Energy sensing light emitting diode display

An apparatus for a display device, comprising:

• a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide illumination for a display;
• a sensing circuit configured to detect a light energy over at least a portion of the display;
• and
• a driving circuit coupled to the plurality of LEDs, the driving circuit configured to drive the LEDs of the plurality of LEDs to emit light and to independently drive at least two LEDs of the plurality of LEDs to emit light based at least in part on the detected light energy.

A method of operating a display having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), the method comprising:

• driving each LED in an emit mode to display an image on a display;
• switching at least one LED from the emit mode to a sense mode;
• sensing an electrical signal from the at least one LED in the sense mode;
• detecting a shadow on the display;
• switching the at least one LED from the sense mode to the emit mode;
• and
• driving, independently, at least two LEDs of the plurality of LEDs in an emit mode to modify an intensity of light emitted from the at least two LEDs of the plurality of LEDs based in part on the detected shadow to display the image on the display.