Patents by Inventor Neil Wynn Messmer

Neil Wynn Messmer 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).

  • Power Management For Modulated Backlights
    Publication number: 20110175949
    Abstract: Power levels of a backlight are adjusted in a number of ways and based on a number of criteria. The adjustments result in a lower power consumption and, in some cases, may enhance audience attention to important objects in a scene. The adjustments comprise, for example, a combination of ramping down power (lowering final display brightness) in concert with corresponding compensatory LCD adjustments (increasing final display brightness). The adjustments may also include, for example, system dimming after ramp down/LCD adjustments are exhausted, or the shifting of an LDR2HDR curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Damir Wallener, Neil Wynn Messmer