1. A module for use with a wedge clamp and a chassis including at least one chassis channel, the module comprising:
a first side portion;
a second side portion;
a printed board assembly between the first side portion and second side portion;
a first extension, the first extension comprising a first external wall and a first internal wall; and
a second extension, the second extension comprising a second external wall and a second internal wall,
wherein the first extension is attached to the first side portion and the second extension is attached to the second side portion,
wherein the first internal wall and the second internal wall each have a first position,
wherein, in response to pressure applied to the first internal wall and the second internal wall, the first and second internal walls move to respective second positions, wherein, when the first and second internal walls are at the respective second positions, the distance between the first internal wall and the second internal wall is greater than when the first and second internal walls are at the respective first positions, and wherein, when the module is attached to the chassis, the first extension and the second extension are configured to at least partially extend into the at least one channel.
2. The module of claim 1, wherein each of the first extension and the second extension comprises a flexible material.
3. The module of claim 1, wherein the module comprise a thermal bridge printed board assembly module.
4. The module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of each of the first internal wall and the second internal wall is configured to be adjacent to the wedge clamp when the module is attached to the chassis.
5. The module of claim 4, wherein expansion of the wedge clamp applies the pressure to the first internal wall and the second internal wall.
6. The module of claim 5, wherein in the respective second positions, the first external wall and the second external wall abut walls of the at least one chassis channel.
7. The module of claim 6, wherein in the respective second positions, both the first external wall and the second external wall are mechanically locked against walls of the at least one chassis channel via static friction.
8. The module of claim 7, wherein after the pressure is removed from the first internal wall and the second internal wall, the first extension and the second extension return to the respective first positions.
9. The module of claim 1, wherein a space is defined between the first internal wall and the second internal wall.
10. The module of claim 9, wherein the space is greater when the first extension and second extensions are at the respective second positions than at the respective first positions.
11. A thermal bridge stiffener pair for use with an expansion clamp in a chassis including at least one chassis channel, the thermal bridge stiffener pair comprising:
a first structure;
a second structure;
a first extension, the first extension comprising a first external wall and a first internal wall; and
a second extension, the second extension comprising a second external wall and a second internal wall,
wherein the thermal bridge stiffener pair is configured to receive a printed board assembly therebetween,
wherein the first extension is attached to the first structure and the second extension is attached to the second structure and wherein a space is defined between the second internal wall and the first internal wall,
wherein the first internal wall and the second internal wall each have a first position,
wherein in response to pressure applied to the first internal wall and the second internal wall, the first and second internal walls move to respective second positions, and wherein when the first and second internal walls are at the respective second positions, the distance between the first internal wall and second internal wall is greater than when the first and second internal walls are at the respective first positions, and wherein, to attach the printed board assembly to the chassis, the first extension and the second extension are configured to at least partially extend into the at least one channel.
12. The thermal bridge stiffener of claim 11, wherein, after the removal of the applied pressure, the first internal wall and the second internal wall move from the respective second positions to the respective first positions.
13. The thermal bridge stiffener of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of each of the first internal wall and the second internal wall is configured to be adjacent to the expansion clamp when the thermal bridge stiffener pair is attached to the chassis.
14. The thermal bridge stiffener of claim 13, wherein in the respective second positions, both the first external wall and the second external wall are mechanically locked against walls of the at least one chassis channel via static friction.
15. The thermal bridge stiffener of claim 11, wherein in the respective second positions, the first external wall and the second external wall abut walls of the at least one chassis channel.
16. The thermal bridge stiffener of claim 11, wherein the first extension and the second extension are angled.
17. A module-chassis interface comprising:
two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions, wherein each of the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions comprises an external wall, and wherein the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions comprise a first extension attached to a first side portion and a second extension attached to a second side portion;
a printed board assembly between the first side portion and second side portion; and
a chassis channel, wherein the chassis channel comprises a left channel wall and a right channel wall, wherein the left channel wall and the right channel wall substantially face each other,
wherein the external wall of one of the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions flexibly extends so as to directly abut the left channel wall, and the external wall of the other of the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions flexibly extends so as to directly abut the right channel wall.
18. The module-chassis interface of claim 17, wherein the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions are from a common bridge printed board assembly module.
19. The module-chassis interface of claim 17, wherein the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions are from adjacent bridge printed board assembly modules.
20. The module-chassis interface of claim 17, further comprising an expansion clamp between the two flexible thermal bridge stiffener extensions.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A communication system comprising:
at least one High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port; and
a content provider that forwards a request to a receiver,
the receiver including
a controller configured to receive the request, wherein the controller is further configured to collect HDMI status information associated with the HDMI port in response to the request.
2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is configured to collect HDMI status information associated with more than one HDMI port in response to a single request.
3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to forward the HDMI status information of more than one HDMI port to the content provider in response to the single request.
4. The communication system of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to forward the HDMI status information of more than one HDMI port using at least one status report.
5. The communication system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to include a first field in the at least one status report that indicates the number of HDMI ports for which HDMI status information is forwarded.
6. The communication system of claim 2, wherein the HDMI status information identifies a corresponding HDMI port from among a plurality of HDMI ports.
7. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the HDMI status information includes at least one of connect status information indicating whether a connection exists on the HDMI port, host HDCP status information indicating whether a HDCP is enabled on the HDMI link, device HDCP status information indicating a HDCP status of the peripheral device connected to the host, video format information indicating a current video format used on the HDMI port, audio information.
8. The communication system of claim 7, wherein the video format information includes at least one of horizontal_lines information, vertical_lines information, aspect_ratio information, prog_inter_type information.
9. A method comprising the steps of:
forwarding a request to a receiver by a content provider;
receiving the request by the receiver;
collecting High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) status information associated with at least one HDMI port in response to the request by the receiver; and
forwarding the HDMI status information associated with the HDMI port to the content provider by the receiver in response to the request.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein collecting HDMI status information includes collecting HDMI status information associated with more than one HDMI port in response to a single request.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein forwarding the HDMI status information includes forwarding the HDMI status information of more than one HDMI port to the content provider in response to the single request.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising creating at least one status report for forwarding the HDMI status information of more than one HDMI port.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising creating a first field in the at least one status report that indicates a number of HDMI ports for which the HMDI status information is forwarded.
14. The method of claim 10, further comprising creating a second field in the HDMI status information that identifies a corresponding HDMI port from among a plurality of HDMI ports.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein the HDMI status information includes at least one of connect status information indicating whether a connection exists on the HDMI port, host HDCP status information indicating whether a HDCP is enabled on the HDMI link, device HDCP status information indicating a HDCP status of the peripheral device connected to the host, video format information indicating a current video format used on the HDMI port, audio information.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the video format information includes at least one of horizontal_lines information, vertical_lines information, aspect_ratio information, prog_inter_type information.
17. A host comprising:
at least one High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port; and
a controller configured to receive a request from a source external to the host, wherein the controller is further configured to collect HDMI status information associated with the HDMI port in response to the request, and initiate a signal to a display to display the HDMI status information associated with the HDMI port.
18. The host of claim 17, wherein the host includes a plurality of HDMI ports; and
the controller is further configured to collect HDMI status information associated with more than one HDMI port in response to a single request.
19. The host of claim 18, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether there is a connection in any of the plurality of HDMI ports.
20. The host of claim 19, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the number of HDMI ports in which a connection exists.
21. The host of claim 18, wherein the displayed HDMI status information identifies a corresponding HDMI port from among the plurality of HDMI ports.
22. The host of claim 17, wherein the HDMI status information includes at least one of connect status information indicating whether a connection exists on the HDMI port, host HDCP status information indicating whether a HDCP is enabled on the HDMI link, device HDCP status information indicating a HDCP status of the peripheral device connected to the host, video format information indicating a current video format used on the HDMI port, audio information.
23. The host of claim 22, wherein the video format information includes at least one of horizontal_lines information, vertical_lines information, aspect_ratio information, prog_inter_type information.
24. A method comprising the steps of:
receiving a request from a source external to the host;
collecting High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) status information associated with at least one HDMI port in response to the request; and displaying the HDMI status information associated with the HDMI port.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein collecting HDMI status information includes collecting HDMI status information associated with more than one HDMI port in response to a single request.
26. The method of claim 25, further comprising determining whether there is a connection in any of a plurality of HDMI ports.
27. The method of claim 26, further comprising determining the number of HDMI ports in which a connection exists.
28. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying the HDMI status information includes displaying an identifier identifying a corresponding HDMI port from among a plurality of HDMI ports.
29. The method of claim 24, wherein the HDMI status information includes at least one of connect status information indicating whether a connection exists on the HDMI port, host HDCP status information indicating whether a HDCP is enabled on the HDMI link, device HDCP status information indicating a HDCP status of the peripheral device connected to the host, video format information indicating a current video format used on the HDMI port, audio information.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the video format information includes at least one of horizontal_lines information, vertical_lines information, aspect_ratio information, prog_inter_type information.