Abstract:
In an audio signal transmitting system having an audio signal transferring device and a loudspeaker to reproduce audio signals, the system includes a vibrato device consisting of a charge transfer device (CTD) connected to the transferring device, a clock pulse oscillator to produce clock pulses and supply the clock pulses to the CTD, and an oscillator to supply low frequency signals. The clock pulse oscillator is controlled in its frequency in response to the low frequency signals, so that delayed and frequency-modulated audio signals are reproduced by the loudspeaker.
Abstract:
In an AV system constituted of a plurality of AV devices, a ROM (5A) stores a plurality of preset connections of the AV devices in order to reduce its capacity required. In addition, an SIP (system information pointer) memory (6) temporarily stores an SIP which designates one of the connections stored in the ROM (5A). The SIP is finally stored in a nonvolatile memory (7) so that it is retained even after the power supply to the AV system is turned off.
Abstract:
Good transmission of audio data in various formats is realized. When data in units of a predetermined data length is transmitted in a predetermined format between devices connected through a predetermined transmission channel, label data representing the type of the transmitted audio data is placed at the beginning of the data of a predetermined data length, sub-label data is placed after the label data if required, and data accompanying the audio data is placed. Therefore the audio data type can be easily identified by the data receiving device.
Abstract:
A data transmission method or the like preferably applied to transmission of data of various form through a bus line of, e.g., IEEE1394. Data of one sample is transmitted by using a plurality of slots of a data length of 32 bits. The data of one sample is transmitted, by using, e.g., 8 slots when the data of one sample is 128 bits divided 16 bits are arranged in each slot. The low-order 3 bits of label data constructed of the first 8 bits of the 32-bit data represent the ordinal number of the slot. The information on the number of data bits arranged in one slot belongs to ancillary data. The data of one sample can be easily transmitted even if the number of bits of the data of one sample exceeds the maximum number of bits that can be transmitted through one slot.
Abstract:
A remote control method for an audio/visual system which can perform protection during execution of a system feature and is convenient in use is disclosed. The remote control method is applied to an audio/visual system wherein each of a plurality of audio/visual equipments includes a microcomputer for controlling operation of the audio/visual equipment. The microcomputers of the audio/visual equipments are connected to each other by way of a bus system. One of the audio/visual equipments is set as an audio/visual center equipment. The audio/visual center equipment controls the entire system in a concentrated manner. The audio/visual center equipment receives remote control signals in a concentrated manner without causing remote controller receiver sections of the audio/visual equipments other than the audio/visual center equipment to function and transfers necessary commands to the audio/visual equipments. Also novel system feature starting method and controlling method for an audio/visual system of the type mentioned are disclosed.
Abstract:
A remote control signal for indicating reproduction of a DVD (24) which is transmitted from a bi-directional remote commander (27), is deciphered by a digital TV (21), then converted to the data format of an IEEE-1394 serial bus (26), and then transmitted to the DVD (24). The DVD (24) transmits the response to the received remote control signal to the digital TV (21), and also starts the reproduction operation. The reproduced signal is supplied to the digital TV (21) through the IEEE-1394 serial bus (26) . The digital TV (21) transmits the signal corresponding to the response from the DVD (24) to the bi-directional remote commander (27), and also displays the pictures corresponding to the reproduced signal and outputs the audio.
Abstract:
A method of controlling signal lines among a number of audio/video units in a system where a central unit including a selector and the other audio/video units are mutually connected via a single control bus and also via audio/video signal cables includes the steps of enabling the central unit to manage identification numbers of the audio/video units on the control bus and also connection data among the audio/video units, classifying the audio/video units in accordance with the respective categories, connecting the signal line between one of the audio/video units and another one of the units, enabling one audio/video units to designate by category the other audio/video unit to be connected and, after such designation, enabling the central unit to select the specific audio/video unit that satisfies the requirement, out of all of the audio/video units of the designated category, and then switching the selector of the central unit thereby connecting the desired signal line between the relevant audio/video units.
Abstract:
In order to satisfactorily transmit audio data of various formats through a transmission line, when data having a predetermined data length as a unit is transmitted by a predetermined format between devices connected to a predetermined transmission line, label data indicating a system of transmitted audio data is located at a starting portion of the data having the predetermined data length, sub-label data is located at an interval behind label data if necessary and data accompanying with audio data is located and transmitted, whereby a side which receives this data can easily identify a system of audio data or the like.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a communication system using a bi-directional bus, which comprises a plurality of devices (e.g., TV Image Receiver, Video Tape Recorder, etc.) respectively including sub-devices (e.g., Monitor Image Receiver, TV tuner, Video Deck, etc.) adapted for executing the operation for a received control command. Each device comprises a transmit signal formation unit for forming a transmit signal having a frame structure consisting of an address field for specifying addresses of devices between which communication is carried out, and a data field for specifying a control command for device or sub-device, and including a channel select code of a fixed length, inserted at a predetermined position of the data field, indicating communication from sub-device included in device to any other device, communication from device to sub-device included in any other device, or communication from device to device; and a bus output unit for outputting, to the bi-directional bus, the transmit signal formed by the transmit signal formation unit. In addition, there are also disclosed a transmitting method, a receiving method, and a communication method which can be applied to such a bi-directional bus system.
Abstract:
A method of controlling signal lines among a number of audio/video units in a system where a central unit including a selector and the other audio/video units are mutually connected via a single control bus and also via audio/video signal cables includes the steps of enabling the central unit to manage identification numbers of the audio/video units on the control bus and also connection data among the audio/video units, classifying the audio/video units in accordance with the respective categories, connecting the signal line between one of the audio/video units and another one of the units, enabling one audio/video units to designate by category the other audio/video unit to be connected and, after such designation, enabling the central unit to select the specific audio/video unit that satisfies the requirement, out of all of the audio/video units of the designated category, and then switching the selector of the central unit thereby connecting the desired signal line between the relevant audio/video units.