Methods and apparatus to perform platform agnostic control of a display using a hardware agent

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• obtain a battery level;
• and
• during a boot protocol:
• determine that the battery level is below a threshold;
• determine a panel brightness based on the battery level, the panel brightness being less than a maximum brightness of a panel;
• and
• transmit instructions to a driver of the panel to cause the panel to operate at the determined panel brightness.

An apparatus to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the apparatus comprising:

• interface circuitry to obtain a battery level;
• and
• processor circuitry including one or more of:
• at least one of a central processing unit, a graphic processing unit, or a digital signal processor, the at least one of the central processing unit, the graphic processing unit, or the digital signal processor having control circuitry to control data movement within the processor circuitry, arithmetic and logic circuitry to perform one or more first operations corresponding to instructions, and one or more registers to store a result of the one or more first operations, the instructions in the apparatus;
• a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the FPGA including logic gate circuitry, a plurality of configurable interconnections, and storage circuitry, the logic gate circuitry and interconnections to perform one or more second operations, the storage circuitry to store a result of the one or more second operations;
• or
• Application Specific Integrate Circuitry (ASIC) including logic gate circuitry to perform one or more third operations;
• the processor circuitry to during a boot protocol perform at least one of the first operations, the second operations, or the third operations to instantiate:
• backlight control circuitry to:
• determine that the battery level is below a threshold;
• determine a panel brightness based on the battery level, the panel brightness being less than a maximum brightness of the panel;
• and
• transmit instructions to the panel to cause the panel to operate at the determined panel brightness.

A method to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the method comprising:

• obtaining a battery level;
• and
• during a boot protocol:
• determining, by executing an instruction with a hardware agent, that the battery level is below a threshold;
• determining, by executing an instruction with the hardware agent, a panel brightness based on the battery level, the panel brightness being less than a maximum brightness of the panel;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the panel to cause the panel to operate at the determined panel brightness.

An apparatus to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• instructions in the apparatus;
• and
• hardware agent to execute the instructions to:
• obtain sensor data corresponding to an angle corresponding to a first panel and a second panel;
• during a firmware-based protocol:
• determine that that the first panel should be disabled based on the angle;
• and
• transmit instructions to a driver corresponding to the first panel to disable the first panel.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• obtain sensor data corresponding to an angle corresponding to a first panel and a second panel;
• during a firmware-based protocol:
• determine that that the first panel should be disabled based on the angle;
• and
• transmit instructions to the first panel to disable the first panel.

An apparatus to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the apparatus comprising:

• interface circuitry to obtain sensor data corresponding to an angle corresponding to a first panel and a second panel;
• and
• processor circuitry including one or more of:
• at least one of a central processing unit, a graphic processing unit, or a digital signal processor, the at least one of the central processing unit, the graphic processing unit, or the digital signal processor having control circuitry to control data movement within the processor circuitry, arithmetic and logic circuitry to perform one or more first operations corresponding to instructions, and one or more registers to store a result of the one or more first operations, the instructions in the apparatus;
• a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the FPGA including logic gate circuitry, a plurality of configurable interconnections, and storage circuitry, the logic gate circuitry and interconnections to perform one or more second operations, the storage circuitry to store a result of the one or more second operations;
• or
• Application Specific Integrate Circuitry (ASIC) including logic gate circuitry to perform one or more third operations;
• the processor circuitry to during a firmware-based protocol perform at least one of the first operations, the second operations, or the third operations to instantiate:
• backlight control circuitry to:
• determine that that the first panel should be disabled based on the angle;
• and
• transmit instructions to a driver of the first panel to disable the first panel.

A method to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the method comprising:

• obtaining sensor data corresponding to an angle corresponding to a first panel and a second panel;
• during a firmware-based protocol:
• determining, by executing an instruction with a hardware agent, that that the first panel should be disabled based on the angle;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the first panel to disable the first panel.

An apparatus to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• instructions in the apparatus;
• and
• hardware agent to execute the instructions to:
• obtain a battery level;
• and
• when an operating system is not in control of hardware:
• transmit, to a system-on-chip, a first indication that a panel is capable of operating at a resolution lower than a maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtain, from the system-on-chip, first frame data corresponding to the resolution;
• instruct the panel to display a first frame corresponding to the first frame data at the resolution;
• determine that the memory has been initiated;
• transmit, to the system-on-chip, a second indication that the panel is capable of operating at the maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtain, from the system-on-chip, second frame data corresponding to the maximum resolution;
• and
• instruct the panel to display a second frame corresponding to the second frame data at the maximum resolution.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• obtain a battery level;
• and
• when an operating system is not in control of hardware:
• transmit, to a system-on-chip, a first indication that a panel is capable of operating at a resolution lower than a maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtain, from the system-on-chip, first frame data corresponding to the resolution;
• instruct the panel to display a first frame corresponding to the first frame data at the resolution;
• determine that memory has been initiated;
• transmit, to the system-on-chip, a second indication that the panel is capable of operating at the maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtain, from the system-on-chip, second frame data corresponding to the maximum resolution;
• and
• instruct the panel to display a second frame corresponding to the second frame data at the maximum resolution.

An apparatus to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the apparatus comprising:

• interface circuitry to obtain a battery level;
• and
• processor circuitry including one or more of:
• at least one of a central processing unit, a graphic processing unit, or a digital signal processor, the at least one of the central processing unit, the graphic processing unit, or the digital signal processor having control circuitry to control data movement within the processor circuitry, arithmetic and logic circuitry to perform one or more first operations corresponding to instructions, and one or more registers to store a result of the one or more first operations, the instructions in the apparatus;
• a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the FPGA including logic gate circuitry, a plurality of configurable interconnections, and storage circuitry, the logic gate circuitry and interconnections to perform one or more second operations, the storage circuitry to store a result of the one or more second operations;
• or
• Application Specific Integrate Circuitry (ASIC) including logic gate circuitry to perform one or more third operations;
• the processor circuitry to, when an operating system is not in control of hardware, perform at least one of the first operations, the second operations, or the third operations to instantiate:
• dynamic framebuffer control circuitry to transmit, to a system-on-chip, a first indication that a panel is capable of operating at a resolution lower than a maximum resolution of the panel;
• host engine circuitry to obtain, from the system-on-chip, first frame data corresponding to the resolution;
• the dynamic framebuffer control circuitry to:
• instruct the panel to display a first frame corresponding to the first frame data at the resolution;
• determine that memory has been initiated;
• and
• transmit, to the system-on-chip, a second indication that the panel is capable of operating at the maximum resolution of the panel;
• the host engine circuitry to obtain, from the system-on-chip, second frame data corresponding to the maximum resolution;
• and
• the dynamic framebuffer control circuitry to instruct the panel to display a second frame corresponding to the second frame data at the maximum resolution.

An method to dynamically manage a panel during a boot protocol, the method comprising:

• obtaining a battery level;
• and
• when an operating system is not in control of hardware:
• transmitting, to a system-on-chip, a first indication that a panel is capable of operating at a resolution lower than a maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtaining, from the system-on-chip, first frame data corresponding to the resolution;
• instructing, by executing an instruction with a hardware agent, the panel to display a first frame corresponding to the first frame data at the resolution;
• determining, by executing an instruction with the hardware agent, that memory has been initiated;
• transmitting, to the system-on-chip, a second indication that the panel is capable of operating at the maximum resolution of the panel;
• obtaining, from the system-on-chip, second frame data corresponding to the maximum resolution;
• and
• instructing, by executing an instruction with the hardware agent, the panel to display a second frame corresponding to the second frame data at the maximum resolution.