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Bi-directional serial video port

US6256686A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1998
Grant dateJul 3, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bi-directional serial video port coupled to a cable has a cable driver coupled to a cable connector via a D.C. blocking capacitor and a cable impedance matching resistor in series. A receiver is coupled to the cable connector via a decoupling capacitor. When configured as an input port, a control signal causes the output from the cable driver to be low so that the cable impedance matching resistor forms a termination for a cable connected to the cable connector and the receiver passes at serial digital video signal from the cable connector for further processing. Otherwise a serial digital video signal is passed by the cable driver to the cable and the output from the receiver is disregarded.

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