Patent ID: 9398240
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A link configured to connect between first and second ports, comprising: a first port coupled to a Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) source device configured to generate TMDS data that comprises uncompressed high definition video, and coupled to a first device configured to generate bidirectional data in source-to-sink direction; the first port is configured to multiplex the TMDS data and the bidirectional data in source-to-sink direction into a multiplexed stream, and to transmit the multiplexed stream to a second port utilizing a first frequency band, over a cable having 8 wires, selected from a group of: CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, CAT6a, and CAT7; a second port coupled to a TMDS sink device and coupled to a second device; the second port is configured to generate a back-channel stream in sink-to-source direction, and to transmit the back-channel stream to the first port, over the cable, utilizing a second frequency band that at least partially overlaps with the first frequency band; and wherein the first port is further configured to transmit and receive, in a full duplex mode, over each of at least one of the wires, both the multiplexed stream and the back-channel stream.