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Display control method and display control apparatus adapted to portable data processing equipment provided with a battery-drivable flat panel display

US5894580A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1996
Grant dateApr 13, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display control unit makes a reference to a display off-time table to change automatic turn-off time (automatic interruption time) of a display unit, which is set to a off-timer as the residual capacity of the battery is changed. The off-timer starts measuring the time when no input is performed by the operation of the user. When the measured time reaches the set time, a switch circuit (SW) is switched off so that the backlight of the display unit is turned off.

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