Method of controlling connection between nodes in digital interface
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a connection between a plurality of nodes through an interface, comprising:
- transmitting control information including identification information of a destination node and a connection command,wherein a connection between the destination node and another node is established based on the connection command, and wherein the destination node and the another node maintain a connection state until a new disconnection command is detected; and
receiving, according to the control information, a response information including identification information of a source node,wherein the identification information of the destination node and source node is a unique physical node identifier.
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Abstract
A method of controlling connection between nodes in a digital interface whereby a first node that is a master node determines a second node to be the master and controls a point-to-point connection or a broadcast connection to another node. The first node having the display device determines the second node to be the master in accordance with a user selection, and transmits a connection command of a predetermined format for transmitting a data stream to the second node. The second node determined as the master in accordance with the transmitted connection command of the predetermined format is allocated with a channel and a bandwidth from an isochronous resource manager (IRM), and performs a point-to-point connection between the second node and the first node to transit the data stream. Thus, the transmission/reception, reproduction, and control of the data stream of the program can be smoothly performed.
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1. A method for controlling a connection between a plurality of nodes through an interface, comprising:
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transmitting control information including identification information of a destination node and a connection command, wherein a connection between the destination node and another node is established based on the connection command, and wherein the destination node and the another node maintain a connection state until a new disconnection command is detected; and receiving, according to the control information, a response information including identification information of a source node, wherein the identification information of the destination node and source node is a unique physical node identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A digital device for controlling a connection between a plurality of nodes through an interface, the device comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit control information including identification information of a destination node and a connection command, wherein a connection between the destination node and another node is established based on the connection command, and wherein the destination node and the another node maintain a connection state until a new disconnection command is detected; and a receiver configured to receive, according to the control information, response information including identification information of a source node, wherein the identification information of the destination node and source node is a unique physical node identifier.
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5. A method for controlling a connection between a plurality of nodes through an interface, comprising:
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transmitting control information from a first node to a second node, the control information including identification information of the second node and a disconnection command, wherein a connection between the second node and a third node is released based on the disconnection command, wherein the second node and the third node maintain a disconnection state until a new connection command is detected, and wherein, during the disconnection state, a physical connection between the second node and the third node is maintained to receive the new connection command through the interface; and receiving, according to the control information, a response information including identification information of the second node, wherein the identification information of the second node is a unique physical node identifier. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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