Edge preservation for spatially varying power conservation
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
- generating edge detection video information for a graphics component that allows a person to visually locate the graphics component in a display area for the display device;
altering video information in the display area, other than the edge detection video information, to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and
displaying the altered video information with the edge detection video information.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device that includes a display. The systems and methods generate edge detection video information for a graphics component that allows a person to visually identify and locate the graphics component within a display area for the display device. Video information in the display area other than the edge detection video information is altered to conserve power. Preserving the edge detection video information for the window maintains a person'"'"'s ability to see and locate the window at a later time, even though other portions of the display area have been altered and potentially visually degraded to conserver power.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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generating edge detection video information for a graphics component that allows a person to visually locate the graphics component in a display area for the display device;
altering video information in the display area, other than the edge detection video information, to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and
displaying the altered video information with the edge detection video information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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generating edge detection video information for a graphics component in a display area for the display device that allows a person to visually locate the graphics component in the display area;
monitoring user activity in the display area;
after a threshold inactivity time in the display area, altering video information in the display area, other than the edge detection video information, to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and
displaying the altered video information with the edge detection video information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium including instructions for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for generating edge detection video information for a graphics component in a display area for the display device that allows a person to visually locate the graphics component in the display area;
instructions for altering video information in the display area, other than the edge detection video information, to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and
instructions for displaying the altered video information with the edge detection video information.
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