Window information preservation for spatially varying power conservation
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
- identifying characteristic window video information for a window that a) includes characteristic color information for a border portion of the window and b) allows a person to visually locate the window in a display area for the display device;
preserving the characteristic window video information;
altering video information in the display area including internal video information in an internal portion of the window that is spatially within the border portion to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and
displaying the altered video information with the preserved characteristic window video information.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device that includes a display device. The systems and methods identify characteristic window video information for a window that allows a person to visually locate the window in a display area for the display device. Video information in the display area other than the characteristic window video information is altered to conserve power. Preserving the characteristic window video information for the window maintains a person'"'"'s ability to see and locate the window at a later time, even though other portions of the display area have been altered and potentially visually degraded to conserver power.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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identifying characteristic window video information for a window that a) includes characteristic color information for a border portion of the window and b) allows a person to visually locate the window in a display area for the display device; preserving the characteristic window video information; altering video information in the display area including internal video information in an internal portion of the window that is spatially within the border portion to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and displaying the altered video information with the preserved characteristic window video information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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identifying characteristic window video information for a border portion of a window, wherein the characteristic window video information includes characteristic color information for the window for the border portion of the window and allows a person to visually locate the window in a display area for the display device; preserving the characteristic window video information; altering video information in the display area including internal video information in an internal portion of the window that is spatially within the border portion to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and displaying the altered video information with the preserved characteristic window video information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium including instructions for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for identifying characteristic window video information for a window that a) includes characteristic color information for a border portion of the window and b) allows a person to visually locate the window in a display area for the display device; instructions for preserving the characteristic window video information; instructions for altering video information in the display area including internal video information in an internal portion of the window that is spatially within the border portion to produce altered video information, such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the video information without the alteration; and instructions for displaying the altered video information with the preserved characteristic window video information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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