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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Richard I. Mccartney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Richard I. McCartney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes transporting audio/video data using at least one signal line in a cable. The method also includes concurrently transporting at least about 100 W of power for operating an audio/video device using at least one electrical conductor in the cable, the audio/video device coupled to the cable. The cable could include multiple electrical conductors, and the at least one signal line in the cable could include one or more of the electrical conductors in the cable. The data and the power can be transported using at least one common electrical conductor in the cable. The audio/video data could have a data rate of at least about 7 Gbps, and the power could be at least about 200 W of power.