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Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of an electronic display

  • US 9,620,072 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2009
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • selecting a first window that is a current task window within the display area to be highlighted using a first input command of a user generated from a pop-up menu, the pop-up menu activated from a dedicated keyboard hotkey and having an option for the first input command to be darkening, highlighting, and closing from a window activation button in a task bar, the window activation button corresponding to the first window and including the option in the pop-up menu for the first input command of darkening, highlighting, and closing;

    identifying and locating the first window in the display area;

    maintaining power to the first window that is selected; and

    maintaining power to the task bar within the display area while reducing power to all portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window;

    wherein the reducing power includes superimposing all the portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window in a white color.

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