Display device modulation system
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsFranklin W. Harris, Howell J. Chambers, Jr., Joseph C. Ninan, James A. North, Thomas A. Vanderkin
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Abstract
Arrangements and methods are provided that modulate various display device outputs in response to detected changes in environmental conditions affecting a display screen. The arrangement responds to changing environments to maximize the quality of the display. A sensor that is responsive to the changing environment, such as changes in ambient light, is provided to modulate the display accordingly. The arrangement contains logic for utilizing the sensing input and user preferences to provide the best display under the prevailing conditions.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a display device, wherein the display device comprises:
- an arrangement adapted to ascertain at least one environmental condition, the at least one environmental condition comprising ambient light;
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- an arrangement adapted to modulate at least one display setting of the display device based on the at least one environmental condition;
- wherein the at least one display setting comprises an operating system setting selected from a group consisting of a resolution setting, an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting:
- and
- wherein the at least one environmental condition further comprises a geographic location based on detection of at least one network.
A system comprising:
- a computer having a processor and a memory;
- a display device operatively connected to the computer;
- an arrangement adapted to ascertain at least one environmental condition, the at least one environmental condition comprising ambient light;
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- an arrangement adapted to modulate at least one display setting of the display device based on the at least one environmental condition;
- wherein the at least one display setting comprises at least one of:
- an operating system setting and an application setting;
- wherein the at least one operating system display setting is selected from a group consisting of a resolution setting, an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting;
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- wherein the at least one environmental condition further comprises a geographic location based on detection of at least one network.
A method comprising:
- providing a display device having a sensor;
- ascertaining at least one environmental condition utilizing the sensor;
- configuring an arrangement to modulate at least one display setting of the display device based upon the at least one ascertained environmental condition;
- wherein the at least one display setting to be modulated comprises at least one operating system setting selected from the group consisting of a resolution setting, an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting;
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- wherein the at least one environmental condition comprises a geographic location based on detection of at least one network.
A computer readable medium readable by a computer tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform modulating at least one operating system setting of a display device, said method comprising:
- ascertaining at least one environmental condition;
- modulating at least one display setting of a display device based upon the at least one ascertained environmental condition;
- wherein the at least one display setting to be modulated comprises at least one operating system setting selected from the group consisting of a resolution setting, an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting;
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- wherein the at least one environmental condition comprises a geographic location based on detection of at least one network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.