US 7,542,056 B2
Method for controlling brightness level of a display
Jang Geun Oh, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/621,369.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2002-0059340 (KR), filed on Sep. 30, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0061708 A1, Apr. 01, 2004
Int. Cl. G09G 5/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 345—690  [345/102] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of setting brightness control codes of a display, comprising:
driving the display;
sensing a brightness of the display;
adjusting the driving of the display until the display is driven at a predetermined brightness based on the sensed brightness; and
setting an adjusted brightness control code corresponding to the predetermined brightness of the display, wherein the driving includes initially driving the display using a brightness control code provided by a display manufacturer, and wherein setting the adjusted brightness control code includes setting a new brightness control code corresponding to the predetermined brightness, the new brightness control code replacing the brightness control code provided by the display manufacturer, wherein the driving, sensing, adjusting and setting are performed a plurality of times to set a plurality of different brightness control codes corresronding to a plurality of different predetermined brightnesses.