DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF WIRELESS VIDEO COMMUNICATION

• US 20090256922A1
• Filed: 04/10/2008
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amimon Limited (Vitec Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Amimon Limited (Vitec Group PLC)
• Inventors: Goldshtein, Oren, Gersten, Eylon, Goldberg, Netanel
• Application Number:
  US12/100,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20090256922A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 11/042 Codec means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4302 Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless video communication. Some embodiments include a wireless video transmitter to transmit a wireless video transmission representing a video image, the transmitter including a digital-input interface including a plurality of video-data inputs to receive a respective plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of the video image, and one or more synchronization inputs to receive one or more respective synchronization signals corresponding to the video image; and a transmitter module to transmit the wireless video transmission based on the plurality of digital-video bits and the synchronization signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A wireless video transmitter to transmit a wireless video transmission representing a video image, the transmitter comprising:

a digital-input interface including a plurality of video-data inputs to receive a respective plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image, and one or more synchronization inputs to receive one or more respective synchronization signals corresponding to said video image; and

a transmitter module to transmit said wireless video transmission based on said plurality of digital-video bits and said synchronization signals.

2. The wireless video transmitter of claim 1, wherein said input interface includes one or more power inputs to receive electric power to power said transmitter module.

3. The wireless video transmitter of claim 2, wherein said input interface comprises a shielded input interface, wherein said one or more power inputs comprise a plurality of power-voltage inputs grouped together at a first section of said input interface, and wherein said plurality of video-data inputs are grouped together at a second section of said input interface.

4. The wireless video transmitter of claim 2, wherein said input interface comprises an unshielded input interface, wherein said plurality of video-data inputs are grouped together at a section of said input interface, and wherein adjacent video-data inputs are separated from one another by a ground connector or a power-voltage connector.

5. The wireless video transmitter of claim 1, wherein said plurality of video-data inputs comprise at least thirty video-data inputs to receive at least thirty respective digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image.

6. The wireless video transmitter of claim 1, wherein said one or more synchronization inputs comprise at least one of a data-enable input to receive a data-enable signal corresponding to said video image, a horizontal-synchronization input to receive a horizontal-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image, and a vertical-synchronization input to receive a vertical-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image.

7. The wireless video transmitter of claim 1, wherein said input interface comprises at least one clock input to receive a clock signal corresponding to said video image.

8. The wireless video transmitter of claim 7, comprising at least one ground connector adjacent to said clock input.

9. The wireless video transmitter of claim 7, wherein said at least one clock input comprises a data-clock input to receive a data-clock signal.

10. The wireless video transmitter of claim 1, wherein said input interface includes one or more audio inputs to receive one or more digital audio signals.

11. A video source comprising:

a video generator to generate video data to be displayed; and

a digital-output interface including a plurality of video-data outputs to provide a respective plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of a video image of said video data, and one or more synchronization outputs to output one or more respective synchronization signals corresponding to said video image.

12. The video source of claim 11, wherein said output interface includes one or more power outputs to output electric power to power a transmitter module.

13. The video source of claim 12, wherein said output interface comprises a shielded output interface, wherein said one or more power outputs comprise a plurality of power-voltage outputs grouped together at a first section of said output interface, and wherein said plurality of video-data outputs are grouped together at a second section of said output interface.

14. The video source of claim 12, wherein said output interface comprises an unshielded output interface, wherein said plurality of video-data outputs are grouped together at a section of said output interface, and wherein adjacent video-data inputs are separated from one another by a ground connector or a power-voltage connector.

15. The video source of claim 11, wherein said plurality of video-data outputs comprise at least thirty video-data outputs to provide at least thirty respective digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image.

16. The video source of claim 11, wherein said one or more synchronization outputs comprise at least one of a data-enable output to output a data-enable signal corresponding to said video image, a horizontal-synchronization output to output a horizontal-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image, and a vertical-synchronization output to output a vertical-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image.

17. The video source of claim 11, wherein said output interface comprises at least one clock output to output a clock signal corresponding to said video image.

18. The video source of claim 17, comprising at least one ground connector adjacent to said clock output.

19. The video source of claim 11, wherein said output interface includes one or more audio outputs to provide one or more digital audio signals.

20. A wireless video receiver to receive a wireless video transmission representing a video image, the wireless video receiver comprising:

a receiver module to receive said wireless video transmission and generate a plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image, and to generate one or more synchronization signals corresponding to said video image; and

a digital-output interface including a plurality of video-data outputs to output said plurality of digital-video bits, respectively; and

one or more synchronization outputs to output said one or more synchronization signals, respectively.

21. The wireless video receiver of claim 20, wherein said output interface includes one or more power inputs to receive electric power to power said receiver module.

22. The wireless video receiver of claim 21, wherein said output interface comprises a shielded output interface, wherein said one or more power inputs comprise a plurality of power-voltage inputs grouped together at a first section of said output interface, and wherein said plurality of video-data outputs are grouped together at a second section of said output interface.

23. The wireless video transmitter of claim 21, wherein said output interface comprises an unshielded output interface, wherein said plurality of video-data outputs are grouped together at a section of said output interface, and wherein adjacent video-data outputs are separated from one another by a ground connector or a power-voltage connector.

24. The wireless video receiver of claim 20, wherein said plurality of video-data outputs comprise at least thirty video-data outputs to output at least thirty respective digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image.

25. The wireless video receiver of claim 20, wherein said one or more synchronization outputs comprise at least one of a data-enable output to output a data-enable signal corresponding to said video image, a horizontal-synchronization output to output a horizontal-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image, and a vertical-synchronization output to output a vertical-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image.

26. The wireless video receiver of claim 20, wherein said output interface comprises at least one clock output to output a clock signal corresponding to said video image.

27. The wireless video transmitter of claim 26, comprising at least one ground connector adjacent to said clock output.

28. The wireless video receiver of claim 20, wherein said output interface includes one or more audio outputs to output one or more digital audio signals.

29. A video destination comprising:

a digital-input interface including a plurality of video-data inputs to receive a respective plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of a video image, and one or more synchronization inputs to receive one or more respective synchronization signals corresponding to said video image; and

a display to display said video image based on said plurality of digital-video bits.

30. The video destination of claim 29, wherein said input interface includes one or more power outputs to provide electric power to power a receiver module.

31. The video destination of claim 30, wherein said input interface comprises a shielded input interface, wherein said one or more power outputs comprise a plurality of power-voltage outputs grouped together at a first section of said input interface, and wherein said plurality of video-data inputs are grouped together at a second section of said input interface.

32. The video destination of claim 30, wherein said input interface comprises an unshielded input interface, wherein said plurality of video-data inputs are grouped together at a section of said input interface, and wherein adjacent video-data inputs are separated from one another by a ground connector or a power-voltage connector.

33. The video destination of claim 29, wherein said plurality of video-data inputs comprise at least thirty video-data inputs to input at least thirty respective digital-video bits representing a pixel of said video image.

34. The video destination of claim 29, wherein said one or more synchronization inputs comprise at least one of a data-enable input to receive a data-enable signal corresponding to said video image, a horizontal-synchronization input to receive a horizontal-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image, and a vertical-synchronization input to receive a vertical-synchronization signal corresponding to said video image.

35. The video destination of claim 29, wherein said input interface comprises at least one clock input to receive a clock signal corresponding to said video image.

36. The video destination of claim 35, comprising at least one ground connector adjacent to said clock input.

37. The video destination of claim 29, wherein said input interface includes one or more audio inputs to receive one or more digital audio signals.

38. A connector assembly comprising:

a digital-input interface having a plurality of connectors including a plurality of video-data inputs to receive a respective plurality of digital-video bits representing a pixel of a video image, and one or more synchronization inputs to receive one or more respective synchronization signals corresponding to said video image;

a digital-output interface having a plurality of connectors including a plurality of video-data outputs to output said plurality of digital-video bits, respectively; and

one or more synchronization outputs to output said one or more synchronization signals, respectively; and

a pair of flex cables to flexibly couple said plurality of video-data inputs to said plurality of video-data outputs, respectively, and to couple said one or more synchronization inputs to said one or more synchronization outputs, respectively.

39. The connector assembly of claim 38, wherein said pair of flex cables comprises:

a first flex cable having a ground layer, and a signal layer to couple a first set of connectors of said digital-input interface to a first set of connectors of said digital-output interface, respectively; and

a second flex cable having a ground layer, and a signal layer to couple a second set of connectors of said digital-input interface to a second set of connectors of said digital-output interface, respectively.

40. The connector assembly of claim 39, wherein the ground layer of said first flex cable faces the signal layer of said second flex cable.

41. The connector assembly of claim 38, wherein said input and output interfaces comprise at least one clock input and output, respectively, to receive and output, respectively, a clock signal corresponding to said video image.

42. The connector assembly of claim 38, wherein said input and output interfaces comprise at least one audio input and output, respectively, to receive and output, respectively, at least one digital audio signal.