IP Library Granted Patent US 8,797,372
Granted Patent B2
US 8,797,372 · App. 13/395,483 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Device and method for controlling screen brightness

Inventor: Zhengrong Liu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04N5/58G09G2360/144G09G2320/0626G09G5/10G09G3/3406G09G2320/0653H04M1/72569H04N21/4318H04N21/42202
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Patent No.
US 8,797,372
App. No.
13/395,483
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a device and method for controlling screen brightness. The method comprises: a light sensor acquiring a brightness signal intensity value of external environment and transmitting the brightness signal intensity value to a comparator; the comparator comparing the received brightness signal intensity value with a stored brightness signal intensity value and outputting a comparison result to an integrator; if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is greater than the stored brightness signal intensity value, the integrator increasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value according to the comparison result; and if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is less than the stored brightness signal intensity value, the integrator decreasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value according to the comparison result.

Claims (24)

1. A device for controlling screen brightness comprising a light sensor, a comparator and an integrator, wherein

the light sensor is configured to acquire a brightness signal intensity value of external environment and transmit the brightness signal intensity value to the comparator;

the comparator is configured to compare the received brightness signal intensity value with a stored brightness signal intensity value to obtain a comparison result; and

the integrator is configured to receive the comparison result, and if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is greater than the stored brightness signal intensity value, increase the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value; and if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is less than the stored brightness signal intensity value, decrease the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value, the stored brightness signal intensity value being used to control an electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a consecutive code detector and an amplitude adjuster, wherein:

the consecutive code detector is configured to receive the comparison result output by the comparator, and perform consecutive code detection on the comparison result, and send a consecutive code detection result to the amplitude adjuster; and

the amplitude adjuster is configured to adjust the fixed value according to the consecutive code detection result, and send the adjusted fixed value to the integrator.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the amplitude adjuster is configured to, if at least two consecutive comparison results are that the received brightness signal intensity value is greater than the stored brightness signal intensity value, increase the fixed value, and if at least two consecutive comparison results are that the received brightness signal intensity value is less than the stored brightness signal intensity value, decrease the fixed value.

4. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an amplitude limit controller, wherein

the amplitude limit controller is configured to compare the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value with a preset upper limit, if the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value output by the integrator is greater than the upper limit, use the upper limit to control the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness, and send the upper limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing; and compare the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value with a preset lower limit, if the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value is less than the lower limit, use the lower limit to control the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness, and send the lower limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing.

5. A method for controlling screen brightness comprising:

a light sensor acquiring a brightness signal intensity value of external environment and transmitting the brightness signal intensity value to a comparator;

the comparator comparing the received brightness signal intensity value with a stored brightness signal intensity value and outputting a comparison result to an integrator;

if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is greater than the stored brightness signal intensity value, the integrator increasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value according to the comparison result; and

if the comparison result is that the received brightness signal intensity value is less than the stored brightness signal intensity value, the integrator decreasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by a fixed value according to the comparison result;

wherein the stored brightness signal intensity value is used to control an electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein before the step of the comparator outputting the comparison result to the integrator, the method further comprises:

sending the comparison result to a consecutive code detector, and if the consecutive code detector detects that at least two consecutive comparison results are that the received brightness signal intensity value is greater than the stored brightness signal intensity value, increasing the fixed value; if at least two consecutive comparison results are that the received brightness signal intensity value is less than the stored brightness signal intensity value, decreasing the fixed value.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein after the step of increasing or decreasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by the fixed value, the method further comprises:

comparing the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value with a preset upper limit, and if the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value is greater than the upper limit, sending the upper limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing and for controlling the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness; and

comparing the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value with a preset lower limit, and if the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value is less than the lower limit, sending the lower limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing and for controlling the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein after the step of increasing or decreasing the stored brightness signal intensity value by the fixed value, the method further comprises:

comparing the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value with a preset upper limit, and if the brightness signal intensity value increased by the fixed value is greater than the upper limit, sending the upper limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing and for controlling the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness; and

comparing the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value with a preset lower limit, and if the brightness signal intensity value decreased by the fixed value is less than the lower limit, sending the lower limit as the current brightness signal intensity value to the comparator for storing and for controlling the electric current amplitude of the current screen brightness.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2012
From: LIU, ZHENGRONG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027843/0190 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0176074 · Sep 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120176420A1 · Jul 12, 2012