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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brijesh Tripathi, Los Altos, CA (US);

Colin Whitby-Strevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Geertjan Joordens, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Moon Jung Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);

Raman S Thiara, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of an apparatus for implementing a display port interface are disclosed. The apparatus may include a source processor and a sink processor coupled through an interface. The source processor may be operable to select a frequency from a continuous range of frequencies, and transmit data to the sink processor at the selected frequency. A phase lock circuit may be included in the sink processor. The phase lock circuit may be configured to generate a signal at the selected frequency dependent upon the transmitted data. The generated signal may be in phase with the transmitted data.


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