Computer system including display control system
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a multitasking operating system stored in the memory, the multitasking operating system tracking operating system events;
a graphics controller coupled to the processor;
a display for which power consumption can be controlled pixel by pixel, the display coupled to said graphics controller, the display monitor displaying visual objects;
an operating rules module for identifying one or more predetermined conditions of operating system events which require a variation in the brightness of a visual object selected from among a plurality of visual objects based on said predetermined conditions;
an activity monitoring module for monitoring and filtering operating system events for said predetermined conditions and for transmitting instructions to vary the brightness of the selected visual objects; and
a palette manager module for receiving instructions from the activity monitoring module and for managing the variation of brightness of the selected visual objects using the graphics controller.
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Abstract
A computer system and methodology for controlling the brightness of visual objects displayed on an electron beam flat panel display monitor used in a computer system having a multitasking operating system and a graphics controller coupled to the display monitor. The display control system includes an operating rules module, an activity monitoring module, and a palette manager module. The operating rules module identifies one or more predetermined conditions of operating system events; which require a variation in the brightness of selected visual objects pertaining to the predetermined conditions. The activity monitoring module monitors and filters the operating system events for the predetermined conditions and transmits instructions to a palette manager module to vary the brightness of the selected visual objects when a predetermined condition has been met. The palette manager module varies the brightness of the selected visual objects using the graphics controller.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a multitasking operating system stored in the memory, the multitasking operating system tracking operating system events; a graphics controller coupled to the processor; a display for which power consumption can be controlled pixel by pixel, the display coupled to said graphics controller, the display monitor displaying visual objects; an operating rules module for identifying one or more predetermined conditions of operating system events which require a variation in the brightness of a visual object selected from among a plurality of visual objects based on said predetermined conditions; an activity monitoring module for monitoring and filtering operating system events for said predetermined conditions and for transmitting instructions to vary the brightness of the selected visual objects; and a palette manager module for receiving instructions from the activity monitoring module and for managing the variation of brightness of the selected visual objects using the graphics controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling brightness of visual objects displayed on a display for which power consumption can be controlled pixel by pixel the display monitor used in a system having at multitasking operating system and a graphics controller coupled to the display monitor, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more predetermined conditions of operating system events which require a variation in the brightness of a visual object selected from among a plurality of visual objects based on said predetermined conditions; monitoring the operating system events; filtering the operating system events for the predetermined conditions; and varying the brightness of the selected visual objects using the graphics controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a non-volatile memory; an operating rules means, stored in non-volatile memory, for identifying one or more predetermined conditions of operating system events which require a variation in the brightness of a visual object selected from among a plurality of visual objects based on said predetermined conditions; an activity monitoring means, stored in non-volatile memory, for monitoring and filtering the operating system events for the predetermined conditions; and a palette manager means, stored in non-volatile memory, for varying the brightness of the selected visual objects using the graphics controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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