FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: method for reducing power consumption in an electronic device through a content adaptive display comprises steps for receiving a frame containing image pixels; determining the category for the image based on the pixels; selecting the maximum percentage level of distortion for the image based on the determined image category; calculating a backlight value based on the selected maximum percentage distortion level; calculating a scaling factor; applying the backlight value to a backlight; applying the scaling factor to a matrix of pixels to obtain a scaled matrix of pixels; and displaying the scaled matrix of pixels.
EFFECT: longer duration of operation of the device.
22 cl, 12 dwg
