Patent ID: 8553716

Claim:
A video distribution system, the video distribution system comprising: a capture node comprising: capture logic for receiving a non-packetized video signal in a scanline-based native format; first signal format conversion logic, which is operatively coupled to the capture logic, for converting the video signal from the native format to a scanline-based interchange format by packetizing the video signal; first communication logic, which is operatively coupled to the first signal format conversion logic, for communicating with a display node and transporting the video signal in the interchange format; and negotiation logic, operatively coupled to the first signal format conversion logic; the display node comprising: second signal format conversion logic, which is operatively coupled to the first communication logic, for converting the video signal from the interchange format to a scanline-based displayable format; display driving logic, operatively coupled to the second signal format conversion logic, for sending the video signal in the displayable format to a display device such that the display device displays the video signal in the displayable format; and negotiation logic, operatively coupled to the second signal format conversion logic; wherein the negotiated logic of the capture node and the negotiation logic of the display node cooperatively select the interchange format.