US 11,705,078 B1
Systems and methods for selective disablement of backlights corresponding to identified non-utilized viewable areas of a display panel
Tze Fung Chung, Singapore (SG); and Dengzhai Xiong, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,257.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/3426 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 1/133615 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0646 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2330/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing image content data to a display panel assembly that comprises a display panel, and displaying illuminated image content from the image content data on the display panel; and
executing programming on at least one programmable integrated circuit to:
identify one or more viewable areas of the display panel as currently non-utilized; and
selectively turn off display of illuminated image content from the identified currently non-utilized viewable areas of the display panel;
where the identified currently non-utilized viewable areas of the display panel represent only a portion of an entire viewable area of the display panel;
where the method further comprises executing programming on the at least one programmable integrated circuit to:
display at least one of an application context window or a desktop context window on the display panel to a user of the display panel, the currently displayed application context window or desktop context window comprising user-selectable control options for at least one of a currently displayed application window or a currently displayed desktop area; and
where the executing programming on the at least one programmable integrated circuit to identify one or more viewable areas of the display panel as currently non-utilized further comprises executing programming on the at least one programmable integrated circuit to:
receive input from the user that selects one of the user-selectable control options that only one of: designates the at least one currently displayed application window or desktop area, or designates all viewable areas of the display panel except for the at least one currently displayed application window or desktop area, and
respond to the received user designation by identifying the designated one or more viewable areas of the display panel as currently non-utilized.