Patents by Inventor Kayvon Fatahalian

Kayvon Fatahalian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gradual dimming of backlit displays
    Patent number: 7205973
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for gradually dimming backlit displays. The backlit displays may be gradually dimmed by reducing a level of the backlighting from an initial level to a final level in a plurality of steps over a dimming interval. The gradual dimming operations may be performed by any suitable combination of software and hardware components. For some embodiments, parameters used for the dimming, such as the dimming interval and final level of the backlighting, may be specified by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis K D Ma, Kayvon Fatahalian
  • Gradual dimming of backlit displays
    Publication number: 20040155854
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for gradually dimming backlit displays. The backlit displays may be gradually dimmed by reducing a level of the backlighting from an initial level to a final level in a plurality of steps over a dimming interval. The gradual dimming operations may be performed by any suitable combination of software and hardware components. For some embodiments, parameters used for the dimming, such as the dimming interval and final level of the backlighting, may be specified by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis KD Ma, Kayvon Fatahalian