SMART MIXED-SIGNAL CONNECTIVITY

Integrated circuits; computer hardware and computer software for the transfer of multimedia and control data; computer hardware, namely, hubs and base stations; computer software, namely, device driver software, software for use in facilitating data communication and exchange, and software for use in connection with integrated circuits; mixed signal integrated circuits with user configurable options to optimize total system power in consumer electronic products, namely, mobile, internet protocol and video phones, personal media players, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, network printers and servers, digital televisions, gaming consoles and point of sale (POS) terminals; multimedia co-processors and software, for use in combination with each other for receiving, identifying, encrypting, decrypting, and outputting audio/video (A/V) streams, and software programs for providing software protocol stack management and security; computer hardware, namely, a serial system bus and chip-to-chip bus for use in facilitating intelligent data communication and information exchange between integrated circuits and electronic devices; computer software, namely, software for facilitating intelligent data communication and information exchange between integrated circuit devices, for conversion of electrical signals to optical signals and vice-versa, and for calibration, optimization, adaptation, and testing between such devices; electronic, electro-optical and optical networks for data exchange, particularly for on-board-electronics of vehicles, consisting of modules, electronic, electro-optical and/or optical circuits and software; software, in particular for data exchange in electronic, electro-optical and optical networks, for providing virtual interfaces, for managing of physical interfaces, for emulating of network devices and for providing virtual user/system interfaces; electronic devices for entertainment electronics and communication technology, namely radios, radio receivers, TV receivers, CD players, CD recorders, CD changers, DVD recorders, DVD players, DVD changers, computers with Internet access, laptop computers with Internet access, navigation apparatus for vehicles, global positioning systems (GPS), satellite receivers, loudspeaker systems, amplifiers, A/D and D/A converters, liquid crystal and flat-panel displays and screens, digital video broadcast (DVB) transmitters and receivers, personal digital assistants (PDA), telephones, mobile phones, security devices, namely, location tracking apparatus for vehicles, cockpit instruments, namely, electronic indicator devices for vehicles, voice entry and output devices, namely, microphones, speakers and amplifiers, and video game machines for use with computers and televisions