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Determining when to delay sending updates to a display device

  • US 9,093,050 B1
  • Filed: 03/21/2012
  • Issued: 07/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic book (eBook) reader device comprising:

  • one or more display devices;

    a display controller;

    one or more processors; and

    one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

    receiving a first notification indicating that a user interface window is to be opened on at least one display device of the one or more display devices;

    determining a first property associated with the user interface window;

    accumulating a first set of updates to the at least one display device until a first number of updates of the first set of updates has been accumulated, the first number of updates of the first set of updates being determined based at least partly from the first property;

    sending the first set of updates to the at least one display device;

    receiving a second notification indicating that the user interface window is to be closed;

    determining that an additional window was occluded by the user interface window;

    determining a second property associated with the additional window;

    accumulating a second set of updates until a second number of updates of the second set of updates has been accumulated, the second number of updates being determined based at least partly from the second property; and

    sending the second set of updates to the at least one display device.

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