Display control
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1. A method for controlling a display, the method comprising:
- segmenting the display into two or more simultaneously visible segments;
assigning an importance level to individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments; and
selectively setting a luminance of the individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments in dependence on the assigned importance level as well as predicted future battery usage.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a display includes segmenting the display; assigning an importance level to at least one of the segments; and selectively setting the luminance of said segment in dependence on its importance level.
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1. A method for controlling a display, the method comprising:
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segmenting the display into two or more simultaneously visible segments; assigning an importance level to individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments; and selectively setting a luminance of the individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments in dependence on the assigned importance level as well as predicted future battery usage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device having a display, the device comprising:
- means for segmenting the display into two or more simultaneously visible segments;
means for assigning an importance level to individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments; and
means for selectively setting a luminance of a segment of the individual ones of the two or more simultaneously visible segments in dependence on the assigned importance level and a predicted future battery usage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- means for segmenting the display into two or more simultaneously visible segments;
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