Computer console for interfacing with an electronic display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021383740-A1
Application number	US-202117308823-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 5, 2021
Priority date	Jun 3, 2020
Publication date	Dec 9, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An exemplary computer console can generate one or more video streams having image data relating to an image or a series of images, also referred to as video, to be presented by an electronic display device. The exemplary computer console can provide the one or more video streams to the electronic display device over one or more transport streams. The exemplary computer console can effectively throttle a video stream bitrate of the one or more video streams to be less than of the standard defined transport stream bitrate of the one or more transport streams to allow the transport of the one or more video streams over the one or more transport streams.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer console for interfacing with an electronic display device, the computer console comprising:
a graphics sub-system configured to generate one or more video streams having a video bitrate that is less than a standard defined video stream bitrate as specified in a first digital interface standard; and a transport stream controller configured to transport the one or more video streams over one or more transport streams to the electronic display device at a standard defined transport stream bitrate as specified in a second digital interface standard that is different from the first digital interface standard, wherein the standard defined transport stream bitrate is less than the standard defined video stream bitrate.

2 . The computer console of claim 1 , where the first digital interface standard comprises a version of a DisplayPort interface standard, and
wherein the second digital interface standard comprises a version of a Thunderbolt digital interface standard.

3 . The computer console of claim 2 , wherein the version of the DisplayPort interface standard comprises a DisplayPort High Bitrate 3 (HBR3) interface standard, and
wherein the version of the Thunderbolt digital interface standard comprises a Thunderbolt 3 interface standard.

4 . The computer console of claim 1 , wherein the graphics sub-system is further configured to throttle the video bitrate of the one or more video streams from the standard defined video stream bitrate to be less than the standard defined transport stream bitrate.

5 . The computer console of claim 1 , wherein the transport stream controller comprises:
a first digital interface configured to transport information between the computer console and the electronic display device and transport the one or more video streams to the electronic display device over the one or more transport streams in accordance with the second digital interface standard; and a second digital interface configured to transport the information between the computer console and the electronic display device in accordance with a third digital interface standard that is different from the second digital interface standard, wherein the transport stream controller is further configured to shift the transport of the information from the first digital interface to the second digital interface prior to the first digital interface transporting the one or more video streams over the one or more transport streams.

6 . The computer console of claim 5 , wherein the third digital interface standard comprises a version of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) digital interface standard.

7 . The computer console of claim 5 , wherein the first digital interface is configured to transport the information between the computer console and the electronic display device over a data pathway within the one or more transport streams and the one or more video streams over a video pathway within the one or more transport streams, and
wherein the transport stream controller is further configured is disable the data pathway prior to the first digital interface transporting the one or more video streams over the video pathway.

8 . A method for interfacing with an electronic display device, the method comprising:
generating, by a computer console, one or more video streams having a video bitrate that is less than a standard defined video stream bitrate as specified in a first digital interface standard; and transporting, by the computer console, the one or more video streams over one or more transport streams to the electronic display device at a standard defined transport stream bitrate as specified in a second digital interface standard that is different from the first digital interface standard, wherein the standard defined transport stream bitrate is less than the standard defined video stream bitrate.

9 . The method of claim 8 , where the first digital interface standard comprises a version of a DisplayPort interface standard, and
wherein the second digital interface standard comprises a version of a Thunderbolt digital interface standard.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the version of the DisplayPort interface standard comprises a DisplayPort High Bitrate 3 (HBR3) interface standard, and
wherein the version of the Thunderbolt digital interface standard comprises a Thunderbolt 3 interface standard.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating comprises:
throttling the video bitrate of the one or more video streams from the standard defined video stream bitrate to be less than the standard defined transport stream bitrate.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the transporting comprises:
transporting information between the computer console and the electronic display device and transporting the one or more video streams to the electronic display device over the one or more transport streams using a first digital interface in accordance with the second digital interface standard; transporting the information between the computer console and the electronic display device and using a second digital interface in accordance with a third digital interface standard that is different from the second digital interface standard; and shifting the transport of the information from the first digital interface to the second digital interface prior to the first digital interface transporting the one or more video streams over the one or more transport streams.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the third digital interface standard comprises a version of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) digital interface standard.

14 . The method of claim 12 , the transporting the information using the first digital interface comprises:
transporting the information between the computer console and the electronic display device over a data pathway within the one or more transport streams and the one or more video streams over a video pathway within the one or more transport streams; and disabling the data pathway prior to the first digital interface transporting the one or more video streams over the video pathway.

15 . A system for displaying an image, the system comprising:
a computer console configured to:
generate one or more video streams having image data relating to the image and a video bitrate that is less than a standard defined video stream bitrate as specified in a first digital interface standard, and
transport the one or more video streams over one or more transport streams to the electronic display device at a standard defined transport stream bitrate as specified in a second digital interface standard that is different from the first digital interface standard,
wherein the standard defined transport stream bitrate is less than the standard defined video stream bitrate; and
an electronic display device configured to display the image recovered from the one or more transport streams.

16 . The system of claim 15 , where the first digital interface standard comprises a version of a DisplayPort interface standard, and
wherein the second digital interface standard comprises a version of a Thunderbolt digital interface standard.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the version of the DisplayPort interface standard comprises a DisplayPort High Bitrate 3 (HBR3) interface standard, and
wherein the version of the Thunderbolt digital interface standard comprises a Thunderbolt 3 interface standard.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the computer console is further configured to throttle the video bitrat

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Schreiber Reese A
• Calderon Carlos M
• Pieper Collin L
• Shaeffer Ian P
• Wilcox Jeffrey R
• Ridenour Robert L

Classifications

• H04N21/2662

  Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities · CPC title

• H04N21/43632

  involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 (high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052) · CPC title

• H04N21/4402

  involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display {(details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764)} · CPC title

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title

• H04N21/44227

  Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network (configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811) · CPC title