Patent ID: 8125430

Claim:
A display system comprising: a liquid crystal element that has a plurality of pixels, wherein: a tone level of each of the plurality of pixels is adaptable; a first plurality of pixels of the plurality of pixels displays normal information; and a second plurality of pixels of the plurality of pixels displays emphasis information; a backlight that provides light toward the liquid crystal element, wherein a light source luminance level of light provided by the backlight is adjustable; an adjustment unit that sets an adjustment value; a light source control unit that operates the backlight to change the light source luminance level; and a liquid crystal control unit that operates the first plurality of pixels to display the normal information with the tone level of a normal tone level, wherein the liquid crystal control unit operates the second plurality of pixels to display the emphasis information with the tone level of an emphasis tone level, wherein: when the adjustment value changes within an entirety of a predetermined changeable range of the adjustment value, the light source control unit operates the backlight such that the light source luminance level gradually changes with a change of the adjustment value; and when the adjustment value changes within the entirety of the changeable range, the liquid crystal control unit operates the first and second plurality of pixels such that the normal tone level gradually changes with the change of the adjustment value and simultaneously the emphasis tone level is maintained to correspond to brightness equal to or greater than brightness provided by the normal tone level.