METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first window within the display area to be highlighted using a first input command of a user;
locating the first window in the display area; and
reducing power to at least portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device is provided. The method includes selecting a first window within the display area to be highlighted using a first input command of a user; locating the first window in the display area; and reducing power to at least portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a first window within the display area to be highlighted using a first input command of a user; locating the first window in the display area; and reducing power to at least portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a first input command from a user, the first input command identifying a current task window; a power reducing module coupled to the input device and configured to reduce power to at least portions of the display device not associated with the current task window; and a display device coupled to the power reducing module and configured to display the current task window and to obscure the at least portions of the display device not associated with the current task window. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for reducing power consumption of a display device in a computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving a selection of a first window within the display area to be highlighted based on a first input command of a user; a second executable portion for locating the first window in the display area; and a third executable portion for reducing power to at least portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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