Connecting an integrated antenna in a flat panel display to a desktop computer
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1. An apparatus, comprisinga personal computer containing a connector, the connector comprising:
- multiple data pins for carrying video signals for a video display device; and
a coaxial pin for carrying radio frequency (RF) signals to and from an antenna embedded in the video display device.
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Abstract
A connector containing data pins for video signals and a coax pin for an antenna signal can permit a personal computer (PC) to use an integrated antenna in an external display device, with a single connector providing both video and radio frequency communication signals between those two devices. This connector may be used in place of the standard 15-pin VGA connector. In various embodiments, this connector may be contained in the PC, in the external display device, or in both. In some embodiments, this connector may be in an adaptor cable for use between the PC and the external display device.
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1. An apparatus, comprising
a personal computer containing a connector, the connector comprising: -
multiple data pins for carrying video signals for a video display device; and a coaxial pin for carrying radio frequency (RF) signals to and from an antenna embedded in the video display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5)
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4. (canceled)
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16. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, through a connector, signals from a personal computer to a video display; receiving, through the connector, a radio frequency signal from an antenna integrated into the video display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising
a display to visually present video data; -
a housing containing the display; an antenna integrated into the housing; and a connector attached to the housing and having multiple pins electrically connected to the display to carry video signals from a personal computer to the display and having a coaxial pin electrically connected to the antenna to carry radio frequency signals between the antenna an the personal computer; wherein the apparatus does not contain a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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