Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.

Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd.

Jean Lapierre

Lorne Trottier

Michel St-Pierre

Danny Pierini

Francois Germain

Andr&eacute; Laframboise

Andre Laframboise

André Laframboise

François Germain

According to one aspect, the invention provides an apparatus for converting data encoded in a graphics signal to at least one output signal. The apparatus includes an input, a plurality of outputs, signal processing circuitry and a controller. The input is adapted to receive the graphics signal where the graphics signal includes a plurality of frames generated at least in part from original data. The signal processing circuitry is adapted to locate, in the graphics signal, data corresponding to the original data, convert the data corresponding to the original data to output data and communicate the output data to the plurality of outputs. The controller is adapted to monitor a capacity of the signal processing circuitry and generate a signal that results in at least one disposable frame being added to the plurality of frames. The signal processing circuitry is adapted to discard the at least one disposable frame.

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