Luminance suppression power conservation
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
- displaying initial video information that contributes to an initial aggregate luminance output by the display device;
determining the initial aggregate luminance output by the display device as the display device displays the initial video information;
in response to an indication for output of new video information on the display device, determining a new aggregate luminance to be output by the display device if the display device were to display the new video information;
determining whether the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance;
altering the new video information so as to produce altered video information that contributes to a reduced aggregate luminance for the display device that is less than or equal to the initial aggregate luminance when the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance; and
displaying the altered video information, wherein the display device consumes less power when displaying the altered video information than would be consumed for display of the new video information.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a display. The systems and methods alter video information in a display area and reduce power for a display device when a graphics item is enlarged and the enlargement threatens to increase perceived luminance for the graphics item or increase aggregate luminance for the display area. Altering the video information reduces the luminance of video information in at least the graphics item when enlarged. This may offset perceived luminance gained by human visual processing when an item increases in size. If the graphics item is smaller than the display area after enlargement, then other video information in the display area may also be altered to conserve power.
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28 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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displaying initial video information that contributes to an initial aggregate luminance output by the display device; determining the initial aggregate luminance output by the display device as the display device displays the initial video information; in response to an indication for output of new video information on the display device, determining a new aggregate luminance to be output by the display device if the display device were to display the new video information; determining whether the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance; altering the new video information so as to produce altered video information that contributes to a reduced aggregate luminance for the display device that is less than or equal to the initial aggregate luminance when the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance; and displaying the altered video information, wherein the display device consumes less power when displaying the altered video information than would be consumed for display of the new video information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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determining an aggregate luminance reference for output of video information by the display device; maintaining aggregate luminance output on the display device less than or about equal to the aggregate luminance reference by altering new video information for output on the display device to produce altered video information that includes a reduced aggregate luminance that is less than or about equal to the aggregate luminance reference; and displaying the altered video information, wherein the reduced aggregate luminance consumes less power for the display device than would be consumed without the video information alteration, wherein the aggregate luminance reference is an initial aggregate luminance output by the display device as the display device displays an initial video information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
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instructions for displaying initial video information that contributes to an initial aggregate luminance output by the display device; instructions for determining the initial aggregate luminance output by the display device as the display device displays the initial video information; instructions for, in response to an indication for output of new video information on the display device, determining a new aggregate luminance to be output by the display device if the display device were to display the new video information; instructions for determining whether the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance; instructions for altering the new video information so as to produce altered video information that contributes to a reduced aggregate luminance for the display device that is less than or equal to the initial aggregate luminance when the new aggregate luminance for the display device is greater than the initial aggregate luminance; and instructions for displaying the altered video information, wherein the display device consumes less power when displaying the altered video information than would be consumed for display of the new video information.
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