Patent · US Expired

Sparse refresh of display

US6995771B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateDec 7, 2001
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/022
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium for sending to a display device modified regions of a frame buffer. A frame buffer is divided into the regions, and data in the frame buffer represents pixels on the display device. The frame buffer accumulates writes until the region being written to changes, at which time the region is copied to the display device.

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