Patent ID: 9721993
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H01L,H03K,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method for operating an organic optoelectronic component that comprises an organic light emitting element having an organic functional layer stack having an organic light emitting layer between two electrodes and an organic light detecting element having an organic light detecting layer, the organic light emitting element and the organic light detecting element being arranged on a common substrate in laterally adjacent area regions, the method comprising: detecting, by the organic light detecting element, ambient light incident on the organic optoelectronic component; and regulating an intensity of light emitted by the organic light emitting element based on a signal of the organic light detecting element with a characteristic signal waveform, wherein the organic light detecting element and the organic light emitting element have a substantially identical construction, wherein the organic light detecting element and the organic light emitting element are located in a common plane which is oriented perpendicularly to a stacking direction of the electrodes and of the organic functional layer stack of the organic light emitting element, and wherein the signal with the characteristic signal waveform is generated by the organic light detecting element being at least partly covered with an external object.