Patent ID: 8694663
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for transferring digital data at a high rate between a host device and a client device over a communication path for presentation to a user, comprising: means for generating one or more of a plurality of pre-defined packet structures and linking them together to form a pre-defined communication protocol; means for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data between said host and said client devices over said communication path using said communication protocol; means for coupling at least two link controllers together through said communications path, one in each of said host and client and each being configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming said communications protocol, and to form digital presentation data into one or more types of data packets; means for transferring data in the form of packets over said communications path using said link controllers; and means for compensating mismatched delays in at least two signals of the transferred digital data by substantially aligning an arrival time of the at least two signals.