Patent ID: 7788428
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G09G,H04L

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a data input/output (I/O) circuit for communicating data to/from the electronic device, said data I/O circuit including a USB 2.0 channel, and second and third USB 3.0 channels; a first logic operative to control the data I/O circuit in accordance with a first data transfer standard, wherein said first data transfer standard is based on the USB 3.0 standard; a second logic different from the first logic and operative to control the data I/O circuit in accordance with a second data transfer standard, wherein said second data transfer standard enables high-definition video communication exchange with said portable electronic device; and a switching logic operative to selectively couple said first logic or said second logic to said data I/O circuit so as to enable operation of said data I/O circuit in accordance with the first data transfer standard or the second data transfer standard, wherein when the second logic is selected, the USB 2.0 channel is configured as a pixel clock channel in accordance with said second data transfer standard, and at least one of the second or third USB 3.0 channels is configured as a pixel data channel in accordance with said second data transfer standard.