Method and apparatus for using digital televisions as remote personal computer displays
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1. A method of using a digital television as a remote display for a computer system comprising:
- capturing digital video data signals generated by the computer system while the digital video data signals are being stored in a video display memory and prior to motion estimation processing in the computer system;
compressing the captured digital video data signals;
capturing digital audio output data signals generated by the computer system;
converting the captured digital audio output data signals and the captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets; and
transmitting the broadcast digital television data packets as television signals from the computer system to the digital television.
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Abstract
Use of a digital television as a remote display for a computer system is accomplished by capturing video data signals, compressing the captured video data signals, capturing audio output data signals, converting the captured audio output data signals and captured video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets, and transmitting the television data packets as television signals to the digital television.
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1. A method of using a digital television as a remote display for a computer system comprising:
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capturing digital video data signals generated by the computer system while the digital video data signals are being stored in a video display memory and prior to motion estimation processing in the computer system; compressing the captured digital video data signals; capturing digital audio output data signals generated by the computer system; converting the captured digital audio output data signals and the captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets; and transmitting the broadcast digital television data packets as television signals from the computer system to the digital television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 27, 28)
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8. In a computer system, an apparatus for generating television signals for display on a remote digital television as display output for the computer system comprising:
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video capture and compression logic to capture digital video data signals and compress the captured digital video data signals, wherein the digital video data signals comprise updates to a video display and the video capture and compression logic captures the digital video data signals prior to motion estimation processing of the digital video data signals; audio capture logic to capture digital audio output data signals; and audio and video data converter logic to convert the captured digital audio output data signals and captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29)
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15. In a computer system, a system to generate television signals for display on a remote digital television as display output for the computer system comprising:
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means for capturing digital video data signals, wherein the digital video data signals comprise updates to a video display and the video capture means captures the digital video data signals prior to motion estimation processing of the digital video data signals; means for compressing the captured digital video data signals; means for capturing digital audio output data signals; and means for converting the captured digital audio output data signals and captured video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An article comprising:
a machine readable medium having a plurality of machine readable instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by a processor the instructions cause a system to capture digital video data signals from a component of a computer system, wherein the digital video data signals comprise updates to a video display and the instructions cause the capture of the digital video data signals prior to motion estimation processing of the digital video data signals, to compress the captured digital video data signals, to capture digital audio output data signals, and to convert the captured digital audio output data signals and captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a digital television; a computer system, the computer system comprising video capture and compression logic to capture digital video data signals from a component of the computer system and compress the captured digital video data signals, wherein the digital video data signals comprise updates to a video display and the video capture and compression logic captures the digital video data signals prior to motion estimation processing of the digital video data signals; audio capture logic to capture digital audio output data signals generated by the computer system; and audio and video data converter logic to convert the captured digital audio output data signals and captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets; and a transmitter to transmit the broadcast digital television data packets as television signals to the digital television. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A display device controller within a computer system for generating television signals for display on a remote digital television as display output for the computer system comprising:
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video capture and compression logic to capture digital video data signals and compress the captured digital video data signals, wherein the digital video data signals comprise updates to a video display and the video capture and compression logic captures the digital video data signals prior to motion estimation processing of the digital video data signals; audio capture logic to capture digital audio output data signals; and audio and video data converter logic to convert the captured digital audio output data signals and captured digital video data signals into broadcast digital television data packets. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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