Method and apparatus for selectively activating a computer display for power management
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a display; and
a first device configured to exclusively activate pixels in an active area of said display as determined by an operating system of said computer system, said first device configured to automatically exclusively activate pixels in an active area of said display in response to said computer system receiving power from an alternative power source.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for exclusively activating pixels in an active area of a computer display when a computer system is operating in a power management mode. In one embodiment, the pixels within the active area of the display are exclusively activated by providing less power to the pixels outside of the active area of the display.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a display; and a first device configured to exclusively activate pixels in an active area of said display as determined by an operating system of said computer system, said first device configured to automatically exclusively activate pixels in an active area of said display in response to said computer system receiving power from an alternative power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:
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switching into a power management mode; and exclusively activating pixels in an active area of a computer display as determined by an operating system, said exclusively activating pixels is performed automatically in response to a computer system receiving power from an alternative power source. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instruction including a first set of instruction, said first set of instruction when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the steps comprising of:
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switching into a power management mode; and exclusively activating pixels in an active area of a computer display as determined by an operating system of a computer system, said exclusively activating pixels is performed automatically in response to said computer system receiving power from an alternative power source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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