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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Colin Whitby-Strevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03 (2006.01); H04L 25/08 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03866 (2013.01); G09G 5/006 (2013.01); H04L 25/08 (2013.01); H04N 21/43635 (2013.01); G09G 2330/06 (2013.01); G09G 2370/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the selection and/or configuration of scrambling operations to accommodate e.g., both scrambling and non-scrambling connections (such as to e.g., legacy type devices). In one embodiment, media interface devices (such as e.g., HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)) devices may provide enhanced scrambling capabilities; solutions disclosed herein provide, among other things, support for both enhanced scrambling capable devices and legacy devices, and enable a device to determine the scrambling capabilities of a connected device.