US20090207159A1 - Method and apparatus for sensing, measurement or characterization of display elements integrated with the display drive scheme, and system and applications using the same - Google Patents

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US20090207159A1 US12/369,620 US36962009A US2009207159A1 US 20090207159 A1 US20090207159 A1 US 20090207159A1 US 36962009 A US36962009 A US 36962009A US 2009207159 A1 US2009207159 A1 US 2009207159A1
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