Method to utilize force sensors to adjust the LCD pattern or brightness on a display

1. A system comprising:

a display;

a display cover;

two or more stress sensors disposed between the display and the display cover along each side of the display cover at predetermined locations to minimize a display pattern created by stress applied by the display cover; and

a lighting control system coupled to the display and the two or more stress sensors, the lighting control system configured to receive one or more signals from each of the two or more stress sensors and to reduce the display pattern created by the stress of a subgroup of lighting elements associated with the two or more stress sensors, wherein the subgroup of lighting elements is one of a plurality of subgroups of lighting elements of the display.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the two or more stress sensors comprise one or more of a force sensor or a strain gauge.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the two or more stress sensors are coupled to the lighting control system by a separate conductor.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the two or more stress sensors are coupled to the lighting control system by a bus.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a sensor analysis system configured to receive the signal from each of the stress sensors and to convert the signal to an associated force value.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a pixel mapping system configured to associate one or more light emitting elements with a stress sensor location.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a backlight adjustment system configured to receive a control signal associated with the one or more signals from the two or more stress sensors and to modify a backlight level associated with the subgroup of lighting elements by reducing a pulse width modulation of a power source to the subgroup of lighting elements using a nonlinear relationship in response to the one or more signals.

8. A method for preventing light leakage from a display, comprising:

measuring a force at one of two or more stress sensors disposed along each side on a display applied by a display cover;

determining a subgroup of light emitting elements of the display associated with the one of the two or more stress sensors; and

reducing a display pattern created by stress of the subgroup of light emitting elements of the display.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

determining that the force at the one of the two or more stress sensors has been removed; and

increasing the backlight brightness of the subgroup of light emitting elements of the display.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein measuring the force at the one of the two or more stress sensors disposed along each side on the display comprises measuring the force at two or more of the two or more stress sensors disposed along each side on the display.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein measuring the force at the one of the two or more stress sensors disposed along each side on the display comprises measuring the force at two or more of the two or more stress sensors disposed along each side on the display applied by the display cover.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein reducing the display pattern created by stress of the subgroup of light emitting elements of the display comprises reducing the backlight brightness of the subgroup of light emitting elements of the display by an amount proportional to the force.

13. A system comprising:

a plurality of subgroups of two or more stress sensors disposed between a display and a display cover along each side of two or more sides of the display cover; and

a lighting control system coupled to the display and the plurality of subgroups of two or more stress sensors, the lighting control system configured to receive one or more signals from one or more of the plurality of subgroups of two or more stress sensors when the display cover applies a force to one or more of the stress sensors of one of the subgroups and to reduce a display pattern created by stress of a subgroup of lighting elements associated with the one or more of the plurality of subgroups of two or more stress sensors associated with the one or more signals in response to the force.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the two or more stress sensors comprise one or more of a force sensor or a strain gauge and are configured to be activated by the display cover.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein each of the two or more stress sensors are coupled to the lighting control system by a separate conductor.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein each of the two or more stress sensors are coupled to the lighting control system by a bus.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a sensor analysis system configured to receive the signal from each of the stress sensors and to convert the signal to an associated force value.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a pixel mapping system configured to associate one or more light emitting elements with a stress sensor location.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a backlight adjustment system configured to receive a control signal associated with the one or more signals from the two or more stress sensors and to modify a display pattern created by stress associated with the subgroup of lighting elements by modifying a pulse width modulation of a power source for the subgroup of lighting elements.

20. The system of claim 13 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a sensor analysis system configured to receive the signal from each of the stress sensors and to convert the signal to an associated force value for each of the stress sensors.