Patent ID: 7536483
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer system having analog and digital video signal output functionality, comprising: a computer device having a housing and a motherboard disposed in said housing, said motherboard including a North Bridge, a digital visual interface (DVI) transmitter connected to said North Bridge, and a single digital visual interface integrated (DVI-I) transmission port, said DVI-I transmission port having a first pin set associated with a first digital channel of said DVI-I transmission port and connected to said DVI transmitter for outputting digital video signals, and a second pin set connected to said North Bridge for outputting analog video signals simultaneously with the output of said digital video signals, said second pin set of said DVI-I transmission port including a pin unit for transmitting data of an analog display data channel signal and a pin unit for transmitting a clock of the analog display data channel signal, said in units being associated with a second digital channel of said DVI-I transmission port; and a video signal transmitting device having a DVI-I input port detachably connected to said DVI-I transmission port, an analog video signal output port, and a cable unit for connecting pins in said DVI-I input port which correspond to said second pin set of said DVI-I transmission port to said analog video signal output port, and a DVI output port that is connected through said cable unit to pins in said DVI-I input port which correspond to said first pin set of said DVI-I transmission port.