Enhanced power in HDMI systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9274739
APP PUB NO 20120080954A1
SERIAL NO

13264914

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There is provided a source device, which is adapted to communicate with a sink device through an HDMI cable. The sink device comprises an internal circuit, handshaking circuitry adapted to verify if the sink device is able to supply a current on a line of the HDMI cable, an internal power supply intended for powering the line and a switching circuit able to uncouple the internal power supply from the line and able to couple the internal circuit to the line. There is also provided a sink device, which is adapted to communicate with a source device through an HDMI cable. The sink device comprises a power supply, hand-shaking circuitry able to indicate that the sink device is able to supply a current on a line of said HDMI cable, and a circuit able to couple the power supply to the line.

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TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)SE-164 83 STOCKHOLM

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gachon, Cyrille Saint Marcellin, FR 2 18
Ladret, Daniel Lans-en-Vercors, FR 8 34
Smears, Nicholas Saint Engreve, FR 2 121

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