Selective monitor control
First Claim
1. A method for reducing energy usage by a monitor, the method comprising:
- a processing unit initiating dividing a display area of a monitor into a grid of a different blocks, wherein the processing unit is interposed between the monitor and a main monitor board;
the processing unit initiating distinguishing a first plurality of the blocks that are each within a top-focused active window within display information that is output by the main monitor board, from a remainder second plurality of the blocks, wherein the remainder second plurality of the blocks are each within a remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor that is different from the top-focused active window;
the processing unit selecting a first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks that are each proximate within a specified number of the blocks to a focal point within the top-focused active window, wherein the first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks is distinguished from a remainder second subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window;
the processing unit driving the first subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the display area of the monitor with display information at a normal level of color luminance and at a normal level of backlight power;
the processing unit driving the second remainder subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the monitor at the normal level of backlight power, and at a reduced level of color luminance that is lower than the normal level of color luminance; and
the processing unit driving of the remainder second plurality of the blocks within the remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor at the reduced level of color luminance, and at a reduced level of backlight power that is lower than the normal level of backlight power.
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Abstract
Reducing energy usage by a monitor includes a map manager between a monitor interface and a processor that divides a display area of a monitor into areas and stores display information in a staging area. The map manager distinguishes an active window selected by a user from the remainder inactive, unselected areas of a display, and further determines a used subset of areas within the active window distinguished from the remainder unused areas as a function of a user preference. Accordingly, the map manager drives the monitor at each of the used area active window areas with the processor display information stored in the staging area at a normal luminance specified by the processor display information, and at each of the remainder unused, inactive and unselected areas of the total display area at a reduced luminance lower than the specified normal luminance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing energy usage by a monitor, the method comprising:
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a processing unit initiating dividing a display area of a monitor into a grid of a different blocks, wherein the processing unit is interposed between the monitor and a main monitor board;
the processing unit initiating distinguishing a first plurality of the blocks that are each within a top-focused active window within display information that is output by the main monitor board, from a remainder second plurality of the blocks, wherein the remainder second plurality of the blocks are each within a remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor that is different from the top-focused active window;the processing unit selecting a first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks that are each proximate within a specified number of the blocks to a focal point within the top-focused active window, wherein the first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks is distinguished from a remainder second subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window; the processing unit driving the first subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the display area of the monitor with display information at a normal level of color luminance and at a normal level of backlight power; the processing unit driving the second remainder subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the monitor at the normal level of backlight power, and at a reduced level of color luminance that is lower than the normal level of color luminance; and the processing unit driving of the remainder second plurality of the blocks within the remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor at the reduced level of color luminance, and at a reduced level of backlight power that is lower than the normal level of backlight power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a processor interposed between a monitor and a main monitor board; a computer readable memory in communication with the processor; and a computer-readable storage hardware device in communication with the processor; wherein the processor, when executing program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory; initiates dividing of a display area of the monitor into a grid of different blocks; initiates distinguishing of a first plurality of the blocks that are each within a top-focused active window within display information that is output by the main monitor board, from a remainder second plurality of the blocks, wherein the remainder second plurality of the blocks are each within a remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor that is different from the top-focused active window; selects a first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks that are each proximate within a specified number of the blocks to a focal point within the top-focused active window, wherein the first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks is distinguished from a remainder second subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window; drives the first subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the display area of the monitor with display information at a normal level of color luminance and at a normal level of backlight power; drives the second remainder subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the monitor at the normal level of backlight power, and at a reduced level of color luminance that is lower than the normal level of color luminance; and drives the remainder second plurality of the blocks within the remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor at the reduced level of color luminance, and at a reduced level of backlight power that is lower than the normal level of backlight power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer readable storage hardware device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer processor that is interposed between a monitor and a main monitor board, cause the computer processor to; initiate dividing of a display area of the monitor into a grid of different blocks; initiate distinguishing of a first plurality of the blocks that are each within a top-focused active window within display information that is output by the main monitor board, from a remainder second plurality of the blocks, wherein the remainder second plurality of the blocks are each within a remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor that is different from the top-focused active window; select a first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks that are each proximate within a specified number of the blocks to a focal point within the top-focused active window, wherein the first subset of the top-focused active window first plurality of blocks is distinguished from a remainder second subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window; drive the first subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the display area of the monitor with display information at a normal level of color luminance and at a normal level of backlight power; drive the second remainder subset of the first plurality of blocks of the top-focused active window display area of the monitor at the normal level of backlight power, and at a reduced level of color luminance that is lower than the normal level of color luminance; and drive the remainder second plurality of the blocks within the remainder inactive and unselected area of a total display area of the monitor at the reduced level of color luminance, and at a reduced level of backlight power that is lower than the normal level of backlight power. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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