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Method for reducing power consumption in a monitor

US5917479A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1997
Grant dateJun 29, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S20/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and arrangement for managing the power control of a monitor. In the solution according to the invention the monitor synchronizing signals are not monitored continuously in the OFF state but the monitoring is periodic. The solution according to the invention can be applied to all different kinds of display terminals and monitors.

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