Dynamic backlight adaptation for low-power handheld devices
Sudeep Pasricha, Manev Luthra, Shivajit Mohapatra, Nikil D. Dutt, Nalini Venkatasubramanian · IEEE Design & Test of Computers · 2004
Backlight power minimization can effectively extend battery life for mobile handheld devices. This article proposes an adaptive middleware-based approach to optimize backlight power consumption when playing streaming video. The technique simultaneously minimizes the negative impact on perceived video quality.