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`What is Claimed is:
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`l. A liquid crystal display device comprising a
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`liquid crystal display panel to which an image signal is
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`input, and a backlight provided on one side of the liquid
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`crystal display panel, using a light emitting diode as a
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`light source of the backlight,
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`wherein information about white tolerance of the
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`light source using the light emitting diode,
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`indicating
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`one rank of a plurality of ranks assigned to the white
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`tolerance,
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`is clearly indicated in a portion of the
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`backlight, and
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`the liquid crystal display device further comprises
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`an image quality processing circuit to which the
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`information can be input in order to correct gamma
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`characteristics of the image signal according to the
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`information.
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`2. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 1,
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`wherein the backlight includes at least a light
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`guide panel provided to face the liquid crystal display
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`panel, and a plurality of light.emitting diodes arranged
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`in parallel on a flexible circuit substrate so that the
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`plurality of light emitting diodes face at least one side
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`of a side wall surface of the light guide panel, and
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`the information indicating the rank of the white
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`tolerance of the light source using the light emitting
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`diodes,
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`is clearly indicated in the flexible circuit
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`substrate.
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`3. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 2,
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`wherein the light guide panel,
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`the light emitting
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`diodes, and the flexible circuit substrate are housed in a
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`frame,
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`the frame includes a control circuit substrate for
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`driving the light emitting diodes through the flexible
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`circuit substrate, which is proVided on a surface of the
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`frame opposite to a surface on which the light guide panel,
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`the light emitting diodes, and the flexible circuit
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`substrate are mounted,
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`an end of the flexible circuit substrate is
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`electrically coupled to the control circuit substrate
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`through a connector, and
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`the information indicating the rank of the white
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`tolerance of the light source using the light emitting
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`diodes,
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`is clearly indicated in a portion adjacent to the
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`connector of the flexible circuit substrate.
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`4. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 3,
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`wherein the information indicating the rank of the
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`white tolerance of the light source using the light
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`emitting diodes,
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`is clearly indicated by means of a dummy
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`resistance attached to the flexible circuit substrate.
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`5. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 3,
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`wherein the information indicating the rank of the
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`white tolerance of the light source using the light
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`emitting diodes,
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`is clearly indicated by means of a bar
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`code printed on the flexible circuit substrate.
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`6. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 3,
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`wherein the information indicating the rank of the
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`white tolerance of the light source using the light
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`emitting diodes,
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`is displayed at least on one of a front
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`surface and a back surface of the flexible circuit
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`substrate.
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`7. A liquid crystal display panel comprising a
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`liquid crystal display panel to which an image signal is
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`input, and a backiight provided on one side of the liquid
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`crystal display panel, using a light emitting diode as a
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`light source of the backlight,
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`wherein information about white tolerance of the
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`light source using the light emitting diode,
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`indicating
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`one rank of a plurality of ranks assigned to the white
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`tolerance,
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`is stored in a memory device in a portion of
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`the backlight, and.
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`the liquid crystal display device further comprises
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`an image quality processing circuit to which the
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`information stored in the memory device can be input
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`in
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`order to correct gamma characteristics of the image signal
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`according to the information.
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`8. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 7,
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`wherein the backlight
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`includes at least a light
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`guide panel provided to face the liquid crystal display
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`panel, a plurality of light emitting diodes provided to
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`face a side wall surface of the light guide panel, and a
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`flexible circuit substrate on which the plurality of light
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`emitting diodes are mounted, and
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`the memory device is mounted on the flexible circuit
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`substrate.
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`9. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 7,
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`wherein the memory device is electrically coupled to
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`the image quality processing circuit, so that the
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`information stored in the memory device can be output to
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`the image quality processing circuit.
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`10. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim l,
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`wherein the backlight includes a plurality of light
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`emitting diodes dispersed on a surface facing the liquid
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`crystal display panel.
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`ll. The liquid crystal display device according to
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`claim 7,
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`wherein the backlight
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`includes a plurality of light
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`emitting diodes dispersed on a surface facing the liquid
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`crystal display panel.
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