Automatically disabling input/output signal processing based on the required multimedia format
View Patent ↗A system and method operable to automatically disable input/output signal processing based on the required data format is provided. The need for an input/output module, such as an encoder, required to process input signal having a first data format (i.e. multimedia format) and produce an output signal having a second format (i.e. multimedia format) is determined. When the input/output module is not required to produce the output signal in the second format, the input/output module is disabled.
1. A method comprises:
detecting whether an external device is coupled to an input/output (I/O) port of an integrated circuit (IC) device;
disabling an encoder of the IC device when no external device is coupled to the I/O port;
enabling the encoder to produce a multimedia output in a particular format associated with the external device when the external device is coupled to the I/O port;
temporarily disabling the encoder while detecting the external device coupled to the I/O port; and wherein the encoder comprises a video encoder.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular format comprises at least one of:
a digital video format;
a component video format;
an analog video format;
a composite video format;
digital audio format; and
an analog audio format.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multimedia output comprises an analog video output.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enabling a signal amplifier having an input coupled to an output of the encoder and an output coupled to the I/O port when the external device is coupled to the I/O port; and
disabling the signal amplifier when the external device is not coupled to the I/O port.
5. A method comprises:
detecting whether an external device is coupled to an input/output (I/O) port of an integrated circuit (IC) device;
disabling an encoder of the IC device when no external device is coupled to the I/O port;
enabling the encoder to receive and process a multimedia input in a particular format associated with the external device when the external device is coupled to the I/O port;
temporarily disabling the encoder while detecting whether any external device is coupled to the I/O port; and wherein the encoder comprises a video encoder.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the particular format comprises at least one of:
a digital video format;
a component video format;
an analog video format;
a composite video format;
a digital audio format; and
an analog audio format.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
temporarily disabling the encoder while detecting the external device coupled to the I/O port.
8. An integrated circuit (IC) device comprising:
an input/output (I/O) port;
an encoder coupled to the I/O port;
a detection module to detect whether an external device is coupled to the I/O port; and
a processing module to disable the encoder when no external, device is coupled to the I/O port and to enable the encoder when the external device is coupled to the I/O port,
the processing module further to temporarily disable the encoder while the detection module is detecting whether an external device is coupled to the I/O port; and wherein the encoder comprises a video encoder.
9. The IC device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a signal amplifier coupled between an output of the encoder and the I/O port; and
wherein the processing module further is to enable the signal amplifier when the external device is coupled to the I/O port and disable the signal amplifier when the external device is not coupled to the I/O port.
10. The IC device of claim 8 , wherein the particular format comprises at least one of:
a digital video format;
a component video format;
an analog video format;
a composite video format;
digital audio format; and
an analog audio format.
11. An integrated circuit (IC) device comprising:
an input/output (I/O) port;
an encoder coupled to the I/O port;
a detection module to detect whether an external device is coupled to the I/O port; and
a processing module to disable the encoder when no external device is coupled to the I/O port and to enable the encoder to receive and process a multimedia input in a particular format associated with the external device when the external device is coupled to the I/O port; wherein the processing module further is to, in response to a signal from the detection module temporarily disable the encoder while the detection module is detecting whether an external device is coupled to the I/O port; and wherein the encoder comprises a video encoder.
12. The IC device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a signal amplifier coupled between an output of the encoder and the I/O port; and
wherein the processing module further is to enable the signal amplifier when the external device is coupled to the I/O port and disable the signal amplifier when the external device is not coupled to the I/O port.
13. The IC device of claim 11 , wherein the particular format comprises at least one of:
a digital video format;
a component video format;
an analog video format;
a composite video format;
digital audio format; and
an analog audio format.