Patent ID: 8582028

Claim:
A multi-monitor system, comprising: a video receiver configured to receive a video data stream (VDS) appropriate for a single monitor having a resolution of size H by V; a splitter operatively connected to the video receiver and configured, without using a frame buffer, to: partition a frame of the VDS into a plurality of portions including a first portion comprising H 1 pixels and a second portion comprising H 2 pixels; generate a first output stream comprising the first portion of the frame followed by a horizontal blanking period of size H 2 ; and generate a second output stream comprising a horizontal blanking period of size H 1 followed by the second portion of the frame; a first video transmitter (VT) operatively connected to the splitter and configure to transmit the first output stream to a first monitor having a horizontal resolution of size H 1 and a vertical resolution of size V 1 ; and a second VT operatively connected to the splitter and configured to configured to transmit, simultaneously with the transmission of the first output stream by the first VT, the second output stream to a second monitor having a horizontal resolution of size H 2 .