TECHNIQUES FOR DEGRADING RENDERING QUALITY TO INCREASE OPERATING TIME OF A COMPUTING PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A computing platform implemented method comprising:
- receiving graphics data from an application;
determining a source and a level of power for the computing platform during receipt of the graphics data and rendering of the graphics data;
rendering the graphics data using rendering settings received from the application if the computing platform is not operating from a limited power supply; and
rendering the graphics data using one or more sets of graphics processing power conservation rendering settings if the computing platform is operating from a limited power supply and the energy of the limited power supply is less than one or more predetermined levels.
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Abstract
Techniques for degrading rendering performance to extend operating time of a computing platform includes determining a source and a level of power for the computing platform during receipt of the graphics data and rendering of the graphics data. Graphics data is rendered using settings received from the application if the computing platform is not operating from a limited power supply. The graphics data is rendered using one or more sets of graphics processing power conservation rendering settings if the computing platform is operating from a limited power supply and the remaining energy capacity of the limited power supply is less than one or more predetermined levels.
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1. A computing platform implemented method comprising:
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receiving graphics data from an application; determining a source and a level of power for the computing platform during receipt of the graphics data and rendering of the graphics data; rendering the graphics data using rendering settings received from the application if the computing platform is not operating from a limited power supply; and rendering the graphics data using one or more sets of graphics processing power conservation rendering settings if the computing platform is operating from a limited power supply and the energy of the limited power supply is less than one or more predetermined levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computing device readable media having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by one or more processing units to perform a method comprising:
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receiving graphics data from an application; determining, during receipt of the graphics data and rendering of the graphics data, a source of power for a computing platform including the processing unit and the one or more computing device readable media; rendering the graphics data using rendering settings received from the application or an operating system if the computing platform is not operating from a limited power source; determining, during receipt of the graphics data and rendering of the graphics data, a current capacity of the source of power if the computing platform is operating from a limited power source; rendering the graphics data using rendering settings received from the application or the operating system if the current capacity of the source of power is not below a predetermined level; and rendering the graphics data using a set of graphics processing power conservation rendering settings if the current capacity of the source of power is below the predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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