Consumer appliance display panels and methods of low-power operation

Abstract

An appliance user interface panel, or method of operation, may include a liquid crystal (LCD) panel and a controller. The LCD panel may be mounted on a body panel of a consumer appliance. The LCD panel may include a panel set of light sources. The controller may be operably coupled to the panel set. The controller may be configured to initiate a display operation. The display operation may include directing illumination of a static image region of the LCD panel at an operational brightness level, detecting a low-power condition, and directing deviated illumination of the static image region at a reduced brightness level for a low-power state based on the detected low-power condition.

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