Patent ID: 9426006
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A transceiver configured to operate according to different modes of operation: the transceiver is configured to operate according to a first mode of operation in order to transmit in a first direction bidirectional communication comprising data of at least two types, over a certain wire comprised in a cable, wherein at least one of the data types is uncompressed high definition digital video and another data type is bidirectional data; the transceiver is further configured to receive in a second direction, while operating in the first mode of operation, data of the bidirectional data type; the transceiver is further configured to operate according to a first low power partial functionality mode of operation in order to transmit and receive bidirectional communication comprising bidirectional data over the certain wire; and the transceiver is further configured to transmit at least one data type in the first mode of operation that is not transmitted in the first low power partial functionality mode of operation; wherein the ratio between power consumption of the transceiver in the first mode of operation and the power consumption of the transceiver in the first low power partial functionality mode of operation is at least 3:1.