Patent ID: 7088398
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G09G,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication system, including: a receiver; a transmitter; and a serial link comprising at least one video channel between the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the transmitter is configured to receive video data and audio data, to generate encoded video data and encoded audio data by encoding the video data and audio data, to transmit code words indicative of the encoded video data over the video channel to the receiver in response to a pixel clock during active video periods, and to transmit packets including encoded auxiliary data to the receiver during data islands by transmitting code words indicative of the packets over the link in response to the pixel clock, wherein each of the data islands is a time interval that neither coincides with nor overlaps any of the active video periods, wherein the encoded auxiliary data include the encoded audio data, the transmitter is configured to include time code data in at least some of the packets, and the time code data together with the pixel clock are indicative of an audio clock for the audio data.