US 12,744,019 B1 · Ambient light control for displaying content

Abstract

An ambient light control system is provided to enable a display screen to display content in a light controlled environment by emitting light of a known quantity and/or color. In particular, light at the peripheral environment of the display is controlled in a manner that impacts the perceived quality of the content being displayed. In some implementations, sourced light is emitted by illuminators angled toward a rear surface behind the display screen for the light to be reflected back toward environmental areas at the outside edges of the display screen. Reflective parameters that characterize the rear surface may be used to define the brightness level and color of the sourced light to achieve a target ambient light at the edges of the display screen. Other environmental light may also be controlled, such as side lighting and remote controlled room lighting.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method to control light proximally to a display screen to display content, the method comprising:

receiving a request to display the content on the display screen;
identifying a target ambient light for a peripheral area proximal to at least one edge of the display screen;
receiving at least one reflective parameter of a rear surface behind the display screen;
detecting a distance from at least one of the plurality of illuminators to the rear surface;
directing a plurality of illuminators spaced on the display screen, to emit a defined brightness level and color of light angled toward the rear surface, such that reflection of the light illuminates the peripheral area at the target ambient light, wherein the defined brightness level and color of light is based, at least in part, on the at least one reflective parameter of the rear surface, and wherein the defined brightness level and color of light includes a correction for a distance that fails to meet an acceptable distance range;
and
adjusting display screen settings to display the content to correspond with the target ambient light.

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An ambient light control system for controlling light to display content, the system comprising:

a display comprising:
a display screen;
a plurality of spaced illuminators;
and
logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to display the content on the display screen;
identifying a target ambient light for a peripheral area proximal to at least one edge of the display screen;
receiving at least one reflective parameter of a rear surface behind the display screen;
detecting a distance from at least one of the plurality of illuminators to the rear surface;
directing a plurality of illuminators spaced on the display screen, to emit defined brightness level and color of light angled toward the rear surface, such that reflection of the light illuminates the peripheral area at the target ambient light, wherein the defined brightness level and color of light is based, at least in part, on the at least one reflective parameter of the rear surface, and wherein the defined brightness level and color includes a correction for a distance that fails to meet an acceptable distance range;
and
adjusting display screen settings to display the content to correspond with the target ambient light.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying program instructions thereon for controlling light proximally to a display screen to display content, the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to display the content on the display screen;
identifying a target ambient light for a peripheral area proximal to at least one edge of the display screen;
receiving at least one reflective parameter of a rear surface behind the display screen;
detecting a distance from at least one of the plurality of illuminators to the rear surface;
directing a plurality of illuminators spaced on the display screen, to emit defined brightness level and color of light angled toward the rear surface, such that reflection of the light illuminates the peripheral area at the target ambient light, wherein the defined brightness level and color of light is based, at least in part, on the at least one reflective parameter of the rear surface, and wherein the defined brightness level and color includes a correction for a distance that fails to meet an acceptable distance range;
and
adjusting display screen settings to display the content to correspond with the target ambient light.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Ambient light control for displaying content

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