the first brightness level.
10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to a user interface, changing the second brightness level.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
changing the second brightness level based on a mathematical function of the first brightness level.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of when the three-dimensional content is displayed uses an indication of content-type from the content.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of when the three-dimensional content is displayed consults an electronic program guide to determine when the three-dimensional content is being displayed.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of when the three-dimensional content is displayed uses an Internet application to determine when the three-dimensional content is being displayed.
15 . A system for automatic control of brightness comprising:
a television comprising a display and a processor;
software running on the processor determines a type of content to be displayed selected from the group consisting of two-dimensional content and three-dimensional content;
software running on the processor sets a brightness level of the display to a first brightness level before displaying the two-dimensional content;
software running on the processor sets the brightness level of the display to a second brightness level before displaying the three-dimensional content; and
software running on the processor displays the content on the display.
16 . The system for automatic control of brightness of claim 15 , further comprising software running on the processor that sets the first brightness level responsive to an input from a viewer.
17 . The system for automatic control of brightness of claim 15 , further comprising software running on the processor that sets the second brightness level responsive to an input from a viewer.
18 . The system for automatic control of brightness of claim 16 , further comprising software running on the processor that changes the second brightness level to a mathematical function of the first brightness level responsive to the input from the viewer.
19 . The system for automatic control of brightness of claim 15 , wherein the software running on the processor determines the type of content to be displayed using an indication of content-type from the content.
20 . The system for automatic control of brightness of claim 15 , wherein the software running on the processor determines a type of content to be displayed consults an electronic program guide to determine when the three-dimensional content is being displayed.