Systems and methods for operating a display
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor operative to generate image data; and
a display communicatively coupled to the processor and operative to;
receive the image data from the processor and display an image based on the image data received from the processor, wherein the processor and the display are configured to operate in a streaming mode and a frame-buffered mode, and wherein in the frame-buffered mode, the processor stores the image data to a frame memory of the display, and in the streaming mode, the processor does not store the image data to the frame memory of the display; and
switch alternatively between the streaming mode and the frame-buffered mode based at least in part on a characteristic of the image data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the electronic device include a display driver with the ability to receive image data in a streaming display mode or a frame-buffered display mode. In some embodiments, the electronic device may switch seamlessly between the two display modes based on which display mode will provide reduced power usage given the type and/or variability of the image data being received.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor operative to generate image data; and a display communicatively coupled to the processor and operative to; receive the image data from the processor and display an image based on the image data received from the processor, wherein the processor and the display are configured to operate in a streaming mode and a frame-buffered mode, and wherein in the frame-buffered mode, the processor stores the image data to a frame memory of the display, and in the streaming mode, the processor does not store the image data to the frame memory of the display; and switch alternatively between the streaming mode and the frame-buffered mode based at least in part on a characteristic of the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display comprising:
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a display panel comprising a matrix of pixels configured receive image signals; and a driver configured to receive image data deriving from a processor and send corresponding image signals to the display panel, wherein the driver is configured to receive the image data directly from the processor when operating in a streaming mode and from the processor via a frame memory when operating in a frame-buffered mode, wherein the driver is configured to switch between the streaming mode and the frame-buffered mode based at least in part on a characteristic of the image data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
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in a frame-buffered display mode; receiving memory-addressed image data from a processor; storing the memory-addressed image data to a frame memory; sending image signals corresponding to the memory-addressed image data stored in the frame memory to a display panel; and receiving a command from the processor to switch to a streaming display mode, wherein, in the streaming display mode, the memory-addressed image data is not to be stored to the frame memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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in a streaming display mode; receiving streaming image data from a processor; sending image signals corresponding to the streaming image data to a display panel; and receiving a command from the processor to switch to a frame-buffered display mode, wherein, in the frame-buffered display mode, the streaming image data is to be stored to a frame memory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving image data from a processor in a first display mode; sending the image data received in the first display mode to a display panel; receiving a command from the processor to switch to a second display mode; receiving the image data from the processor in the second display mode; and sending the image data received in the second display mode to the display panel; wherein one of the first display mode and the second display mode comprises a frame-buffered display mode and the other one of the first display mode and the second display mode comprises a streaming display mode, and wherein, in the frame-buffered display mode, the image data is stored to a frame memory, and in the streaming display mode, the image data is not stored to the frame memory before being sent to the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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