Method and apparatus to reduce power consumption of a computer system display screen
US7036025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2354/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a computer system may determine focus areas and non-focus areas of the display screen. The brightness of non-focus areas may then be reduced with respect to focus areas, thereby reducing power consumption of the display screen and, hence, reducing power consumption of the computer system. For example, a focus area may be an active window of the display screen and a non-focus area may be an inactive window of the display screen. As another example, a focus area may be a region of the display screen within a vicinity of a cursor (i.e. data entry point), and a non-focus area may be the region outside this vicinity. The size of the vicinity may be measured in radius or in lines of data (e.g. in a word processing or spreadsheet program) surrounding the cursor. The size and shape of the vicinity may be determined by a user.
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