Data transmitting system

• US 5,995,516 A
• Filed: 07/22/1997
• Issued: 11/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Iwasaki, Atsushi, Kubota, Tatsuya, Takeda, Takayuki, Matsumura, Youichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Olms, Douglas W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N
• Application Number:
  US08/793,614
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 370/493, 370/507, 370/508, 370/395, 370/474, 370/535, 370/536, 370/537, 370/12, 370/494, 370/495, 370/466, 370/465, 370/522, 370/473, 348/13, 348/423, 348/473, 348/474
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23602 Multiplexing isochronously with the video sync, e.g. according to bit-parallel or bit-serial interface formats, as SDI
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2368 Multiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4341 Demultiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4342 Demultiplexing isochronously with video sync, e.g. according to bit-parallel or bit-serial interface formats, as SDI
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4363 Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64307 ATM

Abstract

A digital video signal is transmitted via a communication system which can transmit digital data through an asynchronous communication line (ATM communication line) or the like and, at the same time, voice information for the working communication and information such as computer information are transmitted by using the communication system. The user of a first data transmitting apparatus sets up the character data etc. for communication on the terminal. The set character data is multiplexed in the predetermined transmission packet together with the audio and video data output from the VTR device and transmitted via an ATM communication line 2 to a second data transmitting apparatus. In the second data transmitting apparatus, the character data is demultiplexed from the transmission packet and displayed on for example the display device of the personal computer. In place of the character information, also voice information can be transmitted by a telephone set. In this way, the users of both data transmitting apparatuses transmit and receive the working communication information by using the communication line for transmitting the digital video signal.

Claims

1. A data transmitting system comprising:

a communication system enabling a communication of a digital signal;

a first transmitting apparatus having transmitting means connected to said communication system; and

a second transmitting apparatus having receiving means connected to said communication system and performing a digital data transmission with said first transmitting apparatus in cooperation with said first transmitting apparatus,

said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus for transmitting a digital video signal and first digital working information concerning a processing of said digital video signal as digital information to said communication system, and

said receiving means of said second transmitting apparatus for receiving said digital video signal and said first digital working information transmitted by said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus from said communication system,

wherein said communication system transmits a signal of an SDI (Serial Data Interface) format,

said digital video signal and said first digital working information are transmitted by the SDI format,

said communication system includes a communication line of an asynchronous transmission mode (ATM) system, and

an adapter for performing signal adjustment between said SDI format or an SDDI (Serial Digital Data Interface) format and the format of said communication line is provided between said data transmitting apparatus and said communication system.

4. The data transmitting system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said first digital working information transmitted between said first transmitting apparatus and said second transmitting apparatus is telephone information.

5. The data transmitting system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said first digital working information transmitted between said first transmitting apparatus and said second transmitting apparatus is computer information.

2. A data transmitting system comprising:

a communication system enabling a communication of a digital signal;

a first transmitting apparatus having transmitting means connected to said communication system; and

a second transmitting apparatus having receiving means connected to said communication system and performing a digital data transmission with said first transmitting apparatus in cooperation with said first transmitting apparatus,

said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus for transmitting a digital video signal and first digital working information concerning a processing of said digital video signal as digital information to said communication system, and

said receiving means of said second transmitting apparatus for receiving said digital video signal and said first digital working information transmitted by said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus from said communication system,

wherein said communication system transmits a signal of an SDI (Serial Data Interface) format,

said digital video signal and said first digital working information are transmitted by the SDI format,

said first transmitting means includes multiplexing means,

said first digital working information is transmitted while being multiplexed on one part of the transmission format of said digital video signal at the transmission of said digital video signal, and

said second receiving means has demultiplexing means for demultiplexing said multiplexed and transmitted signal.

3. A data transmitting system comprising:

a communication system enabling a communication of a digital signal;

a first transmitting apparatus having transmitting means connected to said communication system; and

a second transmitting apparatus having receiving means connected to said communication system and performing a digital data transmission with said first transmitting apparatus in cooperation with said first transmitting apparatus,

said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus for transmitting a digital video signal and first digital working information concerning a processing of said digital video signal as digital information to said communication system, and

said receiving means of said second transmitting apparatus for receiving said digital video signal and said first digital working information transmitted by said transmitting means of said first transmitting apparatus from said communication system,

wherein said communication system transmits a signal of an SDI (Serial Data Interface) format,

said digital video signal and said first digital working information are transmitted by the SDI format, and

the first digital working information is transmitted at a timing different from that at the transmission of said digital video signal.