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App. No. 10/887,030

Display device adapter with digital media interface

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App. No.
10/887,030
Abstract

An apparatus comprises a plug to couple the apparatus to a display device, a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the display device and an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first receptacle.

Claims (40)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a plug to couple the apparatus to a display device;

a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the display device; and

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first receptacle.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) transmitter coupled between the plug and the imaging processor.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plug is a plug selected from the group consisting of M1-D and M1-A.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an interface to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the interface comprises an infrared receiver.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the plug is an M1-D plug and the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the plug.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a Universal Serial Bus hub coupled between the imaging processor and the plug and further coupled between the imaging processor and the first receptacle and wherein the first receptacle is a receptacle to receive a Universal Serial Bus flash memory device.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a direct current to direct current converter.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first receptacle comprises a receptacle to receive a media device selected from the group consisting of a CompactFlash device, a Memory Stick device, a Memory Stick Pro device, a Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC), a Multi Media Card (MMC), a Secured Digital (SD) Card, xD-Picture Card, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash memory device.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an interface coupled between the first receptacle and the imaging processor wherein the interface comprises a multiple device interface.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a second receptacle to receive a second media device containing image data for display on the display device.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first and second receptacles comprise two receptacles to correspondingly receive media devices selected from the group consisting of a CompactFlash device, a Memory Stick device, a Memory Stick Pro device, a Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC), a Multi Media Card (MMC), a Secured Digital (SD) Card, xD-Picture Card, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash memory device.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the imaging processor comprises a digital camera processor.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the display device comprises a digital projector.

16 . An apparatus comprising:

a plug to couple the apparatus to a display device;

a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the display device;

a second receptacle to receive a second media device containing image data for display on the display device; and

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the plug is an M1-D plug.

18 . The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the display device comprises a digital projector.

19 . The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising a transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) transmitter coupled between the plug and the imaging processor.

20 . The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first and second receptacles comprise two receptacles to correspondingly receive media devices selected from the group consisting of a CompactFlash device, a Memory Stick device, a Memory Stick Pro device, a Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC), a Multi Media Card (MMC), a Secured Digital (SD) Card, xD-Picture Card, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash memory device.

21 . An apparatus comprising:

an M1-D plug to couple the apparatus to a display device;

a first receptacle to receive a first media device containing image data for display on the display device;

a second receptacle to receive a second media device containing image data for display on the display device;

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles;

a transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) transmitter coupled between the M1-D plug and the imaging processor; and

a universal serial bus (USB) interface including a Type A receptacle coupled to the imaging processor.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising an interface to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

23 . The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the M1 plug.

24 . The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising an infrared receiver.

25 . The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising an interface coupled between the first receptacle and the imaging processor wherein the interface comprises a multiple device interface.

26 . The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

27 . The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the display device comprises a digital projector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2004
From: OLSON, JORELL A.
To: INFOCUS CORPORATION
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