ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,588, issued on Aug. 26.
"Organic light emitting diode display having photodiodes" was invented by Stephen Brian Lynch (Portola Valley, Calif.), Paul Stephen Drzaic (Morgan Hill, Calif.), Benjamin Mark Rappoport (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Fletcher R. Rothkopf (Los Altos, Calif.), John Patrick Ternus (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) and Scott A. Myers (Saratoga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging O...