IP Library Granted Patent US 8,319,454
Granted Patent B2
US 8,319,454 · App. 12/732,900 · Granted Nov 27, 2012

Driving device, backlight with the driving device and driving method of backlight

Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,319,454
App. No.
12/732,900
Granted
Nov 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a driving device for a backlight with a plurality of LED units. The driving device can include a control module for controlling output voltage of the driving device; a light modulation module for adjusting overall current of the backlight; and a current regulating module for obtaining signals for adjusting individual current of each LED unit and adjusting the individual current of each LED unit according to the signals.

Claims (25)

1. A driving device for a backlight with a plurality of LED units, comprising:

a control module for controlling output voltage of the driving device;

a light modulation module for adjusting overall current of the plurality of LED units; and

a current regulating module for obtaining signals for adjusting individual current of each LED unit according to the signals;

wherein the current regulating module comprises a receiving unit for receiving signals for adjusting the individual current of each LED unit in the backlight and a plurality of storing units for storing those signals.

2. The driving device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the signals is a digital signal and the current regulating module further comprises a digital/analogous conversion unit for converting the digital signal into an analogous signal sent to each LED unit so as to adjust resistance of each LED unit.

3. The driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the current regulating module comprises a plurality of voltage regulators, each voltage regulator comprises a sampling resistor.

4. The driving device according to claim 1 , wherein each LED unit is a color LED unit selected from a red LED, a green LED and a blue LED.

5. A backlight, comprising:

a plurality of LED units; and

a driving device, comprising:

a control module for controlling output voltage of the driving device;

a light modulation module for adjusting overall current of the plurality of LED units; and

a current regulating module for obtaining signals for adjusting individual current of each LED unit according to the signals;

wherein the current regulating module comprises a receiving unit for receiving signals for adjusting the individual current of each LED unit in the backlight and a plurality of storing units for storing those signals.

6. The backlight according to claim 5 , wherein each of the signals is a digital signal and the current regulating module further comprises a digital/analogous conversion unit for converting the digital signal into an analogous signal sent to each LED unit so as to adjust resistance of each LED unit.

7. The backlight according to claim 5 , wherein the current regulating module comprises a plurality of voltage regulators, each voltage regulator comprises a sampling resistor.

8. The backlight according to claim 5 , wherein each LED unit is a color LED unit selected from a red LED, a green LED and a blue LED.

9. A method of driving a LED backlight with a plurality of LED units, the method comprising following steps of:

obtaining signals for adjusting individual current of each LED unit of the plurality of LED units in the backlight; and

adjusting respective current of each LED unit in the backlight according to the obtained signal;

wherein the step of obtaining signals for adjusting the individual current of each LED unit in the backlight comprises:

obtaining current differences among LED units in the backlight;

generating voltage adjusting signals for each LED unit according to the current difference; and

the step of adjusting respective current of each LED unit in the backlight according to the obtained signal comprises adjusting voltage of each LED unit according to the voltage adjusting signals, respectively.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2015
From: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 036644/0601 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2010
From: YIN, XINSHE
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024165/0743 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0081014 · Mar 27, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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