Luminance suppression power conservation

• US 10,685,620 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2018
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Plut, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Boddie, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elnafia, Saifeldin E
• Application Number:
  US16/200,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20190096356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/024 using colour registers, e.g. to control background, foreground, surface filling G09G5/06 takes precedence

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a display. The systems and methods alter video information in a display area and reduce power for a display device when a graphics item is enlarged and the enlargement threatens to increase perceived luminance for the graphics item or increase aggregate luminance for the display area. Altering the video information reduces the luminance of video information in at least the graphics item when enlarged. This may offset perceived luminance gained by human visual processing when an item increases in size. If the graphics item is smaller than the display area after enlargement, then other video information in the display area may also be altered to conserve power.

Claims

1. A portable communication device comprising:

a display including an organic light emitting diode display; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive a request to execute an application,

identify color information corresponding to an image including a graphical user interface with respect to the application, the color information corresponding to at least one of a red pixel, a green pixel, or a blue pixel in relation with displaying of the image via the display,

determine whether the color information falls into a specified value,

adjust the color information based at least in part on a result of the determination, and

display the image according to the adjusted color information via the display such that a power consumption required to display the image is less than a power consumption required without the adjusting,

wherein the specified value is determined based on a size of the graphical user interface.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform the identifying of the color information using the image including a background image and the graphical user interface with respect to the application.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine, as at least part of the adjusting, luminance corresponding to the image using the color information.

4. The portable communication device of claim 3, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

decrease, as at least part of the adjusting, the color information based at least in part on a determination that the luminance corresponding to the image is higher than a specified luminance.

5. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

decrease, as at least part of the adjusting, electrical current to be supplied to one or more light emitting elements included in the display.

6. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform the adjusting in response to receiving a user input to increase a size of the graphical user interface.

7. The portable communication device of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect, as at least part of the receiving of the user input, a position of the user input on the display.

8. A portable communication device comprising:

a display including an organic light emitting diode display; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive a request to execute an application,

identify color information corresponding to a screen including a graphical user interface with respect to the application, the color information corresponding to at least one of a red pixel, a green pixel, or a blue pixel in relation with displaying of the screen via the display,

determine whether the color information falls into a specified value,

adjust the color information based at least in part on a result of the determination, and

display the screen according to the adjusted color information via the display such that luminance required to present the application is less than luminance required without the adjusting,

wherein the specified value is determined based on a size of the graphical user interface.

9. The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform the identifying of the color information using the screen including a background image and the graphical user interface with respect to the application.

10. The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine, as at least part of the adjusting, aggregate luminance corresponding to the screen using the color information.

11. The portable communication device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

decrease, as at least part of the adjusting, the color information based at least in part on a determination that the aggregate luminance corresponding to the screen is above a specified luminance.

12. The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

decrease, as at least part of the adjusting, electrical current to be supplied to one or more light emitting elements included in the display.

13. The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform the adjusting in response to receiving a user input to increase a size of the graphical user interface.

14. The portable communication device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect, as at least part of the receiving of the user input, a position of the user input on the display.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to execute an application at a display including an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display;

identifying color information corresponding to a screen including a graphical user interface with respect to the application, the color information corresponding to at least one of a red pixel, a green pixel, or a blue pixel in relation with displaying of the screen via the OLED display;

determining whether the color information falls into a specified value;

adjusting the color information based at least in part on a result of the determination; and

displaying the screen according to the adjusted color information via the OLED display such that luminance required to present the application is less than luminance required without the adjusting,

wherein the specified value is determined based on a size of the graphical user interface.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the screen includes a background image and the graphical user interface with respect to the application.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the adjusting comprises:

determining aggregate luminance corresponding to the screen using the color information.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the adjusting comprises:

decreasing the color information based at least in part on a determination that the aggregate luminance corresponding to the screen is above a specified luminance.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the adjusting comprises:

decreasing electrical current to be supplied to one or more light emitting elements included in the OLED display.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the adjusting comprises:

detecting a user input to increase a size of the graphical user interface.