Patent ID: 8316402

Claim:
A transmitter comprising: an input port configured to receive input data comprising video data from a camera and audio data from a microphone; a processor coupled with the input port; a video path; an audio path; and an output port coupled with the video path and the audio path; wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the input data from the input port comprises audio data or video data based on an indicator that is configured prior to receiving the input data and is separate from the input data; wherein the processor is also configured to send the input data from the input port to the video path when the input data comprises video data, and to send the input data to the audio path when the input data comprises audio data; wherein the output port is configured to receive video output data from the video path and audio output data from the audio path; and wherein the output port is also configured to send the video output data or the audio output data to a receiver.