Patent ID: 7430682

Claim:
A method that transmits data from at least two sources to a processor via a single port, wherein the port is configured to receive successive frames of data according to concurrently received timing signals: receiving a first array of image data from a first data source having a first frame rate; receiving a second array of data from a second data source, the second array of data including statistics generated by the second data source regarding the first array of image data from the first data source; interleaving the first and second arrays of data to form a combined array of data, the combined array of data being formatted as simulated video data comprising a video frame; synthesizing one or more timing signals such that the combined array of data can be transmitted at the first frame rate; and transmitting to the processor the combined array of data according to the synthesized timing signals; and providing to the processor the synthesized timing signals to enable transmission of the combined array of data as simulated video data comprising a video frame.