Monitor chaining and docking mechanism

摘要

A circuit that supports multiple monitors, docking functions, and protected content via one cable. The circuit includes a receiver that receives multiple video streams, each including respective video data, a mux/demux, coupled to the receiver, that determines which video stream to display on a monitor, a display interface coupled to the first mux/demux, wherein the display interface is configured to generate output signals based on the video data of the determined video stream to be displayed on the first monitor, a transmitter coupled to the mux/demux, and a transmit physical interface (TPI) coupled to the transmitter. The mux/demux sends at least a remainder of the video streams to the transmitter, which sends them to the TPI, which transmits them as output, useable as input to further instances of the circuit.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive a signal comprising a plurality of video streams, wherein each video stream comprises respective video data; a first mux/demux, coupled to the receiver, wherein the first mux/demux is configured to determine which video stream of the plurality of video streams is to be displayed on a first monitor; a display interface coupled to the first mux/demux, wherein the display interface is configured to generate output signals based on the video data of the determined video stream to be displayed on the first monitor and wherein the display interface is configured to couple with the first monitor; a transmitter, coupled to the first mux/demux; and a transmit physical interface, coupled to the transmitter, wherein the first mux/demux is further configured to send at least a remainder of the video streams of the plurality of video streams to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to send the at least a remainder of the video streams to the transmit physical interface, and wherein the transmit physical interface is configured to transmit the at least a remainder of the video streams as output, wherein the at least a remainder of the video streams are used as inputs to one or more additional monitors coupled to the first monitor, and wherein the transmit physical interface is configured to couple with at least one of the one or more additional monitors.