MODIFICATION OF DISPLAY BEHAVIOR IN NON-ACTIVE WINDOWS

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel configured to display data within windows formed of a plurality of pixels; and

control circuitry coupled to the display panel, the control circuitry configured to:

identify a coordinate set and an area corresponding to an active window within the plurality of pixels by performing edge detection within a threshold proximity of an initial coordinate position indicated for the active window through a user selection indication; and

provide an instruction to the display panel to modify a display behavior of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display behavior includes one or more of reducing a brightness level of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window or reducing a refresh rate of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a touch sensor and wherein the control circuitry is configured to identify the active window based on detecting a touch on the touch sensor.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to identify the active window based on position information provided by an X-Y position indicating device.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , further comprising memory to store video frame data, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to detect a position of the active window based on analysis of the video frame data to detect position information provided by the X-Y position indicating device.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , further including an interface to couple the display device to a host, and wherein the host is configured to provide identification information to identify the active window to the control circuitry.

7 . (canceled)

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the identification includes detecting pixel color changes within the threshold proximity.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to monitor interaction with the display panel to detect changes to an active window.

10 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium for storing instructions that, when implemented on control circuitry of a display device that displays a plurality of pixels, cause the control circuitry to perform operations including:

identifying a coordinate set and an area corresponding to an active window within the plurality of pixels by performing edge detection within a threshold proximity of an initial coordinate position indicated for the active window through a user selection indication; and

providing an instruction to a display panel to modify a display behavior of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

11 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the display behavior includes one or more of reducing a brightness level of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window or reducing a refresh rate of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

12 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein identifying the active window comprises at least one of detecting a touch on a touch screen and detecting position information provided by an X-Y position indicating device.

13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving identification information to identify the active window from a host system over an interface.

14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

detecting a position of the active window based on analysis of video frame data received over the interface.

15 . A system comprising:

host circuitry configured to execute instructions of an operating system and at least one user application; and

a display coupled to the host circuitry, the display comprising:

a display panel configured to display data within windows formed of a plurality of pixels; and

control circuitry configured to

identify a coordinate set and an area corresponding to an active window within the pixels by performing edge detection within a threshold proximity of an initial coordinate position indicated for the active window through a user selection indication; and

provide an instruction to the display panel to modify a display behavior of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the display behavior includes one or more of reducing a brightness level of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window or reducing a refresh rate of pixels of the plurality of pixels that are outside the active window.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the display panel comprises a touch screen and wherein the control circuitry is configured to identify the active window based on detecting a touch on the touch screen.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the windows include at least one portion or set of pixels not related to a user application.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the host circuitry is configured to provide identification information to identify the active window to the control circuitry.

20 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising memory to store video frame data, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to detect a position of the active window based on analysis of the video frame data.