Patent ID: 6952195

Claim:
An image display device, comprising: a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight; and a backlight controller for allowing the backlight of the liquid crystal display device to be bright when environment light is bright, and allowing the backlight to be dark when the environment light is dark such that light leak, which is defined by an extinction ratio of liquid crystal, will not grow more than a specified degree, wherein said backlight controller comprises: a first detector for detecting brightness of the environment light; and a brightness controller for controlling brightness of the backlight of the liquid crystal device, and wherein said backlight controller adjusts the brightness of the backlight corresponding to the brightness of the environment light, and wherein said brightness controller comprises: a second detector for detecting a luminance value of the backlight, being provided at the backlight; a device for estimating a first luminance value of the light leak of a liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display device, with a preset relation between the luminance value of the backlight and the light leak defined by the extinction ratio of the liquid crystal; and a device for determining a second luminance value accrued by reflection of the liquid crystal screen corresponding to the brightness of the environment light detected by said first detector, based on a predetermined relation between the brightness of the environment light and the second luminance corresponding thereto that is accrued by reflection of the liquid crystal screen; wherein said brightness controller controls the brightness of the backlight such that a ratio of the first luminance value to the second luminance value is not more than 2 .