Optical cables for consumer electronics
First Claim
1. A digital optical cable for coupling a digital source device with a digital sink device, the digital optical cable comprising:
- a single optical fiber having a first end and a second end;
a first interface integrated with a first end of the digital optical cable and configured to connect to and disconnect from a receptacle of the digital source device, the first interface comprising;
circuitry contained within the first interface and configured to serialize at least three TMDS electrical signals including R, G, and B electrical signals received from the digital source device into a single electrical serialized signal; and
an optical transmitter contained within the first interface and configured to receive the electrical serialized signal, convert the electrical serialized signal to an optical signal, and transmit the optical signal onto the first end of the optical fiber; and
a second interface integrated with a second end of the digital optical cable and configured to connect to and disconnect from a receptacle of the digital sink device, the second interface comprising;
an optical receiver contained within the second interface and configured to receive the optical signal transmitted by the optical transmitter from the second end of the optical fiber and convert the optical signal back to the electrical serialized signal; and
circuitry contained within the second interface and configured to receive the electrical serialized signal and deserialize the electrical serialized signal back into the at least three TMDS signals including R, G, and B electrical signals received from the digital source device and transmit the electrical signals to the digital sink device.
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Abstract
Digital optical cables for communication between digital consumer electronic devices. The digital optical cable can include an optical fiber, a first interface configured to couple a digital source device to a first end of the optical fiber, the first interface can comprise an optical transmitter for receiving an electronic video signal from the digital source device, converting the electronic video signal to an optical signal, and for transmitting the optical signal onto the first end of the optical fiber. A second interface can be configured to couple a digital sink device to a second end of the optical fiber, the second interface comprising an optical receiver for receiving the optical signal transmitted by the optical transmitter from the second end of the optical fiber, converting the optical signal to an electronic video signal, and transmitting the electronic signal to the digital sink device.
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14 Claims
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1. A digital optical cable for coupling a digital source device with a digital sink device, the digital optical cable comprising:
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a single optical fiber having a first end and a second end; a first interface integrated with a first end of the digital optical cable and configured to connect to and disconnect from a receptacle of the digital source device, the first interface comprising; circuitry contained within the first interface and configured to serialize at least three TMDS electrical signals including R, G, and B electrical signals received from the digital source device into a single electrical serialized signal; and an optical transmitter contained within the first interface and configured to receive the electrical serialized signal, convert the electrical serialized signal to an optical signal, and transmit the optical signal onto the first end of the optical fiber; and a second interface integrated with a second end of the digital optical cable and configured to connect to and disconnect from a receptacle of the digital sink device, the second interface comprising; an optical receiver contained within the second interface and configured to receive the optical signal transmitted by the optical transmitter from the second end of the optical fiber and convert the optical signal back to the electrical serialized signal; and circuitry contained within the second interface and configured to receive the electrical serialized signal and deserialize the electrical serialized signal back into the at least three TMDS signals including R, G, and B electrical signals received from the digital source device and transmit the electrical signals to the digital sink device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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