IP Library Granted Patent US 8,402,185
Granted Patent B2
US 8,402,185 · App. 11/670,361 · Granted Mar 19, 2013

Display device adapter with digital media interface

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Patent No.
US 8,402,185
App. No.
11/670,361
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Kind
B2
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 (28)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plug to couple the apparatus to a projector;

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

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

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles, configured to automatically transfer at least some of the image data to the projector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an interface, which is separate and distinct from the first receptacle, to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the interface comprises an infrared receiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plug is an M1-D plug and the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the plug.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 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.

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

7. 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.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

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

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

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the projector comprises a digital projector.

12. An apparatus comprising:

an M1-D plug to couple the apparatus to a projector;

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

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

an imaging processor coupled to the plug and the first and second receptacles, configured to automatically transfer at least some of the image data to the projector;

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.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an interface to a control mechanism to control the image data provided to the plug.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the interface comprises Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications through the M1 plug.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising an infrared receiver.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an interface coupled between the first receptacle and the imaging processor wherein the interface comprises a multiple device interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the multiple device interface comprises a 5 in 1 interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the projector comprises a digital projector.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2009
From: INFOCUS CORPORATION
To: RPX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023538/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2009
From: RPX CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023538/0889 →