Digital signal processing apparatus and method, and digital signal processing system

• US 7,400,644 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2005
• Issued: 07/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sato, Makoto, Sakamoto, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo; Ricky
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, CHANDRAHAS B
• Application Number:
  US11/114,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20050185675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 370/229, 370/230, 370232-239, 370/464, 370465-469, 370/503, 714/716, 714/4, 714/806, 700/9
• US Class Current: 370/465
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel

Abstract

There are provided in a rate control command a clock rate select subfunction (SYNC SELECT) to which a digital signal receiver side corresponds, a base rate set subfunction (BASE CONFIGURE), a flow rate control (FLOW CONTROL) subfunction, and a capability inquiry subfunction (CAPABILITY INQUIRY). The CAPABILITY INQUIRY subfunction is used to send to a transmitter side a clock rate select state (SYNC SELECT), base rate set state (BASE CONFIGURE), flow rate control state (FLOW CONTROL) . Thereby, a digital signal can be transmitted between specific units positively and successfully.

Claims

1. A digital signal processing system including a first digital signal processing apparatus, a predetermined digital bus, and a second digital signal processing apparatus, wherein the predetermined digital bus supports real-time data transmission for transmitting audiovisual data and asynchronous data transmission for transmitting control data, and a plurality of electronic apparatuses including the first digital signal processing apparatus and the second digital signal processing apparatus are connected to the predetermined digital bus, the first digital signal processing apparatus comprising:

first command generating means for generating a first command for making an inquiry to the second digital signal processing apparatus connected via the predetermined digital bus about a capability of rate control functions of the second digital signal processing apparatus;

second command generating means for generating a second command for rate control of the real-time data transmission of the second digital processing apparatus;

first command transmitting means for transmitting the first command to the second digital signal processing apparatus via the predetermined digital bus;

first response receiving means for receiving a first response to the first command, wherein

the first response is transmitted from the second digital signal processing apparatus via the predetermined digital bus;

second command transmitting means for transmitting the second command to the second digital signal processing apparatus via the predetermined digital bus;

real-time data receiving means for receiving the real-time audiovisual data transmitted from the second digital signal processing apparatus; and

the second digital signal processing apparatus comprising;

first command receiving means for receiving the first command for inquiry about the capability of rate control functions of the second digital signal processing apparatus transmitted from the first digital signal processing apparatus via the predetermined digital bus;

second command receiving means for receiving the second command for rate control of the real-time data transmission of the second digital signal processing apparatus transmitted from the first digital signal processing apparatus via the predetermined digital bus;

first command examining means for examining, in response to the first command, the capability of rate control functions of the second digital signal processing apparatus;

first response sending means for sending a result of the examination of the first command examining means to the first digital signal processing apparatus in response to the first command;

second command examining means for examining, in response to the second command, the rate control of the real-time data transmission of the second digital signal processing apparatus; and

real-time data transmitting means for transmitting the real-time audiovisual data at the controlled rate in response to a result of the examination of the second command examining mean,

wherein

the first digital signal processing apparatus further comprises recognizing means for recognizing, based on the received first response, the rate control functions of the second digital processing apparatus.