Patent ID: 7948562
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a TV including a TV tuner; a TV display; a TV processor causing TV signals from the tuner to be presented on the display; a brightness control circuit establishing a brightness of the display; and a control signal receiver sending signals to the TV processor, the processor executing at least one user-generated command if the signals are generated from reception of command signals from a remote control, a brightness control circuit being controlled at least in part based on the signals from the receiver to establish a brightness of the display, wherein the processor receives a signal from the control signal receiver, determines whether the signal is a command signal to execute, and responsive to determining that the signal is a command signal to execute, executing a command represented by the signal, and responsive to determining that the signal is not a command signal to execute, interpreting the signal as an ambient light signal for adjusting brightness of the TV display.