HDMI switching technology for the coupling of consumer electronic control and/or non-consumer electronic control devices in an audio/visual environment
US8286210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switching module, system and method facilitate communications between one or more non-CEC enabled devices and a television of an audio/visual (A/V) system. The switching module is able to accommodate both Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) enabled and non-CEC enabled devices for communication with the television. In response to user control of a user interface of the switching module, when a non-CEC enabled device is coupled to the switching module, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) input port of the HDMI switching module is selected and a default HDMI device type and corresponding HDMI logic address is set for the non-CEC enabled device. This information is displayed for the user by the television.
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