Display having integrated thermal sensors

An electronic device, comprising:

• a housing;
• data processing circuitry disposed within the housing, wherein the data processing circuitry comprises a central processing unit, a graphical processing unit, a radio frequency transmitter, or any combination thereof;
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• a display comprising a display screen and a controller,
• the display screen being coupled to the housing, the display screen comprising:
• a plurality of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) disposed across the display screen;
• and
• a plurality of thermal sensors disposed across the display, configured to measure a plurality of temperatures across the display and generate signals relating to the measured plurality of temperatures;
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• a controller configured to receive image data from the data processing circuitry and to determine control signals for the plurality of OLEDs based at least in part on the signals relating to the measured plurality of temperatures, and the controller is configured to create a temperature map based at least in part on the plurality of measured temperatures, to determine the control signals for the plurality of OLEDs based at least in part on the temperature map, and the controller is configured to move an image from a first portion of the display to a second portion of the display based at least in part on the temperature map, wherein a first average temperature of the first portion of the display is greater than a second average temperature of the second portion of the display, and the first average temperature of the first portion is greater than the second average temperature due primarily to heat generated by the data processing circuitry.

A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:

• driving a plurality of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) disposed across a display to emit light with control signals;
• measuring temperature across the display by a plurality of thermal sensors disposed across the display;
• determining effects of the measured temperature across the display on the light emitted by the plurality of OLEDs;
• identifying a duration of operation of each OLED of the plurality of OLEDs above a threshold temperature;
• moving a location of an image on the display from a first location to a second location based at least in part on the measured temperature across the display, wherein a first average temperature of the first location is greater than a second average temperature of the second location due substantially to heat from electronic components of the electronic device;
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• adjusting the control signals based at least in part on the determined effects of the measured temperature and the identified durations of operation of the plurality of OLEDs above the threshold temperature, wherein the control signals are adjusted to affect the light emitted by the plurality of OLEDs.