Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium and program for controlling the same

• US 20050273657A1
• Filed: 03/30/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondo, Tetsujiro, Ichiki, Hiroshi, Morifuji, Takafumi
• Application Number:
  US11/093,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273657A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes acquisition means for acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses; selection means for selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses; creation means for selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and for creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and display means for controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

acquisition means for acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses;

selection means for selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses;

creation means for selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and for creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and

display means for controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the selection means selects an external input apparatus for receiving an external processed signal as the first apparatus, and selects an intermediate apparatus that is not the external input apparatus and that is not an external output apparatus for externally outputting the processed signal after the signal path table for the external input apparatus is created; and

the creation means creates a signal path table including a signal path in which the intermediate apparatus is described as the first apparatus after the signal path table for the external input apparatus is created.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the creation means eliminates a signal processing apparatus for which the signal path is not established from the signal path table after the signal path table for the intermediate apparatus is created.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising determination means for determining a signal path in accordance with priorities when the signal path table includes a plurality of signal paths.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the determination means determines the priorities in accordance with the weight provided in advance to each of the signal processing apparatuses.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the determination means determines the priorities in accordance with a signal path assumed for each of the signal processing apparatuses.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

when a first mode is selected, the display means displays a first parameter input screen for setting a parameter in detail; and

when a second mode is selected, the display means displays a second parameter input screen for easily setting a parameter.

8. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses;

selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses;

selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and

controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

9. A recording medium on which a computer-readable program is recorded, the program comprising the steps of:

acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses;

selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses;

selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and

controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

10. A program for causing a computer to perform the steps of:

acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses;

selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses;

selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and

controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising:

output means for outputting a broadcast control signal;

a plurality of processing means for processing a signal input from a previous stage and outputting the processed signal to a subsequent stage when the broadcast control signal is received and for outputting an error signal when the processed signal is not received from the previous stage within a predetermined time set in advance after receiving the broadcast control signal;

reception means for receiving the error signal output from each of the plurality of processing means; and

determination means for determining which processing means from among the plurality of processing means has a failure in accordance with the error signal received by the reception means.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of processing means outputs the processed signal and a synchronous control signal that is equal to the broadcast control signal to the subsequent stage.

13. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

performing a plurality of processings for processing a signal input from a previous stage and outputting the processed signal to a subsequent stage when a broadcast control signal is received and for outputting an error signal when the processed signal is not received from the previous stage within a predetermined time set in advance after receiving the broadcast control signal;

receiving the error signal output by each of the plurality of processings; and

determining which processing from among the plurality of processings has a failure in accordance with the error signal received by the receiving step.

14. A recording medium on which a computer-readable program is recorded, the program comprising the steps of:

performing a plurality of processings for processing a signal input from a previous stage and outputting the processed signal to a subsequent stage when a broadcast control signal is received and for outputting an error signal when the processed signal is not received from the previous stage within a predetermined time set in advance after receiving the broadcast control signal;

receiving the error signal output by each of the plurality of processings; and

determining which processing from among the plurality of processings has a failure in accordance with the error signal received by the receiving step.

15. A program for causing a computer to perform the steps of:

performing a plurality of processings for processing a signal input from a previous stage and outputting the processed signal to a subsequent stage when a broadcast control signal is received and for outputting an error signal when the processed signal is not received from the previous stage within a predetermined time set in advance after receiving the broadcast control signal;

receiving the error signal output by each of the plurality of processings; and

determining which processing from among the plurality of processings has a failure in accordance with the error signal received by the receiving step.

16. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit acquiring input and output signal formats from each of connected signal processing apparatuses;

a selection unit selecting a first apparatus from among the signal processing apparatuses;

a creation unit selecting, from among the signal processing apparatuses, a second apparatus having an input signal format corresponding to an output signal format of the selected first apparatus and creating a signal path table including a signal path in which the second apparatus is described as an apparatus that receives a processed signal output from the first apparatus; and

a display unit controlling display of the signal path created in the signal path table.

17. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an output unit outputting a broadcast control signal;

a plurality of processing units processing a signal input from a previous stage and outputting the processed signal to a subsequent stage when the broadcast control signal is received and outputting an error signal when the processed signal is not received from the previous stage within a predetermined time set in advance after receiving the broadcast control signal;

a reception unit receiving the error signal output from each of the plurality of processing units; and

a determination unit determining which processing unit from among the plurality of processing units has a failure in accordance with the error signal received by the reception unit.