Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transmission of alternative content over standard device connectors
- Patent Title (中): 通过标准设备连接器传输替代内容
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Application No.: US12606096Application Date: 2009-10-26
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Publication No.: US08176214B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Graeme Peter Jones , Daeyun Shim , Shrikant Ranade , Gyadong Kim , Ook Kim
- Applicant: Graeme Peter Jones , Daeyun Shim , Shrikant Ranade , Gyadong Kim , Ook Kim
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Silicon Image, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Image, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/10
- IPC: G06F13/10
Abstract:
Transmission of alternative content over standard device connectors. An embodiment of a method includes connecting a first device to a second device utilizing a standard connector, the connector including multiple pins, and detecting whether the second device is operating in a standard mode or an alternative mode. If the second device is operating in the alternative mode, then switching one or more pins of the standard connector for the alternative mode and transmitting or receiving signals for the alternative mode via the plurality of pins of the standard connector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100109795A1 TRANSMISSION OF ALTERNATIVE CONTENT OVER STANDARD DEVICE CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2010-05-06
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