Patent ID: 7312771

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling power consumption of an electroluminescent display, comprising: a processor configured for controlling the operation of an electroluminescent display; a memory for said processor, said memory configured for storing color data for each of a plurality of display pixels; a plurality of normal mode colors retained in said memory; a plurality of power-saving mode colors retained in said memory, each said power-saving mode color corresponding to one or more of said normal mode colors; a user interface configured for user selection of power-saving mode colors corresponding to said normal mode colors, said power-saving mode colors selected for consuming less display power on said electroluminescent display than corresponding colors within the normal mode colors; and programming retained in said memory and executable on said processor for determining whether apparatus is in normal mode or a power saving mode; and outputting color data for each display pixel, within said plurality of display pixels, from said normal mode colors when said apparatus is in normal mode, or from said power-saving mode colors when said apparatus is in power-saving mode.