Method and device for reducing power consumption in a display
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1. A method of updating a display, the method comprising:
- applying a series of row voltage strobes to a first set of rows of display elements during a first display write operation so as to configure one or more display elements in said first set of rows to a first selected state, wherein the display elements are arranged as a plurality of pixels of the display, each pixel having at least a first display element and a second display element; and
skipping subsequent row voltage strobes to a subset of said first set of rows during subsequent display write operations that set the remaining rows of the display in accordance with received display data, in order to apply voltage strobes to the first display elements while skipping voltage strobes to the second display elements.
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Abstract
A method and system for reducing power consumption in a display includes driving a display comprising a plurality of display elements characterized by a display state. In a first mode of operation, the display state of substantially all the display elements is periodically re-set so as to display a first series of image frames. Upon changing to a second mode of operation, a second mode of operations comprises re-setting the display state of only a portion of the display elements so as to display a second series of image frames at a display element resolution which is less than said display element resolution used to display said first series of image frames.
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1. A method of updating a display, the method comprising:
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applying a series of row voltage strobes to a first set of rows of display elements during a first display write operation so as to configure one or more display elements in said first set of rows to a first selected state, wherein the display elements are arranged as a plurality of pixels of the display, each pixel having at least a first display element and a second display element; and skipping subsequent row voltage strobes to a subset of said first set of rows during subsequent display write operations that set the remaining rows of the display in accordance with received display data, in order to apply voltage strobes to the first display elements while skipping voltage strobes to the second display elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of updating a display, the method comprising:
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transitioning a set of column voltages to a first set of columns of display elements during a first display write operation so as to configure one or more display elements in said first set of columns to a selected state, wherein the display elements are arranged as a plurality of pixels, each pixel having at least a first display element and a second display element; and skipping subsequent column transitions to a subset of said first set of columns during subsequent display write operations that set the remaining columns of the display in accordance with received display data, in order to transition voltages to the first display elements without transitioning voltages to the second display elements. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A display device, comprising:
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an array of display elements configured as a plurality of rows, wherein the array of display elements is arranged as a plurality of pixels of the display, each pixel having at least a first display element and a second display element; a battery configured to provide power to the array; and an array controller configured to apply a series of row voltage strobes to a first set of rows of the array during a first display write operation so as to configure one or more display elements in said first set of rows to a first selected state; wherein the array controller is further configured to skip subsequent row voltage strobes to one or more of the rows in the first set of rows based on a power level condition of the battery during subsequent display write operations that set the remaining rows of the display in accordance with received display data, in order to apply voltage strobes to the first display elements while skipping voltage strobes to the second display elements. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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