Method of and apparatus for separating audio and video data from a combined audio/video stream of data

A television for displaying video information comprising:

• a. a display for displaying video information;
• b. a display driver coupled to the display for controlling the display and providing the video information to be displayed;
• c. an interface circuit configured for coupling to a bus structure for receiving and transmitting data over the bus structure including a combined stream of data having audio and video components;
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• d. a decompression engine coupled to the interface circuit and to the display driver for decompressing the combined stream of data thereby forming a decompressed stream of data and separating the decompressed stream of data into an audio stream of data and a video stream of data, wherein the audio stream of data is transmitted through the interface circuit and over the bus structure to a remote device and the video stream of data is sent to the display driver to be displayed on the display.

A home entertainment system comprising:

• a. a plurality of devices;
• b. an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus structure coupled between the plurality of devices to transmit data between the devices including a combined stream of data having a plurality of components;
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• c. a decompression engine coupled to the bus structure and to the plurality of devices to decompress the combined stream of data, thereby forming a decompressed stream of data, and separate the decompressed stream of data into an audio stream of data and a video stream of data, wherein the audio stream of data is transmitted to one or more of the plurality of devices and the video stream of data is transmitted to one or more of the plurality of devices, the decompression engine including:
• i. an interface circuit coupled to the bus structure to receive and transmit data over the bus structure including the combined stream of data, the audio stream of data and the video stream of data;
• ii. a decompression circuit coupled to the interface circuit to decompress the combined stream of data to form the decompressed stream of data;
• and
• iii. a separating circuit to separate the plurality of components into the audio stream of data and the video stream of data, wherein at least one of the audio stream of data and the video stream of data is transmitted through the interface circuit over the bus structure to a remote one of the plurality of devices.