Information processing apparatus and display light control method
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a display with a light source for illumination;
means for holding a monitor time for monitoring a state where an input operation is being stopped for each application program or its operating status;
means for measuring an elapsed time from a point of time when an input operation for the application program is stopped;
means for determining, based on the held monitor time and the measured elapsed time, whether or not the elapsed time for the application program has reached the monitor time; and
means for reducing brightness of the light source when the determining means determines that the elapsed time has reached the monitor time.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus has a display with a light source for illumination. A table holds a monitor time for monitoring a state where an input operation is being stopped for each application program or its operating status. A screen control program measures an elapsed time from a point of time when an input operation for the application program is stopped. The screen control program determines, based on the held monitor time and the measured elapsed time, whether or not the elapsed time for the application program has reached the monitor time, and reduces brightness of the light source when the elapsed time has reached the monitor time.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display with a light source for illumination;
means for holding a monitor time for monitoring a state where an input operation is being stopped for each application program or its operating status;
means for measuring an elapsed time from a point of time when an input operation for the application program is stopped;
means for determining, based on the held monitor time and the measured elapsed time, whether or not the elapsed time for the application program has reached the monitor time; and
means for reducing brightness of the light source when the determining means determines that the elapsed time has reached the monitor time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display light control method applied to an information processing apparatus having a display with a light source for illumination, comprising:
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holding a monitor time for monitoring a state where an input operation is being stopped for each application program or its operating status;
measuring an elapsed time from a point of time when an input operation for the application program is stopped;
determining, based on the held monitor time and the measured elapsed time, whether or not the elapsed time for the application program has reached the monitor time; and
reducing brightness of the light source when the elapsed time has reached the monitor time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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