Patent ID: 9456149
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling output of an HDMI source, the method comprising: determining that a connection between the HDMI source and an HDMI sink has been established at a first address of a consumer electronic control bus of the HDMI sink; sending a request over the consumer electronic control bus for an identity of the active source connected to the HDMI sink; monitoring signals on the consumer electronic control bus; receiving a message over the consumer electronic control bus identifying a second address on the consumer electronic control bus different from the first address as an address of an active source; setting a status of the HDMI source as inactive in response to receiving the message; and inhibiting output of video from the HDMI source to the HDMI sink in response to the status being set as inactive.