Patent ID: 9548041
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09G,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for controlling display brightness of an electronic device, the method comprising: storing a plurality of brightness values, each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of selectable brightness steps that are previously stored; displaying on a touch display unit a brightness step selection screen including the plurality of selectable brightness steps, wherein the displayed plurality of brightness steps are selectable by touching the touch display unit; displaying an indication corresponding to a selected brightness step among the plurality of selectable brightness steps on the brightness step selection screen; and regulating the brightness of the touch display unit of the electronic device according to the selected brightness step, when a brightness step is selected among the plurality of selectable brightness steps via a user input on the touch display unit, wherein, when there is at least one intervening brightness step between a previously selected brightness step and the brightness step selected via the user input, the brightness of the touch display unit is regulated from the previously selected brightness step to the brightness step selected via the user input without incrementing through the at least one intervening brightness step.