An apparatus for driving a backlight includes a controller for driving a lamp; a limiter for preventing the controller from driving the lamp during a contact condition of the lamp; and means for disabling the limiter during a first time of the controller, wherein the controller drives the lamp from a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7701147?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7701147 - Apparatus and method for driving backlight
