Display device adapter with digital media interface

• US 8,402,185 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Olson, Jorell A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alrobaye, Idriss N
• Assistant Examiner(s): MODO, RONALD T
• Application Number:
  US11/670,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20070130402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,238 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/047 using display data channel standard [DDC] communication
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a plug to couple the apparatus to a display device, a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the display device and an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first receptacle.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plug to couple the apparatus to a projector;

a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the projector;

a second receptacle to receive a second media device containing image data for display on the projector; and

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles, configured to automatically transfer at least some of the image data to the projector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an interface, which is separate and distinct from the first receptacle, to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the interface comprises an infrared receiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plug is an M1-D plug and the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the plug.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising a Universal Serial Bus hub coupled between the imaging processor and the plug and further coupled between the imaging processor and the first receptacle and wherein the first receptacle is a receptacle to receive a Universal Serial Bus flash memory device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a direct current to direct current converter.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an interface coupled between the first receptacle and the imaging processor wherein the interface comprises a multiple device interface.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the imaging processor comprises a digital camera processor.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plug is a plug selected from the group consisting of M1-D and M1-A.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the projector comprises a digital projector.

12. An apparatus comprising:

an M1-D plug to couple the apparatus to a projector;

a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the projector;

a second receptacle to receive a second media device containing image data for display on the projector;

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles, configured to automatically transfer at least some of the image data to the projector;

a transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) transmitter coupled between the M1-D plug and the imaging processor; and

a universal serial bus (USB) interface including a Type A receptacle coupled to the imaging processor.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an interface to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the M1 plug.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising an infrared receiver.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an interface coupled between the first receptacle and the imaging processor wherein the interface comprises a multiple device interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the projector comprises a digital projector.