Transporting sampled analog signals over multiple electromagnetic pathways
AssigneeHYPHY USA Inc.
InventorsRobert Steven Hannebauer, Todd Elliot Rockoff
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Abstract
The subject of this disclosure is applying improved techniques to media signal communication as well as control and status exchange to implement a diversity of media interfaces, achieving suitable media communication results despite EM propagation challenges.
Claims24
A method of distributing digital video samples from one or more input video signals to P electromagnetic paths, said method comprising:
- distributing said digital video samples from said one or more input video signals into P input vectors each of length N by implementing a pre-determined distributing permutation by which each video sample is distributed to one of said P input vectors, wherein P is an integer ≥2;
- receiving each of said P input vectors at a respective line driver as an ordered series of L digital output values, wherein L>=N>=2;
- converting each ordered series of said L digital output values into L analog output values;
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- for each of the P electromagnetic paths, transmitting said respective L analog output values over said each electromagnetic path from a source assembly to a sink assembly, wherein said source assembly and said sink assembly both being implemented within a display.
A source assembly for distributing digital video samples from one or more input video signals to P electromagnetic paths, said source assembly comprising:
- a distributing permuter that distributes said digital video samples from said one or more input video signals into P input vectors each of length N by implementing a pre-determined distributing permutation by which each digital sample is distributed to one of said input vectors, wherein P is an integer ≥2;
- P line drivers that each receives one of said P input vectors as an ordered series of L digital output values, wherein L>=N>=2;
- P digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that each converts one of said series of L digital output values into L analog output values;
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- an output terminal for each of the P electromagnetic paths that transmits said L analog output values from one of said DACs over said each electromagnetic path from said source assembly to a sink assembly, wherein said source assembly and said sink assembly both being implemented within a display.
A method of receiving P ordered series of L analog input values representing one or more media signals, each of said ordered series being received from one of P electromagnetic paths, wherein P is an integer >=2, said method comprising:
- receiving each of said ordered series of L analog input values from a source assembly over one of said electromagnetic paths at one of P line amplifiers of a sink assembly, wherein said source assembly and said sink assembly both being implemented within a display;
- for each series of L analog input values, receiving said each series as N analog samples into a corresponding one of P output vectors, wherein L>=N>=2;
- collecting said N analog samples from each of said output vectors into one or more reconstructed video signals by implementing a pre-determined permutation;
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- delivering said reconstructed video signals to an array of display elements of said display.
A sink assembly for receiving P ordered series of L analog input values representing one or more video signals, each of said ordered series being received from one of P electromagnetic paths, wherein P is an integer >=2, said sink assembly comprising:
- an input terminal for each electromagnetic path that receives one of said P ordered series of L analog input values from a source assembly, wherein said source assembly and said sink assembly both being implemented within a display;
- an output vector corresponding to each electromagnetic path that receives and stores said one of said P ordered series of L analog input values as N analog samples, wherein L>=N>=2;
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- a permuter that collects said N analog samples from each of said output vectors into one or more reconstructed video signals by implementing a pre-determined permutation.
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