Transmitter, receiver, communication apparatus, communication method and communication system

• US 6,151,375 A
• Filed: 01/13/1998
• Issued: 11/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Nakatsugawa, Yoshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Don N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHU, PHUONG M
• Application Number:
  US09/006,480
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• Field of Search: 375/370, 375/362, 375/364, 375/365, 375/368, 375/369, 370/509, 370/512, 370/503, 370/528
• US Class Current: 375/370
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/434 Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream demultiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4355 involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages on a television screen optimising the visualization of content for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/9577; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/066; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• 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 21/4363 Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64307 ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/04 Synchronising for television systems using pulse code modulation H04N7/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/162 Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/56 Synchronising systems therefor

Abstract

In a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, a synchronizing signal of digital data, which are sent out from a sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data, is converted into block synchronizing signals which consist of a start signal indicating head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating end position thereof, then the bit stream data and converted block synchronizing signals are converted into compressed block data by multiplexing them not to be overlapped on a time base respectively, and then the compressed block data are transmitted to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line.

Claims

1. A transmitter for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the transmitter comprising:

synchronous modulating means for converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

multiplexing means for multiplexing the bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulating means in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data; and

transmitting means for transmitting the block data generated by the multiplexing means to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line.

2. A receiver for receiving digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses via a data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to a destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the receiver comprising:

receiving means for receiving block data via the data transmission line, the block data being generated by executing a modulation process to multiplex bit stream data which are sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of the bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof;

inverse multiplexing means for inverse-multiplexing the block data received by the receiving means in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

synchronous demodulating means for demodulating the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexing means into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

3. A communication apparatus for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, and receiving the digital data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to another destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the communication apparatus comprising:

synchronous modulating means for converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

multiplexing means for multiplexing the bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulating means in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data;

transmitting means for transmitting the block data generated by the multiplexing means to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line;

receiving means for receiving the block data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line;

inverse multiplexing means for inverse-multiplexing the block data received by the receiving means in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

synchronous demodulating means for demodulating the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexing means into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

4. A communication apparatus for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, and receiving the digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among the plural terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to another destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the communication apparatus comprising:

synchronous modulating means for converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of compressed bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the compressed bit stream data;

multiplexing means for multiplexing the compressed bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulating means in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data;

transmitting means for transmitting the block data generated by the multiplexing means to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line;

receiving means for receiving the block data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line;

inverse multiplexing means for inverse-multiplexing the block data received by the receiving means in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the compressed bit stream data respectively; and

synchronous demodulating means for demodulating the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexing means into synchronizing signals of the compressed bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the compressed bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

5. A communication method for use in a communication system including a plurality of communication apparatuses, to which one or more than two terminal apparatuses are connected via a data transmission line and in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system,

the communication method performed by any one sender communication apparatus, to which a sender terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of:

converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

multiplexing the bit stream data and the converted block synchronizing signals in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data; and

transmitting the generated block data to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line.

6. A communication method for use in a communication system including a plurality of communication apparatuses, to which one or more than two terminal apparatuses are connected via a data transmission line and in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system,

the communication method performed by a destination communication apparatus, to which a destination terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of:

receiving block data via the data transmission line, the block data being generated by executing a modulation process to multiplex bit stream data which are sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and block synchronizing signals including a signal indicating a head position of the bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof;

inverse-multiplexing the received block data in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

demodulating the distributed block synchronizing signals into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data, and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

7. A communication method for use in a communication system including a plurality of communication apparatuses, to which one or more than two terminal apparatuses are connected via a data transmission line and in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system,

the communication method performed by any one sender communication apparatus, to which a sender terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of:

converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

multiplexing the bit stream data and the converted block synchronizing signals in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data; and

transmitting the generated block data to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line; and

the communication method also performed by a destination communication apparatus, to which a destination terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of;

receiving the block data sent out from the sender communication apparatus via the data transmission line;

inverse-multiplexing the received block data in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

demodulating the distributed block synchronizing signals into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data, and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream date to the destination terminal apparatus.

8. A communication method for use in a communication system including a plurality of communication apparatuses, to which one or more than two terminal apparatuses are connected via a data transmission line and in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system,

the communication method performed by any one sender communication apparatus, to which a sender terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of:

converting a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of compressed bit stream data as compressed data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the compressed data;

multiplexing the compressed data and the converted block synchronizing signals in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data; and

transmitting the generated block data to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line; and

the communication method also performed by a destination communication apparatus, to which a destination terminal apparatus is connected to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and comprising the steps of;

receiving the block data sent out from the sender communication apparatus via the data transmission line;

inverse-multiplexing the received block data in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the compressed data respectively; and

demodulating the distributed block synchronizing signals into synchronizing signals of the compressed data, and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the compressed data to the destination terminal apparatus.

9. A transmitter for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the transmitter comprising:

a synchronous modulator configured to convert a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulator in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the block data generated by the multiplexing means to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line.

10. A receiver for receiving digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses via a data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to a destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the receiver comprising:

a receiver configured to receive block data via the data transmission line, the block data being generated by executing a modulation process to multiplex bit stream data which are sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of the bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof;

an inverse multiplexer configured to inverse-multiplex the block data received by the receiver in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

a synchronous demodulator configured to demodulate the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexer into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

11. A communication apparatus for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, and receiving the digital data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to another destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a synchronous modulator configured to convert a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the bit stream data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulator in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data;

a transmitter configured to transmit the block data generated by the multiplexing means to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line;

a receiver configured to receive the block data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line;

an inverse multiplexer configured to inverse-multiplex the block data received by the receiver in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the bit stream data respectively; and

a synchronous demodulator configured to demodulate the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexer into synchronizing signals of the bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.

12. A communication apparatus for transmitting digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among plural terminal apparatuses to a destination terminal apparatus via a data transmission line, and receiving the digital data sent out from a sender terminal apparatus among the plural terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line and then sending out the digital data to another destination terminal apparatus, the plural terminal apparatuses being connected to a communication system in which an asynchronous mode is employed as a media access control system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a synchronous modulator configured to convert a synchronizing signal of digital data into block synchronizing signals including a start signal indicating a head position of compressed bit stream data and an end signal indicating an end position thereof, the digital data being sent out from the sender terminal apparatus and separated into the synchronizing signal and the compressed bit stream data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the compressed bit stream data and the block synchronizing signals converted by the synchronous modulator in terms of a modulation process not to be overlapped on a time base respectively to generate block data;

a transmitter configured to transmit the block data generated by the multiplexer to one or more than two destination terminal apparatuses via the data transmission line;

a receiver configured to receive the block data sent out from the sender terminal apparatus via the data transmission line;

an inverse multiplexer configured to inverse-multiplex the block data received by the receiver in terms of a demodulation process to distribute individually the block synchronizing signals and the compressed bit stream data respectively; and

a synchronous demodulator configured to demodulate the block synchronizing signals distributed by the inverse multiplexer into synchronizing signals of the compressed bit stream data and then sending out the demodulated synchronizing signals and the compressed bit stream data to the destination terminal apparatus.