Backlight, liquid crystal apparatus comprising such a backlight, and method of operating such an apparatus

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APP PUB NO 20040252255A1
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10801807

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A structure that may be used as a backlight for a liquid crystal display includes a light source and an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is illuminated by the light source from an edge of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide has a plurality of adjacent areas for illuminating corresponding parts of a liquid crystal panel. Each of the areas is provided with an independently controllable light source for illuminating the area.

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LUMILEDS LIGHTING U S LLC370 W TRIMBLE ROAD SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Folkerts, Wiepke Eindhoven, NL 6 38

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