Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital video and audio information

• US 7,808,733 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hosokawa, Kyoichi, Watatani, Yoshizumi, Shibata, Akira, Nishimura, Keizo, Arai, Hideo, Owashi, Hitoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh; Tan X
• Application Number:
  US11/926,801
• Publication Number:
  US 20080175314A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 360/8, 360/27, 360/28, 360/29, 360/32, 360/39, 386/6, 386/7, 386/125, 386/126
• US Class Current: 360/8
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/00 Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function driving or guiding heads G11B3/00 - G11B7/00, G11B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/1808 Driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/467 takes precedence; mounting of head G11B5/52
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/1875 adaptations for special effects or editing signal processing or indexing therefor G11B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/4671 by controlling simultaneously the speed of the tape and the speed of the rotating head
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/4673 by controlling the speed of the tape while the head is rotating
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00007 Time or data compression or expansion audio compression based on psychoacoustics G10L19/00; data processing for reproducing audio data at different playback speeds G10L21/04; video compression H04N19/00; data compression per se H03M7/30
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/18 Error detection or correction; Testing , e.g. of drop-outs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/00839 using cyclically driven heads providing segmented tracks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/0086 using cyclically driven heads providing segmented tracks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/09 Digital recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/78263 for recording on tracks inclined relative to the direction of movement of the tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/926 by pulse code modulation H04N5/919 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 : for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7973 : by dividing the luminance or colour component signal samples or frequency bands among a plurality of recording channels H04N9/804, H04N9/825 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 : involving data reduction

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information including video information and audio information. The video information is compressed by a first compression method and the audio information is compressed by a different second compression method for transmission on a transmission path.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting and receiving digital information, comprising the steps of:

transmitting digital information including digital video information and digital audio information of a program to a transmission path; and

receiving the digital information from the transmission path;

wherein the steps of transmitting includes;

compressing the digital information including bit-compressing digital video information by a first compression method and bit-compressing the digital audio information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and time-compressing the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

adding a parity signal to the digital information for detecting an error of the digital information, the error being an error which occurs in the transmission path and not in a recording processing of the digital information;

phase shift key modulating the compressed digital information to which the parity signal has been added; and

transmitting the modulated compressed digital information to the transmission path;

wherein the step of receiving includes;

receiving the modulated compressed digital information from the transmission path including the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information from the transmission path;

demodulating the received compressed digital information corresponding to the phase shift key modulation;

detecting an error of the demodulated compressed digital information by use of the parity signal, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in the recording process of the digital information; and

expanding the demodulated and error-detected compressed digital information, the expanding including bit-expanding the compressed digital video information corresponding to the first compression method and bit-expanding the compressed digital audio information corresponding to the second compression method;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted to the transmission path is lower than that of the digital information inputted for compression.

2. The method for transmitting and receiving digital information in accordance with claim 1, wherein the expanding includes time-expanding the compressed digital information.

3. The method for transmitting and receiving digital information in accordance with claim 2, wherein the received compressed digital information is digital information of a program having a predetermined duration, and effecting the time-expanding of the compressed digital information so that a reproduction duration of the digital information is the predetermined duration of the program.

4. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information, comprising:

a transmitting part for transmitting digital information to a transmission path; and

a receiving part for receiving digital information from the transmission path;

wherein the transmitting part comprises;

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a parity signal adder configured to add a parity signal for detecting an error to the digital information compressed by the compressor, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in a recording process of the digital information;

a modulator configured to phase shift keying-modulate the digital information to which the parity signal has been added by the parity signal adder; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information modulated by the modulator to the transmission path;

wherein the receiving part comprises;

a receiver configured to receive the compressed digital information from the transmission path including the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

a demodulator configured to demodulate the compressed digital information received by the receiver corresponding to the phase shift keying-modulation;

an error-detector configured to detect an error of the compressed digital information demodulated by the demodulator, by use of the parity signal, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in the recording process of the digital information; and

an expander configured to expand the compressed digital information error-detected by the error detector, the expander including bit-expander configured to bit-expand the compressed digital video information corresponding to the first compression method and to bit-expand the compressed digital audio information corresponding to the second compression method;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

5. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 4, wherein the expander includes a time-expander configured to time-expand the compressed digital information.

6. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 5, wherein the received compressed digital information is digital information of a program having a predetermined duration, and the time-expander time expanders the compressed digital information so that a reproduction duration of the digital information is the predetermined duration of the program.

7. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information, comprising:

a transmitting part for transmitting digital information to a transmission path; and

a receiving part for receiving digital information from the transmission path;

wherein the transmitting part comprises;

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a parity signal adder configured to add a parity signal for detecting an error to the digital information compressed by the compressor, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in a recording process of the digital information, the parity signals being added to both the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

a modulator configured to phase-modulate the digital information to which the parity signal has been added by the parity signal adder; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information modulated by the modulator to the transmission path;

wherein the receiving part comprises;

a receiver configured to receive the compressed digital information from the transmission path including the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

a demodulator configured to demodulate the compressed digital information received by the receiver corresponding to the phase-modulation;

an error-detector configured to detect an error of the compressed digital information demodulated by the demodulator, by use of the parity signals added to both the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in the recording process of the digital information; and

an expander configured to expand the compressed digital information error-detected by the error detector, the expander including bit-expander configured to bit-expand the compressed digital video information corresponding to the first compression method and to bit-expand the compressed digital audio information corresponding to the second compression method;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

8. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 7, wherein the expander includes a time-expander configured to time-expand the compressed digital information.

9. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 8, wherein the received compressed digital information is digital information of a program having a predetermined duration, and the time-expander time expanders the compressed digital information so that a reproduction duration of the digital information is the predetermined duration of the program.

10. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according with claim 9, wherein the phase-modulation is a QPSK-modulation.

11. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information, comprising:

a transmitting part for transmitting digital information to a transmission path; and

a receiving part for receiving digital information from the transmission path;

wherein the transmitting part comprises;

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a parity signal adder configured to add parity signals to the digital information for detecting an error of the digital information compressed by the compressor, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in a recording process of the digital information, the parity signals being added to both the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information to which the parity signals have been added by the parity signal adder to the transmission path;

wherein the receiving part comprises;

a receiver configured to receive the compressed digital information from the transmission path including the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

an error-detector configured to detect an error of the compressed digital information received by the receiver, by use of the parity signals added to both the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information, the error being the occurring in the transmission path and not in the recording process; and

an expander configured to expand the compressed digital information error-detected by the error detector, the expander including a bit-expander configured to bit-expand the compressed digital video information corresponding to the first compression method and to bit-expand the compressed digital audio information corresponding to the second compression method;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

12. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 11, wherein the expander includes a time-expander configured to time-expand the compressed digital information.

13. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 12, wherein the received compressed digital information is digital information of a program having a predetermined duration, and the time-expander time expanders the compressed digital information so that a reproduction duration of the digital information is the predetermined duration of the program.

14. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information, comprising:

a transmitting part for transmitting digital information to a transmission path; and

a receiving part for receiving digital information from the transmission path;

wherein the transmitting part comprises;

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a modulator configured to QPSK-modulate the digital information compressed by the compressor; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information modulated by the modulator to the transmission path;

wherein the receiving part comprises;

a receiver configured to receive the compressed digital information from the transmission path including the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

a demodulator configured to demodulate the compressed digital information received by the receiver corresponding to the QPSK-modulation; and

an expander configured to expand the compressed digital information demodulated by the demodulator, the expander including a bit-expander configured to bit-expand the compressed digital video information corresponding to the first compression method and to bit-expand the compressed digital audio information corresponding to the second compression method;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

15. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 14, wherein the expander includes a time-expander configured to time-expand the compressed digital information.

16. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information according to claim 15, wherein the received compressed digital information is digital information of a program having a predetermined duration, and the time-expander time expanders the compressed digital information so that a reproduction duration of the digital information is the predetermined duration of the program.

17. An apparatus for transmitting digital information to a transmission path, comprising:

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a parity signal adder configured to add a parity signal to the digital information for detecting an error of the digital information compressed by the compressor, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in a recording process of the digital information;

a modulator configured to phase shift key-modulate the digital information to which the parity signal has been added by the parity signal adder; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information modulated by the modulator to the transmission path;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

18. An apparatus for transmitting digital information to a transmission path, comprising:

a compressor configured to compress digital information of a program including digital video information and digital audio information, the compressor including a bit-compressor configured to bit-compress the digital video information of the digital information by a first compression method and to bit-compress the digital audio information of the digital information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, a time-compressor configured to time-compress the digital video information and the digital audio information so that the digital video information and the digital audio information are transmittable to the transmission path in a time shorter than a predetermined time of the program;

a parity signal adder configured to add parity signal to the digital information for detecting an error of the digital information compressed by the compressor, the error being the error occurring in the transmission path and not in a recording process of the digital information, the parity signals being added to both the compressed digital video information and the compressed digital audio information;

a modulator configured to phase-modulate the digital information to which the parity signals have been added by the parity signal adder; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the digital information modulated by the modulator to the transmission path;

wherein a transmission rate of the digital information transmitted by the transmitter is lower than that of the digital information inputted into the compressor.

19. The apparatus for transmitting digital information according to claim 18, wherein the phase-modulation is a QPSK-modulation.