Patent ID: 7383365
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An information handling system comprising: information processing components configured to output audio and visual information to a PCI Express interface; a graphics card having a PCI Express interface in communication with the audio and visual information output by the information processing components and an audiovisual appliance interface operable to output audiovisual information to an audiovisual appliance; a graphics controller coupled to the graphics card and operable to process visual information of the information processing components for output to the audiovisual appliance interface; audio processing components coupled to the graphics card and operable to process audio information of the information processing components for output to the audiovisual appliance interface; a PCI Express switch coupled to the graphics card, the PCI Express switch disposed between the PCI Express interface, the graphics controller and the audio processing components, and operable to switch visual information from the PCI Express interface to the graphics controller and audio information from the PCI Express interface to the audio processing components.