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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Randy P. Stanley, Aptos, CA (US);
Siripong Sritanyaratana, Union City, CA (US);
Randy P. Stanley, Aptos, CA (US);
Siripong Sritanyaratana, Union City, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method to manage the power consumption of a display unit is provided. The method determines if a graphics-intensive event is occurring, uses a first refresh rate if the graphics-intensive event is occurring, and uses a second refresh rate different than the first refresh rate if the graphics-intensive event is not occurring. An apparatus for performing the method, and an article including a machine-accessible medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a processor, will cause the processor to perform the method are also provided.