POWER REDUCTION FOR TOUCH SCREENS
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Abstract
This specification relates to determining areas within touch screen, where a user input is possible. To reduce power consumption of a device with a touch screen, touch detection for sensing a user input is only activated within the determined areas, where a user input is possible.
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45 Claims
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24. A method, comprising:
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determining at least one area within a touch screen where user input is possible; and activating touch detection of the touch screen to sense user input for the at least one area, wherein an apparatus comprises the touch screen, a touch screen engine and a drive engine. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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a touch screen; a touch screen engine; and a drive engine, the touch screen engine being configured to determine at least one area within the touch screen where user input is possible and to be activated to sense user input within the at least one area. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program comprising:
instructions operable to cause a processor to determine at least one area within a touch screen where user input is possible and activate touch detection of the touch screen to sense a user input within the at least one area.
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45. A computer program product, comprising:
instructions operable to cause a processor to determine at least one area within a touch screen where user input is possible and activate touch detection of the touch screen to sense a user input within the at least one area.
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