Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to conversion of multimedia data streams for use by connected devices. An embodiment of a method for processing data includes receiving a data stream in a first multimedia data format at a first device, and inserting a replacement video portion into the received data stream to generate a modified multimedia data stream in a second multimedia data format. The modified data stream is provided to a second device coupled to the first device.

Claims

18 · 3 independent · depth 3

18 granted claims

›1.independentA method for processing data comprising:nreceiving a data stream in a first multimedia data format from a first data source, the data stream comprisin…+8

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the received data stream includes a video portion and an audio portion, wherein the first portion of the data stream co…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein generating the replacement video data portion comprises generating a modified version of video data within the first po…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second multimedia data formats are HDMIâ„¢ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) or DisplayPort data for…d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first multimedia data format is a three-dimensional video format and the second multimedia data format is a two-dim…d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first multimedia data format and the second multimedia data format differ in color depth, clock speed, or picture r…d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first presentation device comprises a first display, wherein the data stream comprises video, and wherein presentin…d2+1

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first presentation device is configured to display video, wherein the second presentation device is configured to p…d2

›10.independentAn apparatus comprising:nan input configured to receive a first data stream in a first multimedia data format from a first data source, the first data…+6

›17.independentA non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause …+1

Classifications

9 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G09G5/00
G09G3/00

Section H — Electricity

H04N21/4363
H04N7/12
H04N21/4402
H04N21/41
H04L29/06
H04N21/434
H04N7/015

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15 Mar 2011

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61453073	15 Mar 2011
related publication	US 20120236949 A1	20 Sep 2012

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