White-based power savings
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
- identifying white video information included in video information for display on the display device;
altering, without user input, the white video information such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered white video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the white video information without the alteration, according to a white threshold such that white video information having a color value above the white threshold is reduced to a color value below the white threshold; and
displaying the altered white video information with non-white video information included in the video information for display that was not identified as the white video information,wherein the altered white video information is different than the white threshold.
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Abstract
Described herein are power conservation techniques that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a display. The techniques divide video information for display into white and non-white video information. The white video information is altered such that the alteration decreases the amount of power required to display the white video information. The altered white video information and non-white video information are then visually output together. White-based power conservation as described herein may be performed while a person uses the electronics device, which reduces power consumption continually during usage.
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20 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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identifying white video information included in video information for display on the display device; altering, without user input, the white video information such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered white video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the white video information without the alteration, according to a white threshold such that white video information having a color value above the white threshold is reduced to a color value below the white threshold; and displaying the altered white video information with non-white video information included in the video information for display that was not identified as the white video information, wherein the altered white video information is different than the white threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the method comprising:
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identifying white video information included in video information for display on the display device; altering, without user input, the white video information such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered white video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the white video information without the alteration, according to a white threshold such that white video information having a color value above the white threshold is reduced to a color value below the white threshold, wherein the altered white video information is represented according to an RGB scheme and the altered white video information comprises an altered red value, an altered blue value, an altered green value, and the altered blue value is greater than the altered red value or the altered green value; and
simultaneously displaying the altered white video information with non-white video information included in the video information for display that was not identified as the white video information, andwherein the altered white video information is different from the white threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for reducing power consumed by an electronics device that includes a display device, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for identifying white video information included in video information for display on the display device; instructions for altering the white video information such that the display device will consume less power when displaying the altered white video information than an amount of power that would be required to display the white video information without the alteration, according to a white threshold such that white video information having a color value above the white threshold is reduced to a color value below the white threshold; and instructions for displaying the altered white video information with non-white video information included in the video information for display that was not identified as the white video information, and wherein the altered white video information is different from the white threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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