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US 12,736,818 · App. 18/327,891 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Electronic device and controlling method of electronic device

Inventors: Kyongtae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Nari Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chanhyung Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Hoyoung Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02B27/0172G02B2027/0112G02B2027/0118G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 12,736,818
App. No.
18/327,891
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a power supply; a display including light-emitting diodes (“LED”s), a projection lens, and a waveguide arranged in a way such that light emitted from the LEDs is input to the waveguide through the projection lens, and light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for a first color is higher than light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for a second color; a memory; and a processor which determines a first driving power for a first LED which emits light of the first color and a second driving power for a second LED which emits light of the second color based on the light-outputting efficiencies of the waveguide for the first color and the second color, and controls the power supply in a way such that the first and second driving powers are supplied to the first and second LEDs, respectively.

Claims (13)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a power supply;

a display comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a projection lens, and a waveguide, which are arranged in a way such that light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting diodes is input to the waveguide through the projection lens, wherein light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for a first color based on diffraction of the light input thereto is higher than light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for a second color based on the diffraction of the light input thereto;

a memory; and

a processor which determines a first driving power for a first light-emitting diode which emits light of the first color among the plurality of light-emitting diodes and a second driving power for a second light-emitting diode which emits light of the second color among the plurality of light-emitting diodes based on the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the first color and the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the second color, and controls the power supply in a way such that the first driving power is supplied to the first light-emitting diode and the second driving power is supplied to the second light-emitting diode while an image is displayed on the display,

wherein a ratio of the first driving power to the second driving power is inversely proportional to a ratio of the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the first color to the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the second color.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the first color and the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the second color are determined in a way such that white balance of the light output through the waveguide corresponds to a predetermined white balance.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the waveguide comprises an inputter which receives light through the projection lens and an outputter which outputs the light input thereto,

wherein the white balance of the light output through the waveguide is calculated through a region including a center of the outputter, and the region has an area of about 15% or less relative to a total area of the outputter.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the first color and the light-outputting efficiency of the waveguide for the second color are determined based on a depth of a diffraction grating included in the waveguide.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the waveguide comprises diffractive optical elements or holographic optical elements.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first color is a red color, and the second color is a blue color.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2023
From: PARK, KYONGTAE; KIM, NARI; YOO, CHANHYUNG; JUNG, HOYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063872/0887 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0111919 · Aug 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022012507 · Aug 22, 2022
Related Publication 20230305308A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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