Multimedia information processing system
First Claim
1. A multimedia information processing system executing transmission and/or storage of multimedia information from a respective media unit, the system comprising:
- information-source coding means for inputting media information, coding the media information from the respective media unit, adding sub-information pertaining to media identification, packet synchronization and synchronization between elements that form the media information, and generating element packets constructed in signal forms that have interchangeability with other systems;
packet multiplexing means for executing speed matching and multiplexing of the element packets for the respective media unit which said information-source coding means outputs, and generating multiplexed streams in signal forms that have interchangeability between systems; and
transmitting processing means for converting said multiplexed streams in accordance with transmission media and/or storage media and outputting transmission signals.
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Abstract
A multimedia information processing system comprises an information-source coding section for generating an element packet containing coded multimedia information and additional information to specify the packet, a packet multiplexing section for generating multiplexed stream by multiplexing the element packet, and a transmission processing section for outputting the multiplexed stream as a transmission signal corresponding transmission media. In this multimedia information processing system, a processing sequence from selection of multimedia information to transmission or storage processing is classified, and the processing contents and input/output data are determined for each hierarchy. Data exchange between services such as broadcasting, communication, storage in computer and so on can be easily attained. Additionally, hardware structure of this system can be simplified, and additional functions can be easily added.
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23 Claims
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1. A multimedia information processing system executing transmission and/or storage of multimedia information from a respective media unit, the system comprising:
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information-source coding means for inputting media information, coding the media information from the respective media unit, adding sub-information pertaining to media identification, packet synchronization and synchronization between elements that form the media information, and generating element packets constructed in signal forms that have interchangeability with other systems; packet multiplexing means for executing speed matching and multiplexing of the element packets for the respective media unit which said information-source coding means outputs, and generating multiplexed streams in signal forms that have interchangeability between systems; and transmitting processing means for converting said multiplexed streams in accordance with transmission media and/or storage media and outputting transmission signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multimedia information processing system executing reception and/or storage of multimedia information comprises:
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receive processing means for decoding a packet multiplexed signal transmitted in a format suited to a particular transmission media, in accordance with the characteristics of said transmission media to output a multiplexed stream; packet separating means for separating an element packet required for generating media information at a media unit from the multiplexed stream; and information-source decoding means for executing information-source decoding of the separated element packet at the media unit and reproducing media information according to additional information added to the separated element packet to execute media identification, packet synchronization and reproductive synchronization. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multimedia information processing system executing transmission and/or storage of multimedia information comprises:
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received processing means for inputting packet multiplexed signals which are multiplexed into packet and transmitted in a format suited to a particular transmission media, from one or more transmission media, and generating a packet multiplexed stream for each transmission media; packet separating means for separating the packet multiplexed stream into an element packet for each transmission media; packet re-multiplexing means for re-multiplexing the element packet into one multiplexed stream; and transmission processing means for outputting the one multiplexed stream, which said packet re-multiplexing means outputs, to a transmission media as a transmission signal in accordance with characteristics of the transmission media.
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20. A multimedia information processing system comprises:
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information-source coding processing means for executing information-source coding of respective different types of signals to generate respective coded bit sequences; media multiplexing means for storing identification information to identify the type of signal and the respective coded bit sequences in a fixed length packet unit to generate a fixed length packet sequence; structure multiplexing means for setting a predetermined number of fixed length packets in said fixed length packet sequence, into a given sized frame together with various data; and transmission processing means for generating a transmission signal with a transmission frame suited to a particular transmission media corresponding to the frame sequence output from said structure multiplexing means. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A multimedia information processing system comprises:
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receive processing means for receiving a transmission signal having transmission frame sequences each having a predetermined number of fixed length packets in a predetermined sized frame together with various data, and for reproducing multiplexed bit sequences; structure separating means for reproducing fixed length packet sequences and various data from said multiplexed bit sequence; media separating means for taking out fixed length packets from the fixed length packet sequences, and reproducing coded bit sequences corresponding to identification information that identifies a type of transmission signal; and information-source decoding processing means for decoding said coded bit sequence to reproduce the transmission signal in accordance with a particular kind of transmission media.
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23. A multimedia information processing system according to claim 23, wherein said structure separating means separates various data from said multiplexed bit sequence, such as control information, instruction information or clock information, and a fixed length packet.
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