JP5364392B2 - Information processing apparatus, display display method, and computer-executable program - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a display display method, and a computer-executable program. Specifically, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS, a display display method, and a computer-executable program.

  Generally, a computer has a power management function. The power management function is a function for reducing power consumption by performing predetermined processing when the computer has not been used for a certain period of time. If the power consumption of the display is to be reduced, it is conceivable to perform processing such as turning off the display. Here, as the display, for example, various types such as a liquid crystal display, a CRT, and an organic EL display are widely used. There are two types of liquid crystal: normally white, which has a maximum transmittance or reflectance when no voltage is applied and becomes a white screen, and normally black, which blocks light most when no voltage is applied and becomes a black screen. In the case of normally white, the power consumption of the display is smaller in the white display than in the black display. In the case of normally black, black display consumes less power than white display.

  On the other hand, in general, a light emitting element of a self-luminous element type display (for example, normally black such as a CRT, a plasma display, an organic EL display, etc.) has a property that its ability decreases as the light emission time increases and the light emission luminance increases. There is. In a display which is an aggregate of light emitting elements, the display content on the screen is not uniform over the entire surface. Therefore, the luminance of each light emitting element is different, and a difference occurs in the ability of each light emitting element as described above. The occurrence of a difference in capability between the light emitting elements of the display is called burn-in. Image sticking is more likely to occur as the brightness difference between the light emitting elements is always larger, and image sticking is less likely to occur as the brightness difference between the light emitting elements is always smaller.

  On the other hand, a multi-window OS has recently been widely used as an operating system (hereinafter referred to as “OS”). The multi-window OS is an OS that allows a plurality of windows to be opened simultaneously and a different program to be executed in each window. A user can efficiently execute a plurality of programs simultaneously while moving a window on the screen using a pointing device such as a mouse or changing the size of the window.

  By the way, when a program is executed under the control of a multi-window OS, even if a plurality of windows are displayed on the screen, the window that is currently in focus (hereinafter referred to as “active window”) In many cases. When such a situation is assumed, conventionally, an attempt has been made to execute power management only for a portion other than the active window.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in order to reduce the power consumption of the monitor and to easily switch the window after execution of power management, the transition to the power save mode is performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A mode transition determination module to be determined, a full-screen window opening module for instructing the multi-window OS to open a full-screen window for reducing the power consumption of the display when the shift to the power saving mode is determined, and an open Window information acquisition module for acquiring information on the active window from the multi-window OS, a window arrangement module for instructing the multi-window OS to arrange the windows so that the active window is displayed in front of the full-screen window, and power saving Responding to the mode end instruction And a full-screen window closing module to instruct the multi-window OS to close the full-screen window Te.

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  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in order to reduce power consumption, since windows other than the active window are displayed in all black, it is difficult to switch between a plurality of windows, and the advantage of multi-window is lost. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is an information processing capable of reducing the power consumption of a display, reducing burn-in, and / or extending the life without losing the advantages of multi-window. An object is to provide a device, a display method, and a computer-executable program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS for reducing power consumption, burn-in, and / or extending the life of a display device. Translucent window generating means for generating a semi-transparent window of the full screen, and display control means for displaying the translucent window of the full screen generated by the semi-transparent window generating means immediately behind the acti window of the display screen of the display device And.

  According to still another preferable aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the display display is a normally white liquid crystal display, and the translucent window generating means generates the white translucent window.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the display is a normally black liquid crystal display or a self-luminous element type display (for example, an organic EL display, a plasma display, or a CRT), and the translucent window generating means Preferably produces the black translucent window.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the display device stores, as characteristic information, an RGB value that minimizes power consumption, an RGB value that minimizes burn-in, or an RGB value that maximizes life. It is desirable to store in.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the translucent window generation means calculates the translucency of the translucent window and its RGB value based on the characteristic information stored in the memory of the display device, and It is desirable to create a translucent window.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the display control means displays a cursor on the display screen independently of the window.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the translucent window is transparent to the operation of the pointing device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a display display method for an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS, in which power consumption of the display device is reduced, burn-in is reduced, and / or Generating a full-screen translucent window for extending the life, and displaying the generated full-screen translucent window immediately behind an active window on the display screen of the display device. It is characterized by.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a program mounted on an information processing apparatus having a multi-window OS, and reduces power consumption of a display device, reduction of burn-in, and / or Or a function of generating a translucent window of a full screen for extending the life and a function of displaying the translucent window of the generated full screen immediately behind an active window of the display screen of the display device. It is characterized by realizing.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a program mounted on an information processing apparatus having a multi-window OS, and reduces power consumption of a display device, reduction of burn-in, and / or Or a function of generating a translucent window of a full screen for extending the life, a function of generating a translucent window of a full screen by outputting the calculated transparency and its RGB value to the multi-window OS, A function of acquiring active window information from the multi-window OS, and acquiring the active window information, the translucent window of the full screen is displayed immediately behind the active window of the display screen of the display device. To cause the computer to realize the function of instructing the multi-window OS And features.

  According to the present invention, in an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS, a translucent window that generates a translucent window of a full screen for reducing power consumption of a display device, reducing burn-in, and / or extending the life of the display device. Advantages of multi-window since it includes generation means and display control means for displaying a full-screen semi-transparent window generated by the semi-transparent window generation means immediately behind the active window of the display screen of the display device It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of reducing the power consumption of the display, reducing the burn-in, and / or extending the life of the display without being lost.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic hardware configuration example of a notebook PC to which an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a functional configuration showing a configuration of a translucent window processing program operating on a notebook PC. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the principle of the power consumption reduction method for the display device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the power consumption reduction processing of the display device. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the display. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the principle of extending the life and reducing the burn-in of the display device of this embodiment.

  Embodiments of an information processing apparatus, a display display method, and a computer-executable program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In addition, constituent elements in the following embodiments include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art or those that are substantially the same.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic hardware configuration example of a notebook PC to which an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, the notebook PC 1 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a memory 13, an HDD (hard disk) 14, a graphics adapter 15, a display device 16, an embedded controller 17, a keyboard 18, a mouse 19, and a USB. A port 20, a battery 21, a DC-DC converter 22, an AC adapter 23, and the like are provided, and each unit is connected via a bus.

  The CPU 11 controls the entire notebook PC 2 by the multi-window OS 14a stored in the HDD 14 connected via the bus, and manages functions based on various programs stored in the HDD 14. The ROM 12 stores a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System: basic input / output system) 12a, data, and the like.

  The memory 13 includes a cache memory and a RAM, and is a writable memory that is used as a read area for an execution program of the CPU 11 and a work area for writing process data of the execution program.

  The HDD (hard disk) 14 is a multi-window OS 31 for performing overall control of the notebook PC 1 and a semi-transparent window processing program for reducing the power consumption of the display device 16 by displaying a semi-transparent window on the display device 16. (Utility program) 32, various drivers 33 for hardware operation of peripheral devices, and an application program 34 directed to a specific task.

  The multi-window OS 31 controls basic operations of the notebook PC 1, manages various resources, and transmits, for example, commands generated by application programs to the driver 33 and the BIOS 12a. The multi-window OS 31 has a multi-task function and a multi-window function. The execution context of the application program 34 (register set, main memory image, file handle, etc. used by a certain application program 34), GUI parts, etc. It also manages software resources. As the multi-window OS 31, for example, Windows (registered trademark) XP can be used.

  The driver 33 is dedicated software for operating hardware. Examples of the driver 33 include a mouse driver for operating the mouse 19, a display driver 33a for displaying an image on the display device 16, and the like. .

  The graphics adapter 15 converts drawing information into a video signal under the control of the CPU 11 and outputs the converted video signal to the display device 16. The graphics adapter 15 is a VRAM 15 a in which drawing information is written or a drawing written in the VRAM 15 a. A graphics chip 15b that converts information into a video signal and outputs it to the display device 16 is provided.

  The display device 16 is a liquid crystal display capable of RGB display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, a CRT, or the like. The display device 16 is controlled by the CPU 11 and displays various types of information according to a video signal input from the graphics adapter 15. The display device 16 also includes an EEPROM 16a in which RGB values that minimize the power consumption of the display device 16, RGB values that minimize the burn-in, or RGB values that maximize the lifetime are written in advance as characteristic information. I have. The characteristic information stored in the EEPROM 16a is referred to when generating a translucent window. Note that the RGB value that minimizes the power consumption of the display device 16, the RGB value that minimizes the burn-in, or the RGB value that maximizes the life of the display device 16 are almost the same value. Even so, the power consumption of the display device 16 can be reduced, the burn-in can be prevented, and the lifetime can be increased.

  The embedded controller 17 controls the operation of a keyboard 18 composed of various keys for inputting characters, commands, etc., and a mouse 19 for moving a cursor on the screen and selecting various menus.

  The AC adapter 23 is connected to a commercial power supply, converts an AC voltage into a DC voltage, and outputs the DC voltage to the DC-DC converter 22. The DC-DC converter 22 converts the DC voltage supplied from the AC adapter 23 into a predetermined voltage, supplies power to each unit, and charges the battery 20. The battery 20 is charged by the DC-DC converter 22 and supplies the charged voltage to each unit when the AC adapter 23 is not attached.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the functional configuration of the translucent window processing program 32 operating on the notebook PC 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the principle of the power consumption reduction method for the display device 16 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the power consumption reduction process for the display device 16 in the notebook PC 1. .

  In FIG. 2, the semi-transparent window processing program 32 outputs a semi-transparent window generation instruction and a semi-transparent window arrangement instruction to the multi-window OS 31. The multi-window OS 31 generates a window according to an instruction from the application 34 or the like, and controls display of the display screen of the display device 16 via the display driver 33a.

  The display driver 33a draws the window generated by the multi-window OS 31 in the VRAM 15a of the graphic adapter 15 as drawing information. The graphics chip 15a converts the drawing information drawn in the VRAM 15a into a video signal, and then outputs the video signal to the display device 16 for display on the display screen.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the principle of the power consumption reduction method of the display device 16 of the notebook PC 1 configured as shown in FIG. 2 will be described. In the figure, A is an active window (frontmost window), B is a translucent window, C is another object on the screen (background, window, etc.), D is another object C on the screen (background, window, etc.) Shows a state where the semi-transparent window B is overlaid. In the figure, a case where the power consumption is reduced by generating a semi-transparent window B and arranging it immediately behind the active window A when the window as shown in FIG. .

  The translucent window processing program 32 causes the multi-window OS 31 to create a full-screen translucent window B for reducing the power consumption of the display device 16. The semi-transparent window B has a transparency that allows the user to visually recognize the back window and background characters. The translucent window B is, for example, a white translucent window when the display 16 is a normally white liquid crystal display, and the display 16 is a normally black liquid crystal display or a self-luminous element type display. In the case of (for example, an organic EL display, a plasma display, or a CRT), it is a black translucent window.

  This is because when the display 16 is a normally white liquid crystal display, the white display can reduce the power consumption of the display compared to the black display, and the normally black liquid crystal display and the self-luminous element type display can be used. In this case, the black display is based on the idea that the power consumption of the display can be reduced compared to the white display.

  In addition, this is an RGB value to be written as characteristic information in the EEPROM 16a of the display 16 to minimize power consumption. In the case of a normally white liquid crystal display, white, normally black liquid crystal display, and self-luminous element type display. Indicates that black is appropriate.

  Further, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, it is based on the idea that the black display can reduce the reduction in the capability of the light emitting element and the life of the display 16 can be extended compared to the white display.

  Further, in the case where the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, the difference in the degree of decrease in the capability of each light emitting element is reduced in the black display as compared with the white display, so that the occurrence of burn-in can be reduced. ing.

  This indicates that, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, black is appropriate as an RGB value to be written as characteristic information in the EEPROM 16a to increase the life.

  Further, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, it is indicated that black is appropriate as an RGB value for reducing burn-in, which is written as characteristic information in the EEPROM 16a.

  In the following description, it is assumed that a white translucent window is created on the assumption that the display device 16 is a normally white liquid crystal display.

  The translucent window processing program 32 instructs the multi-window OS 31 to display a translucent window of the full screen immediately behind the active window A. The multi-window OS 31 is shown in FIG. Thus, the translucent window B is placed immediately behind the active window A. Here, the translucent window B is a white translucent window, and other objects (background, window, etc.) on the screen are C.

  As shown in FIG. 3C, the display driver 33a calculates the RGB value of the entire screen excluding the area of the active window A for each pixel in accordance with the instruction of the multi-window OS 31, and draws it as drawing information in the VRAM 15b. . That is, outside the area of the active window A, the drawing information is obtained by superimposing a semi-transparent window B (white semi-transparent) on another object C, and D is whiter than C.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (4), the graphics chip 15a converts the drawing information in the VRAM 15b into a video signal and outputs it to the display device 16 to display the drawing information on the VRAM 15b. Further, when the graphics chip 15a converts the drawing information in the VRAM 15b into a video signal, if there is an instruction for cursor insertion from the multi-window OS 31 via the display driver 33a, the graphics chip 15a inserts a cursor display signal into the video signal. To do. Since the cursor is not drawn on the VRAM 15b, the cursor is displayed independently on the display device 16 without being affected by the translucent window B or other windows.

  The translucent window processing program 32 shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the translucent window processing program 32 includes a translucent window calculation module 41, a translucent window establishment module 42, a window information acquisition module 43, and a window arrangement module 44.

  The translucent window calculation module 41 reads the characteristic information written in the EEPROM 16a of the display device 16, and based on the read characteristic information, the translucency window transparency X% for reducing the power consumption of the display display 16 and This is a module for calculating the RGB values. Here, since it is assumed that the display device 16 is a normally white liquid crystal display, the RGB value thereof is white.

  The semi-transparent window opening module 42 uses the transparency X% calculated by the semi-transparent window calculation module 41 and its RGB value as parameters to the multi-window OS 31 and further sets a flag that is transparent to the pointing device such as the mouse 19. This is a module for creating a semi-transparent window on the full screen and displaying a semi-transparent window on the full screen using as a parameter.

  The window information acquisition module 43 is a module for acquiring active window information from the multi-window OS 31.

  The window arrangement module 44 is a module that instructs the multi-window OS 31 to arrange the windows so that a translucent window of the full screen is displayed immediately behind the active window.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the power consumption reduction processing of the display device 16 in the notebook PC 1 configured as shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The power consumption reduction processing of the display device 16 in the notebook PC 1 may be executed all the time. For example, a predetermined condition is satisfied such as when no operation is performed for a certain period of time, when the battery is driven, or when there is a user instruction. You may decide to execute it. The power consumption reduction processing of the display device 16 includes semi-transparent window creation processing and event processing.

  In FIG. 4, in the semi-transparent window creation process, the semi-transparent window calculation module 41 of the semi-transparent window processing program 32 sets the characteristic information (for example, the power consumption of the display device 16 to the minimum) written in the EEPROM 16a of the display display 16. RGB values to be obtained) (step S1), and based on the obtained characteristic information, the transparency X% of the translucent window and the RGB values for reducing the power consumption of the display 16 are calculated (step S2).

  The semi-transparent window opening module 42 uses the transparency X% calculated by the semi-transparent window calculation module 41 and its RGB value as parameters for the multi-window OS 31, and further sets a flag to be transparent to a pointing device such as a mouse. As a parameter, an instruction is given to create a semi-transparent window on the entire screen and display the created semi-transparent window on the full screen (step S3). In response to this, the multi-window OS 31 creates a translucent window of the full screen and displays the created translucent window of the full screen on the display device 16 (step T1). As a result, the semi-transparent window itself is transparent to the operation of the pointing device such as the mouse 19, and the operation of the pointing device is an operation to the window behind the semi-transparent window.

  The window arrangement module 44 sets the Z-axis position of the semi-transparent window to the back side of the Z-axis position of the active window with respect to the multi-window OS 31 so that the translucent window of the full screen is displayed immediately behind the active window. (Step S4). In response to this, the multi-window OS 31 arranges a semi-transparent window of the entire screen immediately behind the active window, and displays the semi-transparent window immediately behind the active window of the display screen.

  The window information acquisition module 43 requests the multi-window OS 31 to notify when the active window is changed (step S5).

  In the event processing of the translucent window, when the active window is changed by the user operation or the instruction of the application (“Yes” in step T11), the multi-window OS 31 stores the window information acquisition module 43 of the translucent window processing program 32. Then, it notifies that the active window has been changed (step T12). When the window information acquisition module 43 receives a notification that the active window has been changed, the window arrangement module 44 displays the multi-window OS 31 so that the translucent window of the full screen is displayed immediately behind the active window. The Z-axis position of the translucent window is instructed to move immediately behind the Z-axis position of the active window (step S11). In response to this, the multi-window OS 31 arranges the semi-transparent window immediately behind the active window, and displays the semi-transparent window immediately behind the active window on the display screen.

  Here, the actual display on the display 16 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the display 16. For example, in FIG. 5A, windows W1 and W2 are displayed in a superimposed manner on the background S, and a cursor is displayed. The window W1 is set as an active window, “ABC” is displayed in the window W1, and “CDE” is displayed in the window W2.

  Here, when the power consumption reduction processing of the display device 16 is executed, a white translucent window is displayed immediately behind the active window W1, and the area of the active window W1 is excluded as shown in FIG. 5B. The entire screen appears as if it were a white translucent mask. The window ABC “ABC” and the cursor display are not affected by the translucent window. On the other hand, “CDE” of the window W2 is visible although it is affected by the translucent window. Thereby, the user can visually recognize display information of other windows and backgrounds, and the switching of the windows becomes easy.

  Here, when the user moves the mouse cursor onto “CDE” of the visible window W2 and performs a click operation (since the window W2 and “CDE” are visible), the active window becomes the window W1. When the window W2 is changed to the window W2, the white translucent window is moved immediately behind the active window W2, and the entire screen excluding the area of the active window W2 is white as shown in FIG. 5C. It appears as if it were masked. The “CDE” in the window W2 and the cursor display are not affected by this translucency. On the other hand, “ABC” in the window W1 is visible, although it is affected by the translucency.

  In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a white translucent window is displayed on the normally white display display 16 to reduce the power consumption of the display display 16, but as described above, the normally black display display 16 is displayed. In this case, the power consumption of the display 16 can be reduced by displaying a black translucent window.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the principle that, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, the life of the display 16 can be increased and the burn-in can be reduced by applying a black translucent window. It is.

  FIG. 2A shows a state where the sun brightness is A and the sky brightness is B, which is displayed on the display. FIG. 5B shows a state in which the sun is displayed on the display with the luminance A ′ and the sky with the luminance B ′ as a result of applying the black translucent window. In the case of a black translucent window, the definition of transparency is such that the luminance decreases as the transparency approaches opacity, and in the definition of transparency that the luminance becomes zero when the transparency is opaque. As a result, the luminance A ′ is lower than the luminance A, the luminance B ′ is lower than the luminance B, and the difference between the luminance A ′ and the luminance B ′ is smaller than the difference between the luminance A and the luminance B.

  Thus, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, the luminance of each light-emitting element is lowered by applying a black translucent window, so that the capability of the light-emitting element is reduced, and the display is It is possible to extend the life.

  Further, when the display 16 is a self-luminous element type display, by applying a black translucent window, the luminance difference between the respective light emitting elements is reduced, so that the difference in the degree of reduction in the capability of the light emitting elements is reduced. The occurrence of image sticking can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the notebook PC 1 equipped with the multi-window OS 31 generates a full-screen translucent window for reducing the power consumption of the display device 16 and is immediately behind the acti window. Since a semi-transparent window is displayed on the full screen, the power consumption of the display device can be reduced, and the user can view the window and background behind the active window, so switching between windows is easy. It is possible to reduce the power consumption of the display, reduce the burn-in, and increase the lifetime without losing the advantages of the multi-window.

  Further, since the translucency of the translucent window and its RGB value are calculated on the basis of the characteristic information that minimizes the power consumption of the display device 16, the translucent window is generated. Makes it possible to create a translucent window.

  In addition, since the characteristic information is stored in the EEPROM 16a of the display device 16 in advance, a semi-transparent window for reducing power consumption of the display device can be generated even when a different display device is used. It becomes possible.

  Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, since the cursor is displayed on the display screen independently of the translucent window, the cursor can be displayed without being affected by the translucent window. It becomes possible to improve the usability of.

  In the above-described embodiment, the notebook type PC has been described as the information processing apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to information processing apparatuses such as mini-notebook PCs, desktop PCs, PDAs, and mobile phones. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the characteristic information is stored in advance in the EEPROM 16a of the display device 16 and the characteristic information is acquired from the EEPROM 16a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the display device 16 It is also possible to use a method in which the characteristic information is registered in a web server and downloaded from there to acquire the characteristic information.

  An information processing apparatus, a display display method, and a computer-executable program according to the present invention are useful for reducing power consumption of a display device in an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS. In the case of a type display, it is useful for reducing burn-in or extending the life, and can be widely applied to information processing apparatuses such as notebook PCs, mini-notebook PCs, desktop PCs, PDAs, and mobile phones.

1 Notebook PC
11 CPU
12 ROM
12a BIOS
13 Memory 14 HDD (Hard Disk)
15 Graphics adapter 15a VRAM
15b Graphics chip 16 Display device 16a EEPROM
17 Embedded Controller 18 Keyboard 19 Mouse 20 USB Port 21 Battery 22 DC-DC Converter 23 AC Adapter 31 Multi Window OS
32 Translucent window processing program (utility program)
33 driver 33a display driver 34 application program 41 translucent window calculation module 42 translucent window establishment module 43 window information acquisition module 44 window arrangement module

Claims (3)

In an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS,
A translucent window generating means for generating a full-screen translucent window for reducing power consumption of the display device, reducing burn-in, and / or extending the life of the display device;
Display control means for displaying a semi-transparent window of the full screen generated by the semi-transparent window generating means immediately behind the active window of the display screen of the display device;
Equipped with a,
When the display device is a normally white liquid crystal display, the translucent window generating means generates the white translucent window, and the display device device is a normally black liquid crystal display, self-luminous. In the case of an element display, the translucent window generating means generates the black translucent window,
The display device stores the RGB value that minimizes the power consumption, the RGB value that minimizes the burn-in, or the RGB value that maximizes the lifetime in the memory as characteristic information,
The translucent window generating means is configured to determine the transparency of the translucent window and its RGB so that a window placed behind the translucent window is visible based on characteristic information stored in the memory of the display device. Calculate the value to create the translucent window,
The display control means displays a cursor on the display screen independently of the window, and the translucent window is transparent to an operation of a pointing device,
The information processing apparatus , wherein the operation of the cursor with respect to the translucent window is configured to be an operation to a window behind the translucent window . In a display display method of an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS,
A translucent window generating step for generating a full-screen translucent window for reducing power consumption of the display device, reducing burn-in, and / or extending the life of the display device;
A display control step of displaying the generated full-screen translucent window immediately behind the active window of the display screen of the display device;
It includes,
When the display device is a normally white liquid crystal display, the translucent window generating step generates the white translucent window, and the display device device is a normally black liquid crystal display, self-luminous. In the case of an element type display, in the translucent window generation step, the black translucent window is generated,
The display device stores the RGB value that minimizes the power consumption, the RGB value that minimizes the burn-in, or the RGB value that maximizes the lifetime in the memory as characteristic information,
In the translucent window generating step, the transparency of the translucent window and its RGB so that a window placed behind the translucent window can be visually recognized based on the characteristic information stored in the memory of the display device Calculate the value to create the translucent window,
In the display control step, a cursor is displayed on the display screen independently of the window, the translucent window is transparent to an operation of a pointing device, and the operation of the cursor with respect to the translucent window is: A display display method for an information processing apparatus, wherein the display is configured to be an operation on a window behind the translucent window . In a program installed in an information processing apparatus equipped with a multi-window OS,
A translucent window generating step for generating a full-screen translucent window for reducing power consumption of the display device, reducing burn-in, and / or extending the life of the display device;
A display control step of displaying the generated full-screen translucent window immediately behind the active window of the display screen of the display device;
To the computer,
When the display device is a normally white liquid crystal display, the translucent window generating step generates the white translucent window, and the display device device is a normally black liquid crystal display, self-luminous. In the case of an element type display, in the translucent window generation step, the black translucent window is generated,
The display device stores the RGB value that minimizes the power consumption, the RGB value that minimizes the burn-in, or the RGB value that maximizes the lifetime in the memory as characteristic information,
In the translucent window generating step, the transparency of the translucent window and its RGB so that a window placed behind the translucent window can be visually recognized based on the characteristic information stored in the memory of the display device Calculate the value to create the translucent window,
In the display control step, a cursor is displayed on the display screen independently of the window, the translucent window is transparent to an operation of a pointing device, and the operation of the cursor with respect to the translucent window is: A computer-executable program configured to operate on a window behind the translucent window .

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