Method and apparatus for optical wireless communication
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1. A system comprising:
- an optical wireless transmitter configured for sending a query corresponding to a preferred format of a display device through radio frequency; and
a receiver simulator coupled to the optical wireless transmitter and having a first shadow memory;
an optical wireless receiver, coupled to the display device, configured for receiving said query and for sending in response requested video format information to the optical wireless receiver through radio frequency; and
a transmitter simulator, coupled to the optical wireless receiver, wherein the transmitter simulator is configured to poll one or more device registers of the display device and send updates to the first shadow memory of the receiver simulator, where said updates are based on information obtained from said polling of the one or more device registers.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for optical wireless communication. In one embodiment, a wireless optical video system in which video content (e.g., DVI or HDMI) is transmitted wirelessly between a digital video source and a display device. This wireless optical communication is accomplished using a laser, encoded with the digital video data, directed from an optical transmitter to an optical receiver. In another embodiment, the data to be communicated includes high-definition video content.
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1. A system comprising:
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an optical wireless transmitter configured for sending a query corresponding to a preferred format of a display device through radio frequency; and a receiver simulator coupled to the optical wireless transmitter and having a first shadow memory; an optical wireless receiver, coupled to the display device, configured for receiving said query and for sending in response requested video format information to the optical wireless receiver through radio frequency; and a transmitter simulator, coupled to the optical wireless receiver, wherein the transmitter simulator is configured to poll one or more device registers of the display device and send updates to the first shadow memory of the receiver simulator, where said updates are based on information obtained from said polling of the one or more device registers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising the acts of:
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sending a query for video format information over a control-channel radio frequency communication link; receiving over the control-channel radio frequency communication link, and in response to said query, video format information corresponding to a preferred format of a display device; transmitting video data, encoded with said video format information, to a display device; polling one or more device registers of the display device; and sending updates, based on said polling, over the control-channel radio frequency communication link to a first shadow memory local to a source of the video data for access by the source upon request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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