Patent ID: 7825986

Claim:
An integrated multimedia processing system, comprising: a video source providing a video signal; a central processing unit adapted to be responsive to the video signal from the video source to generate a digital display signal; a first dummy display driven directly by the digital display signal to display video output, the first dummy display having a first native resolution; a plurality of digital modules comprising: a demux to separate an audio signal from the video signal; a video decoder to decode the video signal; a de-interlacer to de-interlace the video signal; a scaler and enhancer to scale and enhance the video signal; an audio decoder to decode the audio signal; and an audio processor to digitally process the audio signal; a DVI transmitter to transmit the digital display signal to the first dummy display; a digital audio amplifier to output a digital audio signal; and a full digital path with only one scaling performed in the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit controls the video signal.