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AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsXuming DENG, Muhammad Daniel Sun Bin ABDULLAH
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Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for reducing screen flicker using a concealed rolling pattern. Field application of a concealable rolling pattern (e.g., alternating electric field), causing liquid crystal module pixels to display alternating patterns, may increase mobile ion diffusion (e.g., release accumulated charges), thereby reducing screen flickering and image burn-in. A rolling pattern may be applied in a low power mode (e.g., standby, sleep, off), with backlight off, and with ambient lighting below a threshold or a concealed display (e.g., lid closed). A concealed rolling pattern may be stopped based on a detected transition to a full power mode, rolling pattern timer expiration, ambient light above the threshold while the display is viewable, removal of a power supply and/or battery power below a threshold. A transition to full power may delay powering on the backlight, e.g., to allow multiple frames of black video for the display panel.
A computing device, comprising:
A computer-implemented method comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium having program instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by a processing circuit, perform a method comprising:
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