Method And System For Utilizing A Single Connection For Efficient Delivery Of Power And Multimedia Information
First Claim
1. A method for multimedia communications, the method comprising:
- converting between formatted multimedia content and one or more Ethernet frames, wherein said one or more Ethernet frames are transmitted and/or received over a network link utilizing audio video bridging;
supplying and/or receiving a supply power over said network link; and
controlling said supplied and/or received supply power based on said formatted multimedia content.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for utilizing a single connection for efficient delivery of power and multimedia information are provided. In this regard, power supplied and/or received over a network link may be controlled based on multimedia content communicated over the network link. The multimedia content may be converted to and/or from Ethernet frames for communication over the network link utilizing audio video bridging. The multimedia content may be raw video or may be formatted according to, for example, HDMI or DisplayPort specifications. The power supplied may be controlled by selecting one of a plurality of power classes. The selection of power class may be based on resolution of the multimedia content, whether the multimedia comprises audio and/or video, and/or based on latency targets.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A method for multimedia communications, the method comprising:
-
converting between formatted multimedia content and one or more Ethernet frames, wherein said one or more Ethernet frames are transmitted and/or received over a network link utilizing audio video bridging; supplying and/or receiving a supply power over said network link; and controlling said supplied and/or received supply power based on said formatted multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A system for multimedia communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits in a network device operable to, at least; convert between formatted multimedia content and one or more Ethernet frames, wherein said one or more Ethernet frames are transmitted and/or received over a network link utilizing audio video bridging; supplying and/or receive a supply power over said network link; and control said supplied and/or received supply power based on said formatted multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
Specification