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Patent No.:

US 7684433 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2005
Applicants:

Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);

Kenichiro Toyoshima, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);

Kenichiro Toyoshima, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignees:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A bi-directional communications interface includes a source multiplexer for connecting to a video source. The source multiplexer includes a source multiplexer input port for receiving an analog video signal from the video source, a source multiplexer output port for driving the video source with an upstream data signal, and a source multiplexer bi-directional port for coupling the analog video signal from the source multiplexer input port to the video cable and for coupling the upstream data signal from the video cable to the source multiplexer output port.


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Shintani, Peter. (2010). Method and apparatus for bi-directional communication between analog and digital devices (U.S. Patent No. 7684433). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7684433

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