HIGH DATA RATE INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for validating that a client is in sync with a host and performing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a reverse encapsulation packet by the host to the client;
sending a response packet from the client to the host;
confirming by the host that the response packet was properly received at the host; and
instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels.
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Abstract
A data interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for validating that a client is in sync with a host and performing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a reverse encapsulation packet by the host to the client; sending a response packet from the client to the host; confirming by the host that the response packet was properly received at the host; and instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for validating that a client is in sync with a host and performing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the system comprising:
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means for sending a reverse encapsulation packet by the host to the client; means for sending a response packet from the client to the host; means for confirming by the host that the response packet was properly received at the host; and means for instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, comprising:
computer readable medium comprising; code for causing a validation that a client is in sync with a host and performance of a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the computer code comprising; code for causing a reverse encapsulation packet to be sent by the host to the client; code for causing a response packet to be sent from the client to the host; code for causing a confirmation by the host that the response packet was properly received at the host; and code for causing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for performing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a perform type handoff packet to a client instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels; and receiving the second number of data channels by the client while receiving a packet that follows the sent perform type handoff packet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for performing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the system comprising:
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means for sending a perform type handoff packet to a client instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels; and means for receiving the second number of data channels by the client while receiving a packet that follows the sent perform type handoff packet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product, comprising:
computer readable medium comprising; code for causing a dynamic change from a first number of data channels to a second number of data channels in a digital transmission link, the computer code comprising; code for causing a perform type handoff packet to be sent to a client instructing the client to handoff from using the first number of data channels to using the second number of data channels; and code for causing the second number of data channels to be received by the client while a packet that follows the sent perform type handoff packet is received. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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