Method and apparatus for burst mode video processing with inband link power management

A method for processing video data in an electronic device, comprising:

• receiving, at the electronic device, a stream of pixel data;
• formatting, by the electronic device, the pixel data into frames of currently-available video data;
• transferring the currently-available video data from the electronic device to a receiving system in a high data rate burst;
• and
• entering the electronic device into a reduced-power operating state upon one of completion of the transferring of currently-available video data to the receiving system and a pause in the transferring of currently-available video data.

A method for reducing power consumption in an electronic video-processing device, comprising:

• receiving, at a source system of the electronic device, a stream of pixel data;
• formatting the pixel data into frames of currently-available video data;
• transferring, in a high data bit rate burst, the currently-available video data to a sink system of the electronic device;
• and
• entering the electronic device into a reduced-power operating state upon occurrence of one of completion of transferring and a pause in transferring.

At least one non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored therein that, in response to being executed on an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

• format a received stream of pixel data into frames of currently-available video data;
• transfer the currently-available video data from the electronic device to a receiving system in a high data rate burst;
• and
• enter into a reduced-power operating state upon one of completion of the transfer of currently-available video data to the receiving system and a pause in the transfer.