Method and apparatus for selectively changing the brightness level of a portion of a screen in a data processing system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKulvir Bhogal
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for selectively increasing illumination of a region on a screen. A display intensity of the screen is altered within the region in response to identifying the region on the screen. The display intensity of the screen within the region is greater than other portions of the screen. A determination is made as to whether the region has been redefined. In response to the region being redefined to form a redefined region, the display intensity of the screen is altered within the redefined region.
Claims19
A computer implemented method for selectively increasing illumination of a region of a screen, the method comprising:
- responsive to identifying a region on the screen, altering a display intensity of the screen within the region, wherein the display intensity of the screen within the region is greater than regions portions of the screen;
- determining whether the region has been redefined;
- and
- responsive to the region being redefined to form a redefined region, altering the display intensity of the screen within the redefined region.
A data processing system for selectively increasing illumination of a region of a screen, the data processing system comprising:
- a bus system;
- a communications unit connected to the bus system;
- a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions;
- and
- a processing unit connected to the bus system, in which the processing unit executes the set of instructions to identify a region on the screen, alter a display intensity of the screen within the region, in which the display intensity of the screen within the region is greater than other regions of the screen, determine whether the region has been redefined, and alter the display intensity of the screen within the redefined region, in response to the region being redefined to form a redefined region.
A data processing system for selectively increasing illumination of a region of a screen, the data processing system comprising:
- altering means, responsive to identifying a region on the screen, for altering a display intensity of the screen within the region, wherein the display intensity of the screen within the region is greater than other regions of the screen;
- first determining means for determining whether the region has been redefined;
- and
- second altering means, responsive to the region being redefined to form a redefined region, for altering the display intensity of the screen within the redefined region.
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for selectively increasing illumination of a region of a screen, the computer program product comprising:
- first instructions, responsive to identifying a region on the screen, for altering a display intensity of the screen within the region, wherein the display intensity of the screen within the region is greater than other regions of the screen;
- second instructions for determining whether the region has been redefined;
- and
- third instructions, responsive to the region being redefined to form a redefined region, for altering the display intensity of the screen within the redefined region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.