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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2013
Applicant:

Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Wyatt, San Jose, CA (US);

Arman Toorians, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/40 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/40 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G09G 3/342 (2013.01); G09G 3/3406 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0646 (2013.01); G09G 2360/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A solution is proposed that allows power savings via enhancement of pixel data to compensate for reducing backlight intensity levels. According to one embodiment, each pixel of a display is sorted according to the brightness (intensity) of the pixel. Regional pixel gains are calculated and applied on a per pixel basis so as not to exceed a quality threshold. The intensity of the backlight corresponding to each region may be decreased by an equivalent amount, thereby reducing (potentially significantly) the power consumed to operate the backlight while maintaining the color intensity in the image due to the applied pixel gains.


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