Method and system for maintaining even tube burn-in
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsKevin Grimes, Charles Worrell
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Abstract
An arrangement for maintaining even tube burn-in. The arrangement identifies active and inactive display regions on a display unit when video content is displayed on the display unit. When inactive display regions are identified the arrangement monitors the duration that the active display regions remain active. After the active display regions become inactive and a predetermined time period has passed the arrangement displays a corrective image on the identified inactive regions. The predetermined time period may be set by a user or based on the user's viewing habits.
Claims20
1-31. (canceled)
A method for equalizing burn-in in a display unit having a plurality of display elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying active display elements and non-active display elements on the display unit when video content is displayed on the display unit;
- monitoring an aging of the active display elements;
- and
- displaying a corrective image on the identified non-active display elements during a time period manually scheduled by a user.
A system for equalizing a display regions of a display, the system comprising:
- means for identifying active display elements and non-active display elements on the display unit when video content is displayed on the display unit;
- means for monitoring an aging of the active display elements;
- and
- means for displaying a corrective image on the identified non-active display elements during a time period manually scheduled by a user.
A method for equalizing burn-in in a display unit having a plurality of display elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying active display elements and non-active display elements on the display unit when video content is displayed on the display unit;
- monitoring an aging of the active display elements;
- displaying a corrective image on the identified non-active display elements only if the current time and date match a user selected start time and date;
- and
- removing the corrective image on the identified non-active display elements only if an aging of the non-active display elements match the aging of the active elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.