Patent ID: 8294725
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to connect to display devices, comprising: video memories corresponding to the display devices and configured to store video data of different applications to be output to the display devices; a determination module configured to determine whether at least one of the video memories has gained predetermined accesses relating to display of a display device corresponding to the at least one of the video memories; and a switch configured to switch an operation state of the display device corresponding to the at least one of the video memories that has not gained the predetermined accesses relating to the display of the display device corresponding to the at least one of the video memories from a first operation state to a second operation state comprising a power consumption lower than a power consumption of the first operation state, when the determination module determines that the at least one of the video memories has not gained the predetermined accesses and to switch an operation state of the display device corresponding to the at least one of the video memories that has gained the predetermined accesses from the second operation state to the first operation state, wherein the predetermined accesses comprise performing a full-screen display of the display device, and wherein the second operation state comprises at least one of a state where the display device is powered off, a state where a refresh rate of the display device is lowered, and a state where a luminance of the display device is lowered.