Apparatuses and methods for using remote multimedia sink devices

A multimedia remote display system comprising:

• a multimedia source device, comprising:
• a means for receiving a multimedia stream;
• a means for discovering a remote multimedia sink device;
• a means for loading a graphics processing unit (GPU) driver if the remote multimedia sink device is determined to comprise a remote GPU;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• filter the multimedia stream to determine if the multimedia stream comprises a texture component and a geometry component;
• apply compression on the multimedia stream if the multimedia stream is determined to comprise the texture component and the geometry component;
• transfer the multimedia stream to the remote multimedia sink device for rendering;
• and
• present the multimedia stream on the remote multimedia sink device.

A method for rendering a multimedia stream on a remote multimedia sink device, comprising:

• receiving the multimedia stream;
• discovering the remote multimedia sink device;
• loading a graphics processing unit (GPU) driver if the remote multimedia sink device is determined to comprise a remote GPU;
• filtering the multimedia stream to determine if the multimedia stream comprises a texture component and a geometry component;
• applying compression on the multimedia stream if the multimedia stream is determined to comprise the texture component and the geometry component;
• transferring the multimedia stream to the remote multimedia sink device for rendering;
• and
• presenting the multimedia stream on the remote multimedia sink device.

A remote display system comprising:

• a multimedia source device, comprising:
• a control system, comprising a graphics processing unit (GPU) driver;
• a peripheral interface communicatively coupled to the control system;
• and
• at least one source network interface communicatively coupled to the control system through the peripheral interface;
• a remote multimedia sink device, comprising:
• at least one remote network interface coupled to the at least one source network interface over a wireless communication medium;
• a sink controller communicatively coupled to the at least one remote network interface;
• a remote GPU communicatively coupled to the sink controller;
• and
• a remote display interface communicatively coupled to the sink controller and the remote GPU;
• and
• a remote display device coupled to the remote display interface over a remote display cable.