Dynamic backlight control
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying an interested area of an application executing within an active window being displayed on a display of a computer system; and
reducing power consumption associated with at least one non-interested area of the application within the active window.
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Abstract
Display power consumption may be reduced by identifying an interested area and one or more non-interested areas of an application executing within an active window and by reducing brightness of pixels associated with the non-interested areas.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying an interested area of an application executing within an active window being displayed on a display of a computer system; and
reducing power consumption associated with at least one non-interested area of the application within the active window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a chipset coupled to the processor;
a display coupled to the chipset; and
a display logic coupled to the display, wherein the display logic is to reduce brightness of pixels associated with at least one non-interested area of an application executing within an active window. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
logic to identify at least one non-interested area of an application executing within an active window and to reduce brightness of pixels associated with the non-interested area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having one or more associated instructions, wherein the instructions, if executed, results in a machine performing:
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identifying an interested area of an application executing within an active window; and
reducing display power consumption of at least one area of the application outside of the interested area. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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