IP Library Granted Patent US 9,462,331
Granted Patent B2
US 9,462,331 · App. 14/920,226 · Granted Oct 4, 2016

Display apparatus, video signal transmission method for display apparatus, transmitting apparatus, and transmission method of video signal

Inventors: Ichiro Sato (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhisa Nakajima (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: Sony Corporation; Sony Europe Limited
H04N21/43635H04L29/06027H04N5/38H04N5/765H04N5/775H04N5/85H04N5/907H04N21/4122H04N21/4135H04N21/436H04N21/4334H04N21/4335G11B20/00007G11B20/00456
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Patent No.
US 9,462,331
App. No.
14/920,226
Granted
Oct 4, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus including a first signal receiving unit that receives a non-compressed video signal from an external device via a first transmission path through a plurality of channels by means of a differential signal, an image display unit that displays images by processing the video signal received by the first signal receiving unit, a second signal receiving unit that receives a compressed video signal of a same video source as the non-compressed video signal by using a bi-directional communication path configured by predetermined lines of the first transmission path, and a signal transmitting unit that transmits a compressed video signal corresponding to the compressed video signal received by the second signal receiving unit to another external device different from the external device.

Claims (24)

1. A signal receiving method for an apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving an uncompressed video signal from an external device via a plurality of channels comprised in a transmission path by a differential signal;

receiving a first signal from the external device via a reserved line and a Hot Plug Detect (HPD) line, which are bi-directional for transmission, comprised in the transmission path by a full duplex communication, in which the reserved line and the HPD line are of a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable and can form another differential signal;

transmitting a second signal to the external device via the reserved line and the HPD line;

subtracting the second signal from the first signal to obtain a third signal;

transmitting a notification of a connection state to the external device by DC bias potential of the HPD line; and

displaying the received uncompressed video signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying images by processing the received uncompressed video signal.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the DC bias potential of the HPD line is from a combination of two resistors and a choke coil of the apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the DC bias potential of the HPD line is via a predetermined pin of an HDMI terminal of the apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing a DC potential of the reserved line passed through a low pass filter with a reference voltage.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining whether the external device is an e-HDMI compatible device based on a result of the comparing.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a first receiver that receives an uncompressed video signal from an external device via a plurality of channels comprised in a transmission path by a differential signal;

a second receiver that receives a first signal from the external device via a reserved line and a Hot Plug Detect (HPD) line, which are bi-directional for transmission, comprised in the transmission path by a full duplex communication, in which the reserved line and the HPD line are of a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable and can form another differential signal;

a first transmitter that transmits a second signal to the external device via the reserved line and the HPD line;

a subtracting unit that subtracts the second signal from the first signal to obtain a third signal;

a second transmitter that transmits a notification of a connection state to the external device by DC bias potential of the HPD line; and

a display that displays the received uncompressed video signal.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
To: SONY EUROPE B.V.
Reel/Frame 050183/0962 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 26, 2015
From: SONY ESPANA S.A.
To: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036880/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2015
From: SATO, ICHIRO; NAKAJIMA, YASUHISA
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY ESPANA S.A.
Reel/Frame 036867/0157 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2007-294876 · Nov 13, 2007 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14482637 · Sep 10, 2014
Continuation 13778405 · Feb 27, 2013
Continuation 12734307
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