Global Patent Index - EP 1960987 A1

EP 1960987 A1 20080827 - DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIXELS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES

Title (en)

DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIXELS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES

Title (de)

ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG MIT EINER VIELZAHL VON BILDPUNKTEN UND VERFAHREN ZUM ANZEIGEN VON BILDERN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE AYANT UNE PLURALITE DE PIXELS ET PROCEDE D'AFFICHAGE D'IMAGES

Publication

EP 1960987 A1 20080827 (DE)

Application

EP 06830206 A 20061130

Priority

  • EP 2006069102 W 20061130
  • DE 102005059765 A 20051214

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007068594A1] The invention relates to a display device (1) having a plurality of pixels (13) and comprising an image signal generating device (2) which is used to generate colour and luminosity values for a plurality of pixels (13), a light modulation device (3) which is coupled to an image signal generating device (2) in order to modulate the plurality of pixels (13) based on colour and luminosity values, and an illumination device (4) for back-lighting the light modulation device (3). The invention is characterised in that the illumination device (4) comprises a control device (11) for controlling a plurality of light sources (12) and the control device (11) is coupled to the image signal generating device (2) or the light modulation device (3), such that the control device (11) can control, according to the luminosity values, a predetermined group of light sources (12) for back-lighting a partial area of the light modulation device (3) for enhancing the contrast. The invention also relates to a method for displaying images on a display device (1) having a plurality of pixels (13).

IPC 8 full level

G09G 3/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G02F 1/133 (2013.01 - KR); G09G 3/20 (2013.01 - KR); G09G 3/34 (2013.01 - KR); G09G 3/3406 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 3/36 (2013.01 - KR); G09G 3/342 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 3/3426 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2320/0633 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2320/0646 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2320/066 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2360/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007068594A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102005059765 A1 20070621; CA 2633864 A1 20070621; CN 101326565 A 20081217; EP 1960987 A1 20080827; JP 2009519478 A 20090514; KR 20080081968 A 20080910; TW 200746004 A 20071216; US 2009109248 A1 20090430; WO 2007068594 A1 20070621

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102005059765 A 20051214; CA 2633864 A 20061130; CN 200680046719 A 20061130; EP 06830206 A 20061130; EP 2006069102 W 20061130; JP 2008544939 A 20061130; KR 20087016942 A 20080711; TW 95146003 A 20061208; US 8647306 A 20061130