Patent ID: 7068686
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for efficiently transmitting packet data between a multimedia source device and a multimedia sink device, comprising: transferring information between the multimedia source device and the multimedia sink device and vice versa by way of a bi-directional auxiliary channel, wherein the information transferred over the auxiliary channel includes a set of packet attributes; passing a number multimedia data packets from the multimedia source device to the multimedia sink device each having a size reduced multimedia data packet header by a unidirectional main link, wherein each of the headers is reduced in size over what would otherwise be necessary since the packet attributes are communicated via the auxiliary channel prior to the transmission of the data packets over main link thereby commensurably reducing the packet overhead; and forming a number of virtual links each being associated with a particular one of the multi media data packet streams wherein each of said virtual links has an associated virtual link bandwidth and a virtual link rate.