MULTIPLE SINK CONFIGURATION SUPPORTING HDMI-CEC
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1. A network supporting HDMI-CEC comprising:
- a first HDMI-CEC display device chained to a second HDMI-CEC display device;
the first HDMI-CEC display device is coupled to an HDMI-CEC cluster tree comprising at least one HDMI-CEC source device; and
means for enabling the first HDMI-CEC display device and the second HDMI-CEC display device to communicate using HDMI-CEC with the HDMI-CEC cluster tree, as if only one of the HDMI-CEC display devices was coupled to the HDMI-CEC cluster tree.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for enabling a chain of displays to communicate with HDMI-CEC sources using HDMI-CEC. Also disclosed is a display device supporting picture-in-picture through two HDMI-CEC input ports, where each port communicates using HDMI-CEC with an HDMI-CEC source.
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1. A network supporting HDMI-CEC comprising:
- a first HDMI-CEC display device chained to a second HDMI-CEC display device;
the first HDMI-CEC display device is coupled to an HDMI-CEC cluster tree comprising at least one HDMI-CEC source device; and
means for enabling the first HDMI-CEC display device and the second HDMI-CEC display device to communicate using HDMI-CEC with the HDMI-CEC cluster tree, as if only one of the HDMI-CEC display devices was coupled to the HDMI-CEC cluster tree. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a first HDMI-CEC display device chained to a second HDMI-CEC display device;
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11. A manipulating switch located within a first HDMI-CEC display device coupled to an HDMI-CEC cluster tree comprising at least one HDMI-CEC source device;
- the manipulating switch within the first HDMI-CEC display device is also coupled to a second HDMI-CEC display device;
wherein the manipulating switch enables the first HDMI-CEC display device and the second HDMI-CEC display device to communicate with the HDMI-CEC cluster tree using HDMI-CEC as if only one of the HDMI-CEC display devices was coupled to the HDMI-CEC cluster tree. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- the manipulating switch within the first HDMI-CEC display device is also coupled to a second HDMI-CEC display device;
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20. A display device comprising at least two HDMI-CEC input ports, each of the HDMI-CEC input ports is associated with an HDMI-CEC cluster tree, and the HDMI-CEC cluster trees at least partially overlap;
- the display device further comprises a manipulating switch operative to manipulate the HDMI-CEC communications to and from the HDMI-CEC cluster trees;
wherein the display device can communicate using HDMI-CEC with the HDMI-CEC cluster trees and can support a picture-in-picture feature utilizing streams received from the HDMI-CEC cluster trees. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- the display device further comprises a manipulating switch operative to manipulate the HDMI-CEC communications to and from the HDMI-CEC cluster trees;
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26. A method for enabling picture-in-picture in a display device comprising two HDMI-CEC input ports, each of the HDMI-CEC input ports associated with an HDMI-CEC cluster tree, and the HDMI-CEC cluster trees at least partially overlapping, the method comprising:
- defining an HDMI-CEC network view for each HDMI-CEC input port;
controlling the HDMI-CEC messages transmitted between each HDMI-CEC input port of the HDMI-CEC display device and its HDMI-CEC cluster tree;
controlling the HDMI-CEC messages transmitted between the HDMI-CEC cluster trees; and
enabling selecting which of the HDMI-CEC source devices to route to which of the HDMI-CEC input ports using HDMI-CEC messages. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- defining an HDMI-CEC network view for each HDMI-CEC input port;
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