Ambient Light Sensor Accuracy via Display Interference Subtraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Inaccurate detection data from light sensors affects the user experience of display screens, as it fails to accurately adjust the brightness based on ambient light conditions.

Innovation Solution

A processing method that adjusts ambient light detection values based on display information from a first display module, using an ambient light detection module to obtain accurate ambient light adjustment values, thereby reducing interference from the display module's light.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the ambient light detection module is used to detect ambient light, then the display screen brightness can be adjusted, but the detection data is inaccurate due to interference from the display module's light

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveambient light detection accuracyVSAvoidinterference from display module light
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes the harmful light interference from the detection data by calculating the light contribution from each pixel of the first display module and subtracting it from the ambient light detection value, thereby eliminating the interference effect and improving detection accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing step that calculates the light contribution from display pixels and uses this intermediate information to adjust the detection data, serving as a mediator between the raw detection data and the final accurate ambient light value

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This method improves the accuracy of ambient light detection, leading to enhanced user experience by ensuring that the display screen's brightness is adjusted appropriately based on the ambient conditions.

Implementation Method 1

detection data of a light sensor is used as a basis for adjusting brightness of a display screen

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotoelectric Effect: Photoelectric Effect

Data Source

PatentUS12281936B2Processing method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.04.22 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

A processing method includes: obtaining an ambient light detection value through an ambient light detection module; obtaining display information of a first display module; and based on the display information, adjusting the ambient light detection value to obtain an ambient light adjustment value.