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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:

Colin Whitby-strevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Moon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Brijesh Tripathi, Cupertino, CA (US);

Geertjan Joordens, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Colin Whitby-Strevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Moon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Brijesh Tripathi, Cupertino, CA (US);

Geertjan Joordens, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/40 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/14 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01); H04L 12/281 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1235 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for adjusting the operation of a display device so as to be at least within prescribed form factor or other constraints. In one embodiment of the invention, various operational parameters for a display element are adjusted based on considerations specific to high density form factor constraints. For example, in one such device, a Low Power DisplayPort (LPDP) device having a LPDP source and sink adjust the data rate of the visual data to minimize power consumption while still properly supporting display panel resolutions. In some embodiments, the LPDP source and sink may adjust the transceiver voltages to minimize power consumption. In an alternate embodiment, an LPDP device adjusts data rates to minimize the effects of platform noise. In another aspect of the invention, various display elements of a device coordinate quiescent ('quiet') mode operation during periods of inactivity.


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