18210837. SINK DEVICE, DIGITAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CEC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
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SINK DEVICE, DIGITAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CEC COMMUNICATION
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
HYEONGSU Choi of SUWON-SI (KR)
DOOYOUNG Jang of SUWON-SI (KR)
SINK DEVICE, DIGITAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CEC COMMUNICATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18210837 titled 'SINK DEVICE, DIGITAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CEC COMMUNICATION
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method of controlling consumer electronics control (CEC) communication between a sink device and multiple source devices connected via HDMI cables.
- Generating cable connection information by monitoring if HDMI cables are connected to HDMI ports of the sink device.
- Generating CEC error information by monitoring if the voltage of an internal CEC node is fixed.
- Executing a user guide to diagnose a stuck state of the CEC lines of the connected HDMI cables based on the cable connection information and CEC error information.
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- Potential Applications
- Consumer electronics devices with HDMI connections
- Troubleshooting CEC communication issues in home entertainment systems
- Problems Solved
- Identifying and diagnosing CEC communication errors in HDMI-connected devices
- Improving user experience by providing guidance on resolving CEC issues
- Benefits
- Enhanced user experience with seamless CEC communication
- Efficient troubleshooting of CEC errors in HDMI setups
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of controlling consumer electronics control (CEC) communication between a sink device and a plurality of source devices connected through high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cables may include; generating cable connection information by monitoring whether the HDMI cables are respectively connected to a HDMI port among a plurality of HDMI ports of the sink device, generating CEC error information by monitoring whether a voltage of an internal CEC node is fixed, wherein CEC lines included in connected HDMI cables are commonly connected to the internal CEC node and the connected HDMI cables indicate present connection to the plurality of HDMI ports, and executing a user guide to diagnose a stuck state of the CEC lines of the connected HDMI cables in response to the cable connection information and the CEC error information.
