WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD

• US 20110194454A1
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ohmae, Ryosuke
• Application Number:
  US13/123,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20110194454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114

Abstract

Disclosed are a wireless transmission system and a wireless transmission method that prevent CEC protocols from being affected by wireless communication transmission delays or buffering delays and failing when CEC communication is performed wirelessly in the HDMI standard. The CEC control unit of a first wireless communication device (illustrated with a receiver (3)) exchanges CEC messages with the CEC control unit provided for a display device (illustrated with a monitor (4)) using a logical address corresponding to the device type of the AV device (illustrated with STB (1)). The CEC control unit of a second wireless communication device (illustrated with a transmitter (2)) exchanges CEC messages with the CEC control unit provided for STB (1) using a logical address corresponding to the device type of the monitor (4).

Claims

1. A wireless transmission system comprising:

a first wireless communication device having a CEC control portion capable of transmitting/receiving a CEC message in HDMI to/from a display device; and

a second wireless communication device having a CEC control portion capable of transmitting/receiving a CEC message in HDMI to/from an AV device, the wireless transmission system performing transmission/reception of a CEC message between the display device and the AV device through wireless communication between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, wherein

the CEC control portion of the first wireless communication device using a logical address corresponding to a device type of the AV device to transmit/receive a CEC message to/from a CEC control portion disposed in the display device,

the CEC control portion of the second wireless communication device using a logical address corresponding to a device type of the display device to transmit/receive a CEC message to/from a CEC control portion disposed in the AV device.

2. The wireless transmission system as defined in claim 1, wherein

the first wireless communication device determines whether the transmission to the AV device is necessary depending on a type of a CEC message received from the display device and performs wireless transmission to the second wireless communication device only for the CEC message determined to have a need to be transmitted, and wherein

the second wireless communication device determines whether the transmission to the display device is necessary depending on a type of a CEC message received from the AV device and performs wireless transmission to the first wireless communication device only for the CEC message determined to have a need to be transmitted.

3. The wireless transmission system as defined in claim 1, wherein

the first wireless communication device determines whether a CEC message received from the display device is required to have a response time limit for the display device shorter than a predetermined time, and makes a response as a substitute for the AV device to the display device for the CEC message required to have the shorter response time limit, and wherein

the second wireless communication device determines whether a CEC message received from the AV device is required to have a response time limit for the AV device shorter than the predetermined time, and makes a response as a substitute for the display device to the AV device for the CEC message required to have the shorter response time limit.

4. The wireless transmission system as defined in claim 1, wherein

the CEC control portion of the first wireless communication device returns no ACK bit to the display device even if a CEC message is received from the display device while falling into a situation that the first wireless communication device is unable to perform the wireless communication with the second wireless communication device, and wherein

the CEC control portion of the second wireless communication device returns no ACK bit even if a CEC message is received from the AV device while falling into a situation that the second wireless communication device is unable to perform the wireless communication with the first wireless communication device.

5. The wireless transmission system as defined in claim 1, wherein

the CEC control portion of the first wireless communication device is externally connected to the CEC control portion disposed in the display device or is built into the display device and connected to the CEC control portion disposed in the display device, and wherein

the CEC control portion of the second wireless communication device is externally connected to the CEC control portion disposed in the AV device or is built into the AV device and connected to the CEC control portion disposed in the AV device.

6. A wireless transmission method using a first wireless communication device having a CEC control portion capable of transmitting/receiving a CEC message in HDMI to/from a display device and a second wireless communication device having a CEC control portion capable of transmitting/receiving a CEC message in HDMI to/from an AV device to perform transmission/reception of a CEC message between the display device and the AV device through wireless communication between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, the method including the steps of:

using a logical address corresponding to a device type of the AV device by the CEC control portion of the first wireless communication device to transmit/receive a CEC message to/from a CEC control portion disposed in the display device, and

using a logical address corresponding to a device type of the display device by the CEC control portion of the second wireless communication device to transmit/receive a CEC message to/from a CEC control portion disposed in the AV device.