Method and apparatus for transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format over an RF cable
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1. A method of transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format, comprising:
- processing at least one digital video signal in a digital visual interface standard interface to generate at least one video signal in a digital visual interface format; and
digitally modulating the at least one video signal in the digital visual interface format for transmission over an RF cable.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for transmitting and receiving video signals in a digital visual interface (DVI) format over and an RF cable. The transmission and reception includes optionally scaling the video signals to plasma native resolution. Also, the transmission of the signals may be performed by varying rates of lossless or visually lossless compression and digitally modulated the signal to be transmitted over an RF cable.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format, comprising:
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processing at least one digital video signal in a digital visual interface standard interface to generate at least one video signal in a digital visual interface format; and
digitally modulating the at least one video signal in the digital visual interface format for transmission over an RF cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of transmitting digital video signals over long distances using an RF cable, comprising:
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digitally processing at least one video signal to generate at least one digital video signal at a plasma screen native resolution; and
digitally modulating the at least one digital video signal at the plasma screen native resolution for transmission over an RF cable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying digital video signals, comprising:
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receiving, at a receiving device, at least one digitally modulated video signal in a digital visual interface format transmitted over the RF cable;
processing the at least one digitally modulated video signal to generate at least one video signal; and
displaying the at least one video signal on a display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of processing digital video signals, comprising:
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processing, at a transmitting device, at least one digital video signal in a DVI standard interface to generate at least one video signal in the DVI standard format;
digitally modulating, at the transmitting device, the at least one video signal in the DVI standard format for transmission over an RF cable; and
receiving, at a receiving device, the at least one digitally modulated video signal in the DVI standard format transmitted over the RF cable. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format, comprising:
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a processor for processing at least one digital video signal in a DVI standard interface to generate at least one video signal in the DVI standard format; and
a modulator for digitally modulating the at least one video signal in the DVI standard format for transmission over an RF cable. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format, comprising:
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a memory for storing at least one video signal; and
a digital signal processor for processing the at least one video signal to generate at least one digital modulated video signal in the DVI standard format for transmission over an RF cable. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer, the medium tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for transmitting digital video signals in a digital visual interface format, comprising:
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processing at least one digital video signal in a DVI standard interface to generate at least one video signal in a DVI standard format; and
digitally modulating the at least one video signal in the DVI standard format for transmission over an RF cable.
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