CN101536519A - Electronic device, content reproducing method, and content decoding method - Google Patents
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The object of the invention is to promptly decode and reproduce contents of any encoding formats. When a TV (1) has judged that it cannot decode a content to be viewed by a user, the TV (1) asks other device such as a game device (3) and a PC (4) whether it can decode the content via a high-speed data line (150) capable of performing bidirectional IP communication in an extended HDMI and transmits the content and a decoding request command to the device which has answered that it can perform decoding, via the high-speed data line (150). The game device (3) or the PC (4) which has received the decoding request decodes the content and transmits the decoded content as a base line signal to the TV (1) via a TMDS channel in the extended HDMI so that the content is reproduced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be connected and can reproduce electronic equipment, the content reproducing method in this electronic equipment and the content decoding method of content with other electronic equipments.
Background technology
In recent years, constructed following system, for example interconnected on back transmission broadcast singal or the network PC (Personal Computer) or television equipment, other the electronic equipment of AV (Audio/Video) equipment etc. or the various contents on the internet.But, because the coded format of broadcast singal or network and the content on the internet is of all kinds, so concerning electronic equipment, also have video content, sound-content and web content with the form coding that can not decode.
About such problem, in following patent documentation 1, put down in writing following technology: in advance server unit notice is used to represent the form that terminal installation can be decoded or the information of bit rate, server unit comes transform format or bit rate according to this information, and content is sent to customer set up.
In addition, in following patent documentation 2, also put down in writing following technology: video reproducing apparatus will send to video transmission device about the data reproduction ability of self or the attribute information of memory capacity, and video transmission device is encoded to content based on this attribute information and sent to customer set up.
Patent documentation 1: the spy open flat 9-284567 communique ([0040]～[[0046] section etc.)
Patent documentation 2: the spy opens 2001-358799 communique ([0006] section etc.)
Patent documentation 3: the spy opens the 2005-57714 communique
Patent documentation 4: the spy opens the 2006-19948 communique
Summary of the invention
The problem that invention will solve
But, in the technology of above-mentioned patent documentation 1 or patent documentation 2 records, need the time when in above-mentioned server unit or video transmission device, the content after the conversion being decoded during the conversion format of content or in terminal installation or video reproducing apparatus, so can not carry out the desired reproduction of user immediately, bring the stand-by period to the user.
Situation in view of as above such the objective of the invention is to, provide a kind of can be promptly with the content decoding of all coded formats and the electronic equipment that reproduces, content reproducing method and the content decoding method in this electronic equipment.
Be used to solve the means of problem
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the electronic equipment of main aspect of the present invention is the electronic equipment that is connected with other electronic equipments, it comprises: the 1st communication component sends the decoding request signal with the coded format content encoded that can not decode at this electronic equipment and the decoding of asking this content; The 2nd communication component will be at described other electronic equipments based on the described request signal and decoded described content receives as baseband signal; And reproduction block, the content of described reception is reproduced.
Wherein, content is meant, live image content, rest image content, sound-content, content of text, web content etc.The source of obtaining of this content is not particularly limited, for example all the elements such as content of generating of the content of applicable broadcasting, the content that obtains from storage medium, user oneself.In addition, coded format is meant, if then MPEG-1 (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 1), MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-4AVC (Advanced Video Coding) of live image for example, if rest image is JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), GIF (Graphic InterchangeFormat) etc. then, if sound then MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3), AAC (MPEG-2 (4) Audio AAC), ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) etc.In addition, electronic equipment is meant, for example the AV equipment of television equipment, PC, DVD player or HDD (Hard Disk Drive) register, AV amplifier etc., game station etc.Above-mentioned the 1st communication component and the 2nd communication component can be single transmission paths, also can be independent transmission paths.In addition, " reproduction " is meant, the vision signal or the voice signal of content are made as exportable state, be not only the situation that this electronic equipment has the output device of display unit or loud speaker etc., also comprise the outside is connected to the display unit of this electronic equipment or the situation that speaker unit sends vision signal or voice signal.
According to such structure, even the content that can not decode in an electronic equipment also can make other electronic equipment decodings, so can decode and reproduce the content of all coded formats.Therefore, the user can audiovisual expectation content and need not to buy and decode corresponding new equipment, the convenience raising.In addition, received content is as the baseband signal after the decoding, thereby thereby compare with the situation that equipment that the content that can not decode sends to other carries out the conversion of coded format, do not need to carry out the time of format conversion decoding afterwards, so can begin to reproduce the user immediately to the reproduction of content request, and irrelevant with the decoding capability of electronic equipment.
In this electronic equipment, also can be that described the 1st communication component sends described decoding request signal and content via the 1st transmission path with the 1st transmission speed, described the 2nd communication component receives described decoded content via the 2nd transmission path with the 2nd transmission speed faster than described the 1st transmission speed.
Wherein, the 1st transmission path is meant, for example Ethernet (registered trade mark), USB (UniversalSerial Bus), IEEE1394 etc., the 2nd transmission path is meant, for example HDMI, DVI (Digital VisualInterface), Display Port, UDI (Unified Display Interface) etc.The 1st transmission speed is for example about 5Gbps～10Gbps, but is not limited to this scope for for example about 100Mbps～500Mbps, the 2nd transmission speed.Use at the 2nd transmission path under the situation of HDMI, this electronic equipment becomes reception (sink) equipment, and other electronic equipments become source (source) equipment.In addition, the 1st transmission path and the 2nd transmission path can be housed in the single cable, and the 1st and the 2nd communication component also can be used as the single terminal with each pin connector that is used for the 1st and the 2nd transmission path and constitutes.For example, as the 1st transmission path, also can adopt following line: by will carrying out the transmission of differential wave in couples, thereby expand to the line of the high-speed bidirectional communication that can carry out that IP communicates by letter in the same manner etc. with Ethernet (registered trade mark) at (Hot Plug Detect) line of the HPD among the HDMI in the past and siding.In addition, as the 2nd transmission path, also can adopt TMDS (the TransitionMinimized Differential Signaling) passage in HDMI.
By such structure, the signal and the decoding request signal of the smaller capacity of content encoded are sent via the 1st transmission path, the jumbo baseband signal of content of decoding is received via the 2nd transmission path, so can send received content expeditiously, even the content that can not decode also can be reproduced immediately and can not bring the stand-by period to the user.
In this electronic equipment, also can be to have a plurality of described other electronic equipments, described the 1st communication component comprises: the parts that described a plurality of other electronic equipments sent the request signal in required processing time of the decoding that is used to inquire about described content respectively; Receive the parts that respond the response signal in described processing time according to described request signal respectively from described a plurality of other electronic equipments; And based on described each response signal, to sending the parts of described decoding request signal at decode other electronic equipments of described content of the shortest described processing time.
Like this, even exist under a plurality of situations at other electronic equipments that can decode content, also can be to can sending the decoding request signal at an electronic equipment of the shortest processing time decoding, thus can more effectively decode and reproduce content.
In this electronic equipment, can also can be described other electronic equipments be connected with the server unit of the software of having stored the described content that is used to decode, and described the 1st communication component comprises: described other electronic equipments are sent be used to inquire about the parts of request signal of described content of decoding; From described other electronic equipments receive the described decoding of response can the parts of response signal; And under the situation that is receiving the described described response signal that can not decode of response, described other electronic equipments are sent the parts of described decoding request signal of described decoding that are used to ask from the reception request signal of the reception of the described software of described server unit and are used to have asked to use the software of this reception.
Like this, even under can not the situation of decode content, use this software to decode from the server unit receiving software, thereby can reproduce all contents at this electronic equipment by other electronic equipments.
The electronic equipment of other aspects of the present invention is the electronic equipments that are connected with other electronic equipments, comprise: the 1st communication component receives decoding request signal with the coded format content encoded that can not decode at these other electronic equipments and the decoding of asking this content from described other electronic equipments; The decoding parts, based on described decoding request signal, the described content of decoding; And the 2nd communication component, described decoded content is sent to described other electronic equipments as baseband signal.
By such structure, even can not carry out at other electronic equipments under the situation of decoding of content, also can be according to from the request of other electronic equipments and decode content and send, so can make other electronic equipments reproduce all contents as baseband signal.
In this electronic equipment, also can be that described the 1st communication component receives described decoding request signal and content via the 1st transmission path with the 1st transmission speed, described the 2nd communication component sends described decoded content via the 2nd transmission path with the 2nd transmission speed faster than described the 1st transmission speed.
Like this, the transmission path of the decoding request signal by being provided for receiving the content that is encoded and this content respectively and being used to sends the transmission path of the content after the decoding, thus can and other electronic equipments between carry out the processing till the reproduction of being decoded to expeditiously from content.
Can in this electronic equipment, described the 1st communication component also can comprise: receive from described other electronic equipments and be used to inquire about the parts of request signal in required processing time of the decoding of described content and described content of decoding; And to described other electronic equipments, according to described response signal send be used to respond described decoding can and the parts of the response signal in processing time.
Like this, except according to from the request of other electronic equipments and can this electronic equipment of decode content also under the situation of existence, by notifying the above-mentioned processing time to other electronic equipments, thereby can make as other electronic equipments of the request source of decoding and select the electronic equipment that to decode in the shortest processing time, can further proceed to the processing till the reproduction of content expeditiously.
It in this electronic equipment, also can be also to comprise: decision means, the judgement described content of can decoding; And the 3rd communication component, under the situation that is judged as the described content of can not decoding, receiving this software from the server unit of the software of having stored this content that is used to decode, described decoding parts use the software of described reception that described content is decoded.
Like this, even under can not the situation of decode content, also can use this software to decode, thereby can make other electronic equipments reproduce all contents from the server unit receiving software by this electronic equipment.In addition, the 3rd communication component for example is Ethernet (registered trade mark).
The content reproducing method of other aspects of the present invention is, with electronic equipment that other electronic equipments are connected in the reproduction of content method, transmission is with the described content of the coded format that can not decode at this electronic equipment coding and ask the decoding request signal of the decoding of this content, to the content of described reception be reproduced at described other electronic equipments based on the described request signal and decoded described content receives as baseband signal.
The content decoding method of other aspects of the present invention is, with electronic equipment that other electronic equipments are connected in the coding/decoding method of content, receive described content of encoding and the decoding request signal of asking the decoding of this content from described other electronic equipments with the coded format that can not decode at these other electronic equipments, based on described decoding request signal, the described content of decoding sends to described other electronic equipments with described decoded content as baseband signal.
The invention effect
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, can promptly decode and reproduce the content of all coded formats.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of the general image delivering system of expression.
Fig. 2 is the figure of structure that expression has been suitable for the image delivering system of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the configuration example of expression HDMI (R) source (source) and HDMI (R) receiver (sink).
Fig. 4 is the figure that the pin of connector of the type A of expression HDMI (R) is arranged.
Fig. 5 is the figure that the pin of connector of the Type C of expression HDMI (R) is arranged.
Fig. 6 is the figure of the more detailed configuration example of expression HDMI (R) source and HDMI (R) receiver.
Fig. 7 is other the figure of more detailed configuration example of expression HDMI (R) source and HDMI (R) receiver.
Fig. 8 is the figure of the data structure of expression E-EDID.
Fig. 9 is the figure of the data structure of expression Vender Specific.
Figure 10 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process in HDMI (R) source.
Figure 11 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process of HDMI (R) receiver.
Figure 12 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process in HDMI (R) source.
Figure 13 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process of HDMI (R) receiver.
Figure 14 is other the figure of more detailed configuration example of expression HDMI (R) source and HDMI (R) receiver.
Figure 15 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process in HDMI (R) source.
Figure 16 is the flow chart of explanation by the communication process of HDMI (R) receiver.
Figure 17 is the block diagram of configuration example that has been suitable for an execution mode of computer of the present invention.
Figure 18 is the circuit diagram of expression by the 1st configuration example of the communication system of the connection status of at least one the DC bias potential notification interface in transmission path.
The figure of the configuration example of the system when Figure 19 is expression adding Ethernet (registered trade mark) (Ethernet (registered trade mark)).
Figure 20 is the circuit diagram of expression by the 2nd configuration example of the communication system of the connection status of at least one the DC bias potential notification interface in transmission path.
Figure 21 is the figure that is illustrated in the two-way communication waveform in the communication system of configuration example.
Figure 22 is the figure of structure that has represented the content decoding system of one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 23 is the block diagram of the structure of the TV in the expression one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 24 is the block diagram of the structure of the PC in the expression one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 25 is the figure of basic electric structure of the expansion HDMI receiving element of the expansion HDMI transmitting element of the PC of expression in the one embodiment of the present invention and TV.
Figure 26 is the sequential chart of flow process of processing of the content decoding system of expression one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 27 is the flow chart of expression as the flow process of the action of the TV of in one embodiment of the present invention receiving equipment.
Figure 28 is expression as the flow chart of the flow process of the action of the game station of in one embodiment of the present invention source device and PC.
Figure 29 (a)～(b) be represented in one embodiment of the present invention can decode content the figure of example of query statement.
Figure 30 (a)～(b) be represented in one embodiment of the present invention can decode content the figure of example of response instruction.
Figure 31 (a)～(b) be represented in one embodiment of the present invention to the query statement of server with for the figure from the example of the response instruction of server of this query statement.
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1......TV, 2......AV amplifier, 3...... game station, 4......PC, 5...... server, 6...... internet, 35......HDMI (R) cable, 71......HDMI (R) source, 72......HDMI (R) receiver, 81...... conveyer, 82...... receiver, 83......DDC, 84......CEC line, 85......EDIDROM, 121...... switch control unit, 124...... switch control unit, 131...... converter unit, 132...... decoding unit, 133...... switch, 134...... converter unit, 135...... switch, 136...... decoding unit, 141...... holding wire, 171...... switch control unit, 172...... switch control unit, 181...... switch, 182...... switch, 183...... decoding unit, 184...... converter unit, 185...... switch, 186...... switch, 191......SDA line, 192......SCL line, 400...... communication system, 401......LAN function expansion HDMI (EH) source device, 411......LAN signal sending circuit, 412...... terminal resistance, 413,414......AC coupling capacitance, 415......LAN signal receiving circuit, 416...... subtraction circuit, 421...... pull-up resistor, 422...... resistance, 423...... electric capacity, 424...... comparator, 431...... pull down resistor, 432...... resistance, 433...... electric capacity, 434...... comparator, 402......EH receiving equipment, 441......LAN signal sending circuit, 442...... terminal resistance, 443,444......AC coupling capacitance, 445......LAN signal receiving circuit, 446...... subtraction circuit, 451...... pull down resistor, 452...... resistance, 453...... electric capacity, 454...... comparator, 461...... choking-winding, 462,463...... resistance, 403......EH cable, 501...... siding, 502......HpD line, 511,512...... source terminal, 521,522...... receiver-side terminal, 600...... communication system, 601......LAN function expansion HDMI (EH) source device, 611......LAN signal sending circuit, 612,613...... terminal resistance, 614～617......AC coupling capacitance, 618......LAN signal receiving circuit, 620...... inverter, 621...... resistance, 622...... resistance, 623...... electric capacity, 624...... comparator, 631...... pull down resistor, 632...... resistance, 633...... electric capacity, 634...... comparator, 640...... NOR gate, 641～644...... analog switch, 645...... inverter, 646,647...... analog switch, 651,652......DDC transceiver, 653,654...... pull-up resistor, 602......EH receiving equipment, 661......LAN signal sending circuit, 662,663...... terminal resistance, 664～667......AC coupling capacitance, 668......LAN signal receiving circuit, 671...... pull down resistor, 672...... resistance, 673...... electric capacity, 674...... comparator, 681...... choking-winding, 682,683...... resistance, 691～694...... analog switch, 695...... inverter, 696,697...... analog switch, 701,702......DDC transceiver, 703...... pull-up resistor, 603......EH cable, 801...... siding, 802......HPD line, 803......SCL line, 804......SDA line, 811～814...... source terminal, 821～824...... receiver-side terminal, 911...... remote controllers (remote controller), 918,945...... display floater, 921,947...... loud speaker, 922,951...... expansion HDMI terminal, 923...... expansion HDMI receiving element, 925,941......CPU, 929, (952......Ethernet registered trade mark) I/F, 950...... expansion HDMI transmitting element, 956......USB terminal, 120...... transmitter, 150...... high speed data lines, 410...... receiver
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Can carry out the communication system (image delivering system) that two-way High Speed IP is communicated by letter when at first, explanation can keep the interchangeability of communication interface of the HDMI etc. with in the past.
In recent years, as for example from DVD register, set-top box, other AV source to television receiver, projecting apparatus, other display transmitting digital TV signal at high speed, be the pixel data and the communication interface of following the voice data of this image of the image of non-compression (base band), popularizing HDMI (R).
For HDMI (R), in the specifications of HDMI, stipulated pixel data and voice data, at high speed from HDMI (R) source to TMDS (the TransitionMinimized Differential Signaling) passage of HDMI (R) receiver uniaxially transmission, and the CEC line (Consumer Electronics Control Line) etc. that is used between HDMI (R) source and HDMI (R) receiver, carrying out two-way communication.
Fig. 1 is the figure of the structure of the general image delivering system of expression.
For example as shown in Figure 1, by being that HDMI (R) cable 13 of benchmark connects digital television receiver 11 and AV amplifiers 12 with HDMI (R), thereby can carry out the high-speed transfer of pixel data and voice data.
In Fig. 1, in the figure of user's dwelling house, the living room that is provided with in the left side has disposed digital television receiver 11, AV amplifier 12 and transcriber 14, and digital television receiver 11 is connected by HDMI (R) cable 13 and HDMI (R) cable 15 with transcriber 14 with AV amplifier 12 and AV amplifier 12.
In addition, disposed hub 16 in the living room, digital television receiver 11 and transcriber 14 are connected to hub 16 by LAN (Local Area Network) cable 17 and LAN cable 18.In addition, among the figure, the bedroom that is provided with on the right side in living room has disposed digital television receiver 19, and digital television receiver 19 is connected to hub 16 via LAN cable 20.
For example, the content of record is reproduced in transcriber 14, thereby in digital television receiver 11 under the situation of display image, transcriber 14 is used in pixel data and the audio data decoding that reproduces content, and resulting incompressible pixel data of its result and voice data are offered digital television receiver 11 via HDMI (R) cable 15, AV amplifier 12 and HDMI (R) cable 13.Then, digital television receiver 11 is based on pixel data that provides from transcriber 14 and voice data, display image or output sound.
In addition, the content of record is reproduced in transcriber 14, thereby in digital television receiver 11 and digital television receiver 19 simultaneously under the situation of display image, transcriber 14 offers digital television receiver 11 with pixel data and voice data compressed, that be used to reproduce content via LAN cable 18, hub 16 and LAN cable 17, and offers digital television receiver 19 via LAN cable 18, hub 16 and LAN cable 20.
Then, digital television receiver 11 and digital television receiver 19 will be decoded from pixel data and voice data that transcriber 14 provides, based on the resulting incompressible pixel data of its result and voice data, display image or output sound.
In addition, receive at digital television receiver 11 under the situation of the pixel data of the program that is used to reproduce television broadcasting and voice data, at the voice data that receives for example is 5.1 passages around the voice data of (channelsurround) etc., and during the voice data that can not decoded digital television receiver 11 be received, digital television receiver 11 sends to AV amplifier 12 after voice data is transformed to light signal.
Fig. 2 is the figure of structure that expression has been suitable for the image delivering system of one embodiment of the present invention.
Image delivering system is made of digital television receiver 31, amplifier 32, transcriber 33 and digital television receiver 34, and digital television receiver 31 is connected with HDMI (R) cable 36 by HDMI (R) cable 35 of conduct based on the telecommunication cable of HDMI (R) with transcriber 33 with amplifier 32 and amplifier 32.In addition, the LAN cable 37 used of digital television receiver 31 and digital television receiver 34 LAN by Ethernet (registered trade mark) etc. connects.
In the example of Fig. 2, in the figure of user's dwelling house, digital television receiver 31, amplifier 32, transcriber 33 are configured in the living room that the left side is provided with, and digital television receiver 34 is configured in the bedroom that the right side in living room is provided with.
In addition, digital television receiver 31 and amplifier 32 utilize HDMI (R) cable 35, can carry out the two-way communication of the communication of IP for example etc. at a high speed, and amplifier 32 and transcriber 33 also utilize HDMI (R) cable 36, can carry out the two-way communication of for example IP communication etc. at a high speed.
Promptly, for example transcriber 33 is communicated by letter by carrying out IP with amplifier 32, thereby can be with compressed pixel data and voice data as being the data of benchmark with IP, send to amplifier 32 via HDMI (R) cable 36, amplifier 32 can receive compressed pixel data and the voice data of sending from transcriber 33.
In addition, amplifier 32 is communicated by letter by carrying out IP with digital television receiver 31, thereby can be with compressed pixel data and voice data as being the data of benchmark with IP, send to digital television receiver 31 via HDMI (R) cable 35, digital television receiver 31 can receive compressed pixel data and the voice data of sending from amplifier 32.
Therefore, digital television receiver 31 can send to digital television receiver 34 with pixel data and the voice data that receives via LAN cable 37.In addition, digital television receiver 31 is decoded the pixel data and the voice data that receive, and based on resulting incompressible pixel data and voice data thus, display image or output sound, thus content reproduced.
In addition, receive under the situation that is used to reproduce as the pixel data of the program of the content of television broadcasting and voice data at digital television receiver 31, the voice data that receives for example be 5.1 passages around voice data etc., and when digital television receiver 31 can not be decoded the voice data that is received, digital television receiver 31 is communicated by letter by carrying out IP with amplifier 32, thereby the voice data that receives is sent to amplifier 32 via HDMI (R) 35.
Like this, in the image delivering system of Fig. 2, because the electronic equipment of the digital television receiver 31 that is connected by HDMI (R) cable 35 or HDMI (R) cable 36, amplifier 32, transcriber 33 etc. can use HDMI (R) cable and carry out IP at high speed and communicate by letter, so do not need the LAN cable corresponding with the LAN cable 17 of Fig. 1.
In addition, connect digital television receiver 31 and digital television receiver 34 by LAN cable 37, so the data that digital television receiver 31 can will be via HDMI (R) cable 36, amplifier 32 and HDMI (R) cable 35 receive from transcriber 33 further send to digital television receiver 34 via LAN cable 37, therefore do not need and the LAN cable 18 of Fig. 1 and LAN cable or the electronic equipment corresponding with hub 16 yet.
As shown in Figure 1, in image delivering system in the past, according to sending data or the communication mode that receives, need different types of cable respectively, the wiring that connects the cable between the electronic equipment is miscellaneous.With respect to this, in image delivering system shown in Figure 2, because between by HDMI (R) electronic equipment that cable connected, the two-way communication that can carry out at high speed that IP communicates by letter etc. is so can simplify the connection of electronic equipment.That is, can simplify the wiring of the cable between the complicated in the past connection electronic equipment more.
Then, Fig. 3 represents by HDMI (R) source built-in in interconnective each electronic equipment of HDMI (R) cable and HDMI (R) receiver, for example the configuration example of HDMI (R) source that is provided with in the amplifier 32 of Fig. 2 and HDMI (R) receiver that is provided with in digital television receiver 31.
HDMI (R) source 71 is connected by a HDMI (R) cable 35 with HDMI (R) receiver 72, HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 can keep with current HDMI (R) between interchangeability the time utilize HDMI (R) cable 35 to carry out two-way IP at high speed to communicate by letter.
HDMI (R) source 71 effective image area of having removed the interval and vertical tropic interval of the horizontal tropic as the interval till from a vertical synchronizing signal to next vertical synchronizing signal (below, also suitably be called the effective video interval) in, will with the corresponding differential wave of pixel data of the image of incompressible 1 picture amount, send to HDMI (R) receiver 72 by a plurality of passages along a direction, and in the interval and vertical tropic interval of the horizontal tropic, to voice data or control data and other the corresponding differential waves such as auxiliary data of major general, send to HDMI (R) receiver 72 along a direction by a plurality of passages with accompanying image.
That is, HDMI (R) source 71 comprises conveyer 81.Conveyer 81 for example is transformed to corresponding differential wave with the pixel data of incompressible image, and arrives HDMI (R) receiver 72 that connects via HDMI (R) cable 35 along a direction serial transmission by 3 TMDS passage # 0, #1, the #2 as a plurality of passages.
In addition, conveyer 81 will follow voice data, necessary control data and other the auxiliary data etc. of incompressible image to be transformed to corresponding differential wave, and send to HDMI (R) receiver 72 that connects via HDMI (R) cable 35 along a direction by 3 TMDS passage # 0, #1, #2.
In addition, conveyer 81 will with the synchronous pixel clock of pixel data that sends by 3 TMDS passage # 0, #1, #2, send to HDMI (R) receiver 72 that connects via HDMI (R) cable 35 by TMDS clock passage.Wherein, in 1 TMDS passage #i (i=0,1,2), send the pixel data of 10 bits at a clock period of pixel clock.
HDMI (R) receiver 72 is in the effective video interval, receive by a plurality of passages from HDMI (R) source 71 along a direction differential wave that send, corresponding with pixel data, and in the interval or vertical tropic interval of the horizontal tropic, receive by a plurality of passages from HDMI (R) source 71 along a direction differential wave that send, corresponding with voice data or control data.
That is, HDMI (R) receiver 72 comprises receiver 82.Receiver 82 and the pixel clock of sending by TMDS clock passage from HDMI (R) source 71 synchronously receive equally by TMDS passage # 0, #1, the #2 differential wave that 71 that send along a direction and pixel datas are corresponding from HDMI (R) source that connects via HDMI (R) cable 35 and with voice data or the corresponding differential wave of control data.
In the transmission channel of HDMI (R) system that constitutes by HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, except as be used for with pixel clock 3 TMDS passage # 0 to #2 of transmission channel synchronously from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 along a direction serial transmission pixel data and voice data, and outside the TMDS clock passage of transmission channel as the transmission pixel clock, also there is DDC (Display Data Channel: DDC) 83 or be called as the transmission channel of CEC line 84.
DDC83 is made of the two not shown signal line that comprise in HDMI (R) cable 35, and it uses when HDMI (R) receiver 72 that connects via HDMI (R) cable 35 reads E-EDID (Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data) in HDMI (R) source 71.
That is, HDMI (R) receiver 72 also comprises except comprising receiver 82: EDIDROM (EDID ROM (Read Only Memory) 85, its storage as with the setting of self or the E-EDID of the relevant information of performance.HDMI (R) receiver 72 of HDMI (R) source 71 from connecting via HDMI (R) cable 35, read the E-EDID that EDIDROM85 stored of this HDMI (R) receiver 72 via DDC83, and based on this E-EDID, the setting or the performance of identification HDMI (R) receiver 72 are promptly discerned for example form (profile) of the pairing image of HDMI (R) receiver 72 (electronic equipment that comprises it), for example RGB (Red, Green, Blue), or YCbCr4:4:4, YCbCr4:2:2.
In addition, though not shown, E-EDID also can be stored in the same manner with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71, and this E-EDID is sent to HDMI (R) receiver 72 as required.
In addition, HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 are via DDC83 or CEC line 84, to be that the frame of benchmark sends to HDMI (R) receiver 72 and HDMI (R) source 71 for example, thereby can carry out two-way IP communication with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.3.
In addition, in HDMI (R) cable 35, comprise the holding wire 86 that is connected to the pin that is called as Hot Plug Detect, HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 can utilize this holding wire 86, detect new electronic equipment, be being connected of HDMI (R) receiver 72 and HDMI (R) source 71.
Then, Fig. 4 represents to arrange (pinassignment) with the pin of HDMI (R) cable 35 not shown connectors that be connected, that be provided with in HDMI (R) source 71 or HDMI (R) receiver 72 with Fig. 5.
In addition, among Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, put down in writing the number of pins of the pin that is used for determining connector at Zuo Lan (hurdle of PIN), put down in writing by in title with the signal of the determined pin assignments of number of pins of the left hurdle record of delegation at You Lan (hurdle of Signal Assignment).
Fig. 4 represents to be called as the pin of connector of the type A (Type-A) of HDMI (R) and arranges.
2 signal line as the differential signal line of the differential wave TMDS Data#i+ of transmission TMDS passage #i and TMDS Data#i-are connected to pin (number of pins is 1,4,7 pin) that has distributed TMDS Data#i+ and the pin (number of pins is 3,6,9 pin) that has distributed TMDS Data#i-.
In addition, it is 13 pin that transmission is connected to number of pins as the CEC line 84 of CEC signal of the data of control usefulness, and number of pins is that 14 pin becomes standby (Reserved) pin.If can utilize this standby pin to carry out two-way IP communication, then can keep and current HDMI (R) between interchangeability.Therefore, the holding wire and the CEC line 84 that are connected to number of pins and are 14 pin shield (shielded) with differential reversing to (twistpair) line, and be the ground wire grounded of No. 17 the CEC line 84 of pin and DDC83 with being connected to number of pins, make it possible to use CEC line 84 and be connected to the signal wire transmits differential wave that number of pins is 14 pin.
In addition, it is 16 pin that the holding wire of SDA (Serial Data) signal of transmission E-EDID etc. is connected to number of pins, when transmission receives as the transmission at the SDA signal synchronously on the holding wire of SCL (Serial Clock) signal of the clock signal used to be connected to number of pins be 15 pin.The DDC83 of Fig. 3 is made of the holding wire of transmission SDA signal and the holding wire of transmission SCL signal.
In addition, with be connected to CEL line 84 and number of pins be 14 pin holding wire in the same manner, the holding wire of the holding wire of transmission SDA signal and transmission SCL signal shields line with differential reversing, and be No. 17 pin ground wire grounded with being connected to number of pins, make it possible to the transmission differential signal.
In addition, to be connected to as number of pins be 19 pin to the transmission holding wire 86 of signal that is used to detect the connection of new electronic equipment.
Fig. 5 represents to be called as the pin of the connector of the Type C (Type-C) of HDMI (R) or mini type and arranges.
2 signal line as the differential signal line of the differential wave TMDS Data#i+ of transmission TMDS passage #i and TMDS Data#i-are connected to pin (number of pins is 2,5,8 pin) that has distributed TMDS Data#i+ and the pin (number of pins is 3,6,9 pin) that has distributed TMDS Data#i-.
In addition, it is 14 pin that the CEC line 84 of transmission CEC signal is connected to number of pins, and number of pins is that 17 pin becomes standby (Reserved) pin.Be connected to number of pins and be the holding wire of 17 pin and CEC line 84 and situation in type A in the same manner, line is shielded, and be the ground wire grounded of No. 13 the CEC line 84 of pin and DDC83 with being connected to number of pins with differential reversing.
In addition, it is 16 pin that the holding wire of transmission SDA signal is connected to number of pins, and it is 15 pin that the holding wire of transmission SCL signal is connected to number of pins.In addition, the holding wire of the holding wire of transmission SDA signal and transmission SCL signal and the situation in type A shield line with differential reversing in the same manner, and are No. 13 pin ground wire grounded with being connected to number of pins, make it possible to the transmission differential signal.In addition, to be connected to number of pins be 19 pin to the transmission holding wire 86 of signal that is used to detect the connection of new electronic equipment.
Then, Fig. 6 is expression by using CEC line 84 and being connected to the holding wire of standby pin of the connector of HDMI (R), carries out the figure based on the structure of HDMI (R) source 71 of the IP communication of half-duplex (half duplex) communication mode and HDMI (R) receiver 72.In addition, Fig. 6 is illustrated in the configuration example of the part of the relevant half-duplex operation in HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72.In addition, in Fig. 6, giving identical label, and suitably omit its explanation with the corresponding part of the situation of Fig. 3.
HDMI (R) source 71 is made of conveyer 81, switch control unit 121 and timing control unit 122.In addition, in conveyer 81, be provided with converter unit 131, decoding unit 132 and switch 133.
In converter unit 131, the two-way IP communication by between HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 is provided as from the Tx data of the data of HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 transmissions.The Tx data for example are made of compressed pixel data or voice data etc.
Decoding unit 132 for example is made of differential amplifier, and its input terminal is connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141.Decoding unit 132 is based on the control of timing control unit 122, the differential wave that reception is sent via CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 and from receiver 82, promptly the differential wave that is made of the part signal on part signal on the CEC line 84 and the holding wire 141 will be exported after the Rx data that be decoded as original data.Wherein, the Rx data are meant by the two-way IP communication between HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, send to the data in HDMI (R) source 71 from HDMI (R) receiver 72, for example constitute by the instruction of the transmission of request pixel data or voice data etc.
In switch 133, in the timing that sends data, be provided to from the CEC signal in HDMI (R) source 71 or constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Tx data from converter unit 131, receiving the timing of data, be provided to from the CEC of receiver 82 signal or constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data from receiver 82.Switch 133 is based on the control from switch control unit 121, select and output from the CEC signal in HDMI (R) source 71 or from the CEC signal of receiver 82, perhaps constitute part signal, perhaps constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data corresponding to the differential wave of Tx data.
Promptly, switch 133 sends the timing of data at HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72, the CEC signal that selection provides from HDMI (R) source 71, perhaps any from the part signal that converter unit 131 provides, and CEC signal or the part signal of selecting sent to receiver 82 via CEC line 84.
In addition, switch 133 is 71 timings that receive the data of sending from HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, the CEC signal that reception is sent from receiver 82 via CEC line 84 or corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and CEC signal or the part signal that receives offered HDMI (R) source 71 or decoding unit 132.
In addition, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is made of receiver 82, timing control unit 123 and switch control unit 124.In addition, in receiver 82, be provided with converter unit 134, switch 135 and decoding unit 136.
In switch 135, in the timing that receives data, be provided to from the CEC of conveyer 81 signal or constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Tx data from conveyer 81, sending the timing of data, be provided formation from converter unit 134 corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data or from the CEC signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72.Switch 135 is based on the control from switch control unit 124, select and output from the CEC signal of conveyer 81 or from the CEC signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72, perhaps constitute part signal, perhaps constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data corresponding to the differential wave of Tx data.
Promptly, the timing of switch 135 71 transmission data in HDMI (R) 72 couples of HDMI of receiver (R) source, the CEC signal that selection provides from HDMI (R) receiver 72, perhaps any from the part signal that converter unit 134 provides, and CEC signal or the part signal of selecting sent to conveyer 81 via CEC line 84.
In addition, switch 135 receives the timing of the data of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 at HDMI (R) receiver 72, the CEC signal that reception is sent from conveyer 81 via CEC line 84 or corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Tx data, and CEC signal or the part signal that receives offered HDMI (R) receiver 72 or decoding unit 136.
Decoding unit 136 for example is made of differential amplifier, and its input terminal is connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141.Decoding unit 136 receives the differential wave of sending from conveyer 81 via CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, i.e. the differential wave that constitutes by the part signal on part signal on the CEC line 84 and the holding wire 141, and be decoded as the Tx data of original data and export.
In addition, use CEC line 84 and the holding wire of holding wire 141 that is connected to standby pin and transmission SDA signal and the holding wire of transmission SCL signal in HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, carry out under the situation based on the IP of full duplex (full duplex) communication mode communication, HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 for example constitute as shown in Figure 7.In addition, in Fig. 7 for give identical label in the corresponding part of the situation of Fig. 6, and suitably omit its explanation.
HDMI (R) source 71 is made of conveyer 81, switch control unit 121 and switch control unit 171.In addition, in conveyer 81, be provided with converter unit 131, switch 133, switch 181, switch 182 and decoding unit 183.
In switch 181, in the timing that sends data, be provided to SDA signal, receiving the timing of data, be provided to from the SDA of receiver 82 signal or constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data from receiver 82 from HDMI (R) source 71.Switch 181 is based on the control from switch control unit 171, select and output from the SDA signal in HDMI (R) source 71 or from the SDA signal of receiver 82, perhaps constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data.
Promptly, switch 181 is 71 timings that receive the data of sending from HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, reception is via the SDA signal of sending as the sda line 191 of the holding wire of transmission SDA signal and from receiver 82, offer HDMI (R) source 71 or decoding unit 183 perhaps corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and with SDA signal or the part signal that receives.
In addition, switch 181 will send to receiver 82 from the SDA signal that HDMI (R) source 71 provides in the timing of HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 transmission data via sda line 191, perhaps receiver 82 not sent any signal.
In switch 182, sending the timing of data, be provided to SCL signal from HDMI (R) source 71, in the timing that receives data, be provided the part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data of formation from receiver 82.Switch 182 is based on the control from switch control unit 171, selects and output SCL signal or constitute corresponding in the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data any.
Promptly, switch 182 is 71 timings that receive the data of sending from HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, reception via as the scl line 192 of the holding wire of transmission SCL signal and 82 that send from receiver, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and the part signal that receives offered decoding unit 183, perhaps do not receive any signal.
In addition, switch 182 will send to receiver 82 via scl line 192 from the SCL signal that HDMI (R) source 71 provides in the timing of HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 transmission data, perhaps not send any signal.
Decoding unit 183 for example is made of differential amplifier, and its input terminal is connected to sda line 191 and scl line 192.Decoding unit 183 receives the differential wave of sending from receiver 82 via sda line 191 and scl line 192, i.e. the differential wave that constitutes by the part signal on part signal on the sda line 191 and the scl line 192, and be decoded as the Rx data of original data and export.
In addition, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is made of receiver 82, switch control unit 124 and switch control unit 172.In addition, in receiver 82, be provided with switch 135, decoding unit 136, converter unit 184, switch 185 and switch 186.
In switch 185, in the timing that sends data, be provided formation from converter unit 184 corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data or from the SDA signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72, the timing receiving data is provided to the signal from the SDA of conveyer 81.Switch 185 is based on the control from switch control unit 172, select and output from the SDA signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72 or from the SDA signal of conveyer 81 or constitute part signal corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data.
Promptly, switch 185 receives the timing of the data of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 at HDMI (R) receiver 72, the SDA signal that reception is sent from conveyer 81 via sda line 191, and the SDA signal that receives offered HDMI (R) receiver 72, perhaps do not receive any signal.
In addition, switch 185 is 71 timings that send data in HDMI (R) 72 couples of HDMI of receiver (R) source, send SDA signal that provides from HDMI (R) receiver 72 or the part signal that provides from converter unit 184 via sda line 191 to conveyer 81.
In switch 186, sending the timing of data, be provided formation from converter unit 184, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, the timing receiving data is provided to the signal from the SCL of conveyer 81.Switch 186 is based on the control from switch control unit 172, and selection and output constitute corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data or any in the SCL signal.
Promptly, switch 186 receives the timing of the data of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 at HDMI (R) receiver 72, the SCL signal that reception is sent from conveyer 81 via scl line 192, and the SCL signal that receives offered HDMI (R) receiver 72, perhaps do not receive any signal.
In addition, the timing of switch 186 71 transmission data in HDMI (R) 72 couples of HDMI of receiver (R) source will send to conveyer 81 via scl line 192 from the part signal that converter unit 184 provides, and perhaps not send any signal.
But, carry out under the situation that IP communicates by letter with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71, decide according to the structure separately of HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 and can carry out half-duplex operation and still can carry out full-duplex communication.Therefore, following judgement is carried out with reference to the E-EDID that receives from HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71, promptly carries out half-duplex operation, still carries out full-duplex communication, still carries out the judgement of the two-way communication of the exchange by the CEC signal.
For example as shown in Figure 8, the E-EDID of HDMI (R) source 71 receptions is made of basic module and expansion module.
Beginning at the basic module of E-EDID, the data that standard was determined have been disposed with E-EDID1.3 by " E-EDID1.3 Basic Structure " expression, then disposed by " Preferred timing " expression be used to keep with in the past EDID between the timing information of interchangeability, and represent by " 2ndtiming " be used to keep and in the past EDID between " Preferred timing " different timing information of interchangeability.
In addition, in basic module, then " 2nd timing ", disposed the information of title that is used to represent display unit successively by " Monitor NAME " expression, and by " Monitor Range Limits " expression be used to represent to be 4:3 and 16:9 for the ratio of width to height the time displayable pixel count information.
With respect to this, beginning at expansion module, disposed by the information of loud speaker about " Speaker Allocation " expression relevant, then disposed successively by the record of " VIDEO SHORT " expression and be used to represent displayable picture size, frame rate (frame rate), be the interlacing (interlace) or the information of (progressive) line by line, the data of the information of the ratio of width to height etc., by " AUDIO SHORT " expression record reproducible sound coder mode, sample frequency, by frequency band, the data of the information of codec bit number etc., and by the information of loud speaker about " Speaker Allocation " expression relevant.
In addition, in expansion module, then " Speaker Allocation " disposed the data that define regularly by each producer by " VenderSpecific " expression, by " 3
RdTiming " expression be used to keep and EDID in the past between the timing information of interchangeability, and by " 4
ThTiming " expression be used to keep and EDID in the past between the timing information of interchangeability.
In addition, the data of being represented by " Vender Specific " become data structure as shown in Figure 9.That is, in data, be provided with the 0th module to the N module as the module of 1 byte by " Vender Specific " expression.
In the 0th module by the beginning configuration of the data of " Vender Specific " expression, disposed by " Vendor-Specific tag code (=3) " expression be used to represent data " Vender Specific " the data area head and by the information of length that is used to represent data " Vender Specific " of " Length (=N) " expression.
In addition, in the 1st module to the 3 modules, disposed by " 24bit IEEE RegistrationIdentifier (0x000C03) LSB first " expression be used for expression as HDMI (R) with and the information of number " 0x000C03 " of registration.In addition, in the 4th module and the 5th module, disposed respectively the information of physical address of receiver apparatus that is used to represent 24bit by " A ", " B ", " C " and " D " expression.
In the 6th module, disposed by " Supports-AI " expression be used to represent the sign of the pairing function of receiver apparatus, respectively by each information of the bit number that is used to specify each pixel of " DC-48bit ", " DC-36bit " and " DC-30bit " expression, by " DC-Y444 " expression be used to represent receiver apparatus whether tackle YCbCr4:4:4 image transmission sign and by " DVI-Dual " expression be used to represent whether receiver apparatus tackles the sign of dual (dual) DVI (Digital Visual Interface).
In addition, in the 7th module, disposed the information of peak frequency of pixel clock that is used to represent TMDS by " Max-TMDS-Clock " expression.In addition, in the 8th module, disposed by " Latency " expression be used to represent video and sound deferred message the sign that has or not, by " FullDuplex " expression be used to represent whether can to carry out the full duplex sign of full-duplex communication and by the half-duplex sign that is used to represent whether can carry out half-duplex operation of " HalfDuplex " expression.
Wherein, full duplex sign expression HDMI (R) receiver 72 that for example is set up (for example being set to " 1 ") has the situation of the function of carrying out full-duplex communication, the i.e. situation of structure as shown in Figure 7, full duplex sign expression HDMI (R) receiver 72 of be reset (for example being set to " 0 ") does not have the situation of the function of carrying out full-duplex communication.
Similarly, half-duplex sign expression HDMI (R) receiver 72 that for example is set up (for example being set to " 1 ") has the situation of the function of carrying out half-duplex operation, the i.e. situation of structure as shown in Figure 6, half-duplex sign expression HDMI (R) receiver 72 of be reset (for example being set to " 0 ") does not have the situation of the function of carrying out half-duplex operation.
In addition, in the 9th module of the data of representing by " Vender Specific ", disposed the delay time data of the video of (progressive) line by line by " VideoLatency " expression, in the 10th module, disposed delay time data by the sound of following video line by line of " Audio Latency " expression.In addition, in the 11st module, be provided with the delay time data of the video of the interlacing of representing by " Interlaced Video Latency " (interlace), in the 12nd module, be provided with the delay time data of the sound of the video of representing by " InterlacedAudio Latency " of following interlacing.
HDMI (R) source 71 is based on full duplex sign that comprises among the E-EDID that receives from HDMI (R) receiver 72 and half-duplex sign, carry out following judgement, promptly carry out half-duplex operation, still carry out full-duplex communication, still carry out the judgement of the two-way communication of the exchange by the CEC signal, and carry out two-way communication with HDMI (R) receiver 72 according to its result of determination.
Be under the situation of structure as shown in Figure 6 in HDMI (R) source 71 for example, half-duplex operation can be carried out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 as shown in Figure 6 in HDMI (R) source 71, but can not carry out half-duplex operation with HDMI (R) receiver 72 as shown in Figure 7.
And, be switched on if be provided with the power supply of the electronic equipment in HDMI (R) source 71, then HDMI (R) source 71 beginning communication process are carried out the corresponding two-way communication of function that is had with HDMI (R) receiver 72 that is connected to HDMI (R) source 71.
Below, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 10, the communication process by HDMI shown in Figure 6 (R) source 71 is described.
In step S11, HDMI (R) source 71 judges whether connected new electronic equipment on HDMI (R) source 71.For example HDMI (R) source 71 judges whether connected the new electronic equipment that has been set up HDMI (R) receiver 72 based on the size to the additional voltage of the pin that is called as Hot Plug Detect that has connected holding wire 86.
In step S11, be judged to be under the situation that does not connect new electronic equipment, owing to do not communicate, communication process finishes.
With respect to this, in step S11, be judged to be under the situation that has connected new electronic equipment, in step S12, switch control unit 121 control switchs 133, diverter switch 133 makes that selection is selected the CEC signal from receiver 82 from the CEC signal in HDMI (R) source 71 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S13, HDMI (R) source 71 receives the E-EDID that sends from HDMI (R) receiver 72 via DDC83.Promptly, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is if detect the connection in HDMI (R) source 71, then read E-EDID, and the E-EDID that reads is sent to HDMI (R) source 71 via DDC83, so HDMI (R) source 71 receives the E-EDID that sends from HDMI (R) receiver 72 from EDIDROM85.
In step S14, the half-duplex operation that whether can carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged in HDMI (R) source 71.Promptly, HDMI (R) source 71 is with reference to the E-EDID that receives from HDMI (R) receiver 72, judge the half-duplex sign " Half Duplex " that whether is set up Fig. 9, for example be set up under the situation of half-duplex sign, HDMI (R) source 71 is judged to be the two-way IP communication that can carry out based on the half-duplex operation mode, promptly can carry out half-duplex operation.
In step S14, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, in step S15, HDMI (R) source 71 is as the channel information that is illustrated in the passage that uses in the two-way communication, to carry out the signal of the intention that the IP based on the half-duplex operation mode of having used CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 communicates by letter, send to receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84.
Promptly, under the situation that is set up the half-duplex sign, HDMI (R) source 71 HDMI (R) receiver 72 as can be known is as shown in Figure 6 structures, and can use the half-duplex operation of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, notify the intention of carrying out half-duplex operation so channel information is sent to HDMI (R) receiver 72.
In step S16, switch control unit 121 control switchs 133, diverter switch 133 makes that selection is selected the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data from receiver 82 from the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data of converter unit 131 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S17, the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 by the half-duplex operation mode carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 between two-way IP communicate by letter, communication process finishes.Promptly, when the transmission of data, the Tx data conversion that converter unit 131 will provide from HDMI (R) source 71 is a differential wave, and a part signal that will constitute by the resulting differential wave of conversion offers switch 133, and another part signal is offered receiver 82 via holding wire 141.Switch 133 will send to receiver 82 from the part signal that converter unit 131 provides via CEC line 84.Like this, the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data sends to HDMI (R) receiver 72 from HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, when the reception of data, that decoding unit 132 receives is 82 that send from receiver, corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data.That is, that switch 133 receives via CEC line 84 is 82 that send from receiver, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and the part signal that receives is offered decoding unit 132.Decoding unit 132 is based on the control of timing control unit 122, will be decoded as the Rx data of original data by the differential wave that part signal that provides from switch 133 and the part signal that provides from receiver 82 via holding wire 141 constitute and outputs to HDMI (R) source 71.
Like this, the exchange of control data or various data such as pixel data, voice data is carried out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, at step S14, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, in step S18, the transmission that the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 is carried out the CEC signal receives, thus carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 between two-way communicating by letter, the communication process end.
Promptly, when the transmission of data, HDMI (R) source 71 sends to receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84 with the CEC signal, when the reception of data, HDMI (R) source 71 receives the CEC signal of sending from receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84, thus carry out and HDMI (R) receiver 72 between the exchange of control data.
Like this, HDMI (R) source 71 uses CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 to carry out half-duplex operation with reference to the half-duplex sign with HDMI (R) receiver 72 that can carry out half-duplex operation.
Like this, diverter switch 133 is selected the data that will send and the data of reception, by having used the half-duplex operation of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 with HDMI (R) receiver 72, promptly based on the IP of half-duplex operation mode communication, thus can keep with HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time carry out the two-way communication of high speed.
In addition, with HDMI (R) source 71 in the same manner, HDMI (R) receiver 72 also if the power supply that is provided with the electronic equipment of HDMI (R) receiver 72 is switched on, then begins communication process, carries out the two-way communication with HDMI (R) source 71.
Below, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 11, the communication process of passing through HDMI (R) receiver 72 as shown in Figure 6 is described.
In step S41, HDMI (R) receiver 72 judges whether connected new electronic equipment on HDMI (R) receiver 72.For example HDMI (R) receiver 72 judges whether connected the new electronic equipment that has been set up HDMI (R) source 71 based on the size to the additional voltage of the pin that is called as Hot Plug Detect that has connected holding wire 86.
In step S41, be judged to be under the situation that does not connect new electronic equipment, owing to do not communicate, communication process finishes.
With respect to this, in step S41, be judged to be under the situation that has connected new electronic equipment, in step S42, switch control unit 124 control switchs 135, diverter switch 135 makes that selection is selected the CEC signal from conveyer 81 from the CEC signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S43, HDMI (R) receiver 72 reads E-EDID from EDIDROM85, and the E-EDID that reads is sent to HDMI (R) source 71 via DDC83.
In step S44, HDMI (R) receiver 72 judges whether received the channel information of sending from HDMI (R) source 71.
That is, the function that is had according to HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 is sent the channel information of the passage that is used to represent two-way communication from HDMI (R) source 71.For example, under the situation about constituting as shown in Figure 6 in HDMI (R) source 71, because HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 can use the half-duplex operation of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, so send the channel information of the intention that the IP that used CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 communicates by letter from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72.HDMI (R) receiver 72 receives the channel information of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 via switch 135 and CEC line 84, and is judged to be and receives channel information.
With respect to this, do not have under the situation of the function of carrying out half-duplex operation in HDMI (R) source 71, owing to do not send channel information,, HDMI (R) receiver 72 do not have receive path information so being judged to be from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72.
In step S44, be judged to be under the situation that has received channel information, processing proceeds to step S45, switch control unit 124 control switchs 135, diverter switch 135, make that selection is selected the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data from conveyer 81 from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of converter unit 134 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S46, the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 by the half-duplex operation mode carry out with HDMI (R) source 71 between two-way IP communicate by letter.Communication process finishes.Promptly, when the transmission of data, control based on timing control unit 123, the Rx data conversion that converter unit 134 will provide from HDMI (R) receiver 72 is a differential wave, and a part signal that will constitute by the resulting differential wave of conversion offers switch 135, and another part signal is sent to conveyer 81 via holding wire 141.Switch 135 will send to conveyer 81 from the part signal that converter unit 134 provides via CEC line 84.Like this, the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data sends to HDMI (R) source 71 from HDMI (R) receiver 72.
In addition, when the reception of data, decoding unit 136 receives the differential wave of sending from conveyer 81 corresponding to the Tx data.That is, that switch 135 receives via CEC line 84 is 81 that send from conveyer, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Tx data, and the part signal that receives is offered decoding unit 136.Decoding unit 136 will be decoded as the Tx data of original data by the differential wave that part signal that provides from switch 135 and the part signal that provides from conveyer 81 via holding wire 141 constitute and output to HDMI (R) receiver 72.
Like this, HDMI (R) receiver 72 carries out the exchange of control data or various data such as pixel data, voice data with HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, at step S44, be judged to be under the situation that does not have receive path information, in step S47, the transmission that the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 is carried out the CEC signal receives, thus carry out with HDMI (R) source 71 between two-way communicating by letter, the communication process end.
Promptly, when the transmission of data, HDMI (R) receiver 72 sends to conveyer 81 via switch 135 and CEC line 84 with the CEC signal, when the reception of data, HDMI (R) receiver 72 receives the CEC signal of sending from conveyer 81 via switch 135 and CEC line 84, thus carry out and HDMI (R) source 71 between the exchange of control data.
Like this, if HDMI (R) receiver 72 receive path information then use CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 to carry out half-duplex operation with HDMI (R) receiver 72.
Like this, HDMI (R) receiver 72 diverter switches 135 are selected the data that will send and the data of reception, by having used the half-duplex operation of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 with HDMI (R) source 71, thus can keep and HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time carry out two-way communication at a high speed.
In addition, under the situation about constituting as shown in Figure 7 in HDMI (R) source 71, HDMI (R) source 71 judges that based on the full duplex sign that comprises whether HDMI (R) receiver 72 has the function of carrying out full-duplex communication, carries out the two-way communication corresponding with this result of determination in E-EDID in communication process.
Below, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 12, the communication process of passing through HDMI (R) source 71 as shown in Figure 7 is described.
In step S71, HDMI (R) source 71 judges whether connected new electronic equipment on HDMI (R) source 71.In step S71, be judged to be under the situation that does not connect new electronic equipment, owing to do not communicate, communication process finishes.
With respect to this, in step S71, be judged to be under the situation that has connected new electronic equipment, in step S72, switch control unit 171 control switchs 181 and switch 182, diverter switch 181 and switch 182 make when the transmission of data by the SDA signal of switch 181 selections from HDMI (R) source 71, and by the SCL signal of switch 182 selections from HDMI (R) source 71, and the SDA signal of when the reception of data, selecting from receiver 82 by switch 181.
In step S73, switch control unit 121 control switchs 133, diverter switch 133 makes that selection is selected the CEC signal from receiver 82 from the CEC signal in HDMI (R) source 71 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S74, HDMI (R) source 71 receives the E-EDID that sends from HDMI (R) receiver 72 via the sda line 191 of DDC83.Promptly, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is if detect the connection in HDMI (R) source 71, then read E-EDID, and the E-EDID that reads is sent to HDMI (R) source 71 via the sda line 191 of DDC83, so HDMI (R) source 71 receives the E-EDID that sends from HDMI (R) receiver 72 from EDIDROM85.
In step S75, the full-duplex communication that whether can carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged in HDMI (R) source 71.Promptly, HDMI (R) source 71 is with reference to the E-EDID that receives from HDMI (R) receiver 72, judge the full duplex sign " Full Duplex " that whether is set up Fig. 9, for example be set up under the situation of full duplex sign, HDMI (R) source 71 is judged to be the two-way IP communication that can carry out based on the full-duplex communication mode, promptly can carry out full-duplex communication.
In step S75, be judged to be and can carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, in step S76, switch control unit 171 control switchs 181 and switch 182, diverter switch 181 and switch 182 make that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of receiver 82 when the reception of data.
Promptly, switch control unit 171 diverter switches 181 and switch 182, make when the reception of data the part signal that is chosen in from the part signal of formation that receiver 82 is sent here, sends via sda line 191 by switch 181, select the part signal of sending via scl line 192 by switch 182 corresponding to the differential wave of Rx data.
Because constituting sda line 191 and the scl line 192 of DDC83 can not be utilized after HDMI (R) 72 couples of HDMI of receiver (R) source 71 sends E-EDID, promptly do not carry out receiving, so can diverter switch 181 and switch 182 and sda line 191 and scl line 192 are utilized as the transmission path based on the Rx data of full-duplex communication via the transmission of the SDA signal of sda line 191 and scl line 192 or SCL signal.
In step S77, HDMI (R) source 71 is as the channel information of the passage of the two-way communication of expression, to carry out the signal of the intention of communicating by letter, send to receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84 based on the IP that has used the CEC line 84 and the full-duplex communication mode of holding wire 141, sda line 191 and scl line 192.
Promptly, under the situation that is set up the full duplex sign, HDMI (R) source 71 HDMI (R) receiver 72 as can be known is as shown in Figure 7 structures, and can use the full-duplex communication of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, sda line 191 and scl line 192, notify the intention of carrying out full-duplex communication so channel information is sent to HDMI (R) receiver 72.
In step S78, switch control unit 121 control switchs 133, diverter switch 133 makes that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data of converter unit 131 when the transmission of data.That is, switch control unit 121 diverter switches 133, make to select from converter unit 131 offer switch 133, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Tx data.
In step S79, the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 by the full-duplex communication mode carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 between two-way IP communicate by letter, communication process finishes.Promptly, when the transmission of data, the Tx data conversion that converter unit 131 will provide from HDMI (R) source 71 is a differential wave, and a part signal that will constitute by the resulting differential wave of conversion offers switch 133, and another part signal is offered receiver 82 via holding wire 141.Switch 133 will send to receiver 82 from the part signal that converter unit 131 provides via CEC line 84.Like this, the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data sends to HDMI (R) receiver 72 from HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, when the reception of data, decoding unit 183 receives the differential wave of sending from receiver 82 corresponding to the Rx data.That is, that switch 181 receives via sda line 191 is 82 that send from receiver, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and the part signal that receives is offered decoding unit 183.In addition, that switch 182 receives via scl line 192 is 82 that send from receiver, corresponding to another part signal of the differential wave of Rx data, and the part signal that receives is offered decoding unit 183.Decoding unit 183 will be decoded as the Rx data of original data and be outputed to HDMI (R) source 71 by the differential wave that the part signal that provides from switch 181 and switch 182 constitutes.
Like this, the exchange of control data or various data such as pixel data, voice data is carried out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, at step S75, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, in step S80, the transmission that the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 is carried out the CEC signal receives, thus carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 between two-way communicating by letter, the communication process end.
Promptly, when the transmission of data, HDMI (R) source 71 sends to receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84 with the CEC signal, when the reception of data, HDMI (R) source 71 receives the CEC signal of sending from receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84, thus carry out and HDMI (R) receiver 72 between the exchange of control data.
Like this, HDMI (R) source 71 is with reference to full duplex sign, uses CEC lines 84 and holding wire 141 and sda line 191 and scl line 192 to carry out full-duplex communication with HDMI (R) receiver 72 that can carry out full-duplex communication.
Like this, diverter switch 133, switch 181 and switch 182 are selected the data that will send and the data of reception, by having used the full-duplex communication of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 and sda line 191 and scl line 192 with HDMI (R) receiver 72, thus can keep and HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time carry out two-way communication at a high speed.
In addition, be under the situation of structure as shown in Figure 7 at HDMI (R) receiver 72, HDMI (R) receiver 72 and situation at as shown in Figure 6 HDMI (R) receiver 72 communicate in the same manner to be handled and carries out two-way communication with HDMI (R) source 71.
Below, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 13, the communication process of passing through HDMI (R) receiver 72 as shown in Figure 7 is described.
In step S111, HDMI (R) receiver 72 judges whether connected new electronic equipment on HDMI (R) receiver 72.In step S111, be judged to be under the situation that does not connect new electronic equipment, owing to do not communicate, communication process finishes.
With respect to this, in step S111, be judged to be under the situation that has connected new electronic equipment, in step S112, switch control unit 172 control switchs 185 and switch 186, diverter switch 185 and switch 186 make when the transmission of data by the SDA signal of switch 185 selections from HDMI (R) receiver 72, the SDA signal of when the reception of data, selecting from conveyer 81 by switch 185, and by the SCL signal of switch 186 selections from conveyer 81.
In step S113, switch control unit 124 control switchs 135, diverter switch 135 makes that selection is selected the CEC signal from conveyer 81 from the CEC signal of HDMI (R) receiver 72 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In step S114, HDMI (R) receiver 72 reads E-EDID from EDIDROM85, and the E-EDID that reads is sent to HDMI (R) source 71 via the sda line 191 of switch 185 and DDC83.
In step S115, HDMI (R) receiver 72 judges whether received the channel information of sending from HDMI (R) source 71.
That is, the function that is had according to HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 is sent the channel information of the passage that is used to represent two-way communication from HDMI (R) source 71.For example, under the situation about constituting as shown in Figure 7 in HDMI (R) source 71, because HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 can carry out full-duplex communication, so send the channel information that carries out the intention of communicating by letter from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 based on the IP that has used the CEC line 84 and the full-duplex communication mode of holding wire 141, sda line 191 and scl line 192, therefore, HDMI (R) receiver 72 receives the channel information of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 via switch 135 and CEC line 84, and is judged to be and receives channel information.
With respect to this, do not have under the situation of the function of carrying out full-duplex communication in HDMI (R) source 71, owing to do not send channel information,, HDMI (R) receiver 72 do not have receive path information so being judged to be from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72.
In step S115, be judged to be under the situation that receives channel information, handle proceeding to step S116, switch control unit 172 control switchs 185 and switch 186, diverter switch 185 and switch 186 make that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of converter unit 134 when the transmission of data.
In step S117, switch control unit 172 control switchs 135, diverter switch 135 makes that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data of conveyer 81 when the reception of data.
In step S118, the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 by the full-duplex communication mode carry out with HDMI (R) source 71 between two-way IP communicate by letter, communication process finishes.Promptly, when the transmission of data, the Rx data conversion that converter unit 184 will provide from HDMI (R) receiver 72 is a differential wave, and a part signal that will constitute by the resulting differential wave of conversion offers switch 185, and another part signal is offered switch 186.The part signal that switch 185 and switch 186 will provide from converter unit 184 is via sda line 191 and scl line 192 and send to conveyer 81.Like this, the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data sends to HDMI (R) source 71 from HDMI (R) receiver 72.
In addition, when the reception of data, decoding unit 136 receives the differential wave of sending from conveyer 81 corresponding to the Tx data.That is, that switch 135 receives via CEC line 84 is 81 that send from conveyer, corresponding to the part signal of the differential wave of Tx data, and the part signal that receives is offered decoding unit 136.Decoding unit 136 will be decoded as the Tx data of original data by the differential wave that part signal that provides from switch 135 and the part signal that provides from conveyer 81 via holding wire 141 constitute and output to HDMI (R) receiver 72.
Like this, HDMI (R) receiver 72 carries out the exchange of control data or various data such as pixel data, voice data with HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, at step S115, be judged to be under the situation that does not have receive path information, in step S119, the transmission that the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 is carried out the CEC signal receives, thus carry out with HDMI (R) source 71 between two-way communicating by letter, the communication process end.
Like this, if HDMI (R) receiver 72 receive path information then use CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 and sda line 191 and scl line 192 to carry out full-duplex communication with HDMI (R) receiver 72.
Like this, HDMI (R) receiver 72 diverter switches 135, switch 185 and switch 186 are selected the data that will send and the data of reception, by having used the full-duplex communication of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 and sda line 191 and scl line 192 with HDMI (R) source 71, thus can keep and HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time carry out two-way communication at a high speed.
In addition, in the example of Fig. 7, HDMI (R) source 71 is that converter unit 131 is connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, decoding unit 183 is connected to the structure of sda line 191 and scl line 192, but also can be that decoding unit 183 is connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, converter unit 131 be connected to the structure of sda line 191 and scl line 192.
At this moment, switch 181 and switch 182 are connected to decoding unit 183 when being connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, and switch 133 is connected to converter unit 131 when being connected to sda line 191.
In addition, the HDMI of Fig. 7 (R) receiver 72 also can similarly constitute, and converter unit 184 is connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, and decoding unit 136 is connected to sda line 191 and scl line 192.At this moment, switch 185 and switch 186 are connected to converter unit 184 when being connected to CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, and switch 135 is connected to decoding unit 136 when being connected to sda line 191.
In addition, in Fig. 6, CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 also can become sda line 191 and scl line 192.Promptly, the converter unit 134 and the decoding unit 136 that also can be the converter unit 131 in HDMI (R) source 71 and decoding unit 132, HDMI (R) receiver 72 are connected to sda line 191 and scl line 192, carry out communicating by letter based on the IP of half-duplex operation mode with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.In addition, at this moment, the connection that also can use the standby pin of the connector that holding wire 141 connected to come detected electrons equipment.
In addition, also can be that HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 have function of carrying out half-duplex operation and the both sides that carry out the function of full-duplex communication respectively.At this moment, the IP communication based on half-duplex operation mode or full-duplex communication mode can be carried out according to the function that electronic equipment had that is connected with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.
Have the function of carrying out half-duplex operation respectively and carry out under both sides' the situation of function of full-duplex communication at HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72 for example constitute as shown in Figure 14.In addition, in Figure 14,, suitably omit its explanation for giving identical label with the corresponding part of the situation of Fig. 6 or Fig. 7.
HDMI shown in Figure 14 (R) source 71 is made of conveyer 81, switch control unit 121, timing control unit 122 and switch control unit 171, in conveyer 81, be provided with converter unit 131, decoding unit 132, switch 133, switch 181, switch 182 and decoding unit 183.That is, the HDMI of Figure 14 (R) source 71 becomes the structure that also is provided with timing control unit 122 and the decoding unit 132 of Fig. 6 in HDMI shown in Figure 7 (R) source 71.
In addition, HDMI as shown in figure 14 (R) receiver 72 is made of receiver 82, timing control unit 123, switch control unit 124 and switch control unit 172, in receiver 82, be provided with converter unit 134, switch 135, decoding unit 136, converter unit 184, switch 185 and switch 186.That is, the HDMI of Figure 14 (R) receiver 72 becomes the structure that also is provided with timing control unit 123 and the converter unit 134 of Fig. 6 in HDMI shown in Figure 7 (R) receiver 72.
Then, HDMI (R) source 71 of Figure 14 and the communication process of HDMI (R) receiver 72 are described.
At first, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 15, the communication process in HDMI (R) source 71 of Figure 14 is described.In addition, because step S151 is identical to each processing of step S74 with the step S71 of Figure 12 to each processing of step S154, so omit its explanation.
In step S155, the full-duplex communication that whether can carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged in HDMI (R) source 71.That is, the full duplex sign " Full Duplex " that whether is set up Fig. 9 is judged with reference to the E-EDID that receives from HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.
In step S155, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, promptly be connected under the situation in HDMI (R) source 71 at Figure 14 or HDMI (R) receiver 72 shown in Figure 7, in step S156, switch control unit 171 control switchs 181 and switch 182, diverter switch 181 and switch 182 make that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of receiver 82 when the reception of data.
On the other hand, in step S155, be judged to be and can not carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, in step S157, HDMI (R) source 71 judges whether can carry out half-duplex operation.That is, the half-duplex sign " HalfDuplex " that whether is set up Fig. 9 is judged with reference to the E-EDID that receives in HDMI (R) source 71.In other words, HDMI (R) source 71 judges whether HDMI (R) receiver 72 as shown in Figure 6 is connected to HDMI (R) source 71.
In step S157, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, perhaps in step S156, switched under the situation of switch 181 and switch 182, in step S158, HDMI (R) source 71 sends to receiver 82 with channel information via switch 133 and CEC line 84.
Wherein, in step S155, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, because HDMI (R) receiver 72 has the function of carrying out full-duplex communication, so HDMI (R) source 71 is as channel information, to use the signal of the intention that the IP of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, SDA191 and scl line 192 communicates by letter, via switch 133 and CEC line 84 and send to receiver 82.
In addition, in step S157, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, HDMI (R) is not though receiver 72 has the function of carrying out full-duplex communication, but has the function of carrying out half-duplex operation, so HDMI (R) source 71 is as channel information, to use the signal of the intention that the IP of CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 communicates by letter, via switch 133 and CEC line 84 and send to receiver 82.
In step S159, switch control unit 121 control switchs 133, diverter switch 133 makes that selection is selected the differential wave of sending from receiver 82 corresponding to the Rx data from the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data of converter unit 131 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.In addition, carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication in HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, because during the reception of the data in HDMI (R) source 71, can not send differential wave via CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, so do not provide differential wave corresponding to the Rx data to decoding unit 132 from receiver 82 corresponding to the Rx data.
In step S160, the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 carries out communicating by letter with the two-way IP of HDMI (R) receiver 72, and communication process finishes.
Promptly, 71 carry out the situation of full-duplex communication and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, when the transmission of data, the Tx data conversion that converter unit 131 will provide from HDMI (R) source 71 is a differential wave, and a part signal that will constitute by the resulting differential wave of conversion sends to receiver 82 via switch 133 and CEC line 84, and another part signal is sent to receiver 82 via holding wire 141.
In addition, 71 carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, when the reception of data, decoding unit 183 receives the differential wave of sending from receiver 82 corresponding to the Rx data, and the differential wave that receives is decoded as the Rx data of original data and outputs to HDMI (R) source 71.
With respect to this, 71 carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, when the reception of data, decoding unit 132 is based on the control of timing control unit 122, the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data that reception is sent from receiver 82 is decoded as the differential wave that receives the Rx data of original data and outputs to HDMI (R) source 71.
Like this, the exchange of control data or various data such as pixel data, voice data is carried out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source 71.
In addition, in step S157, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, in step S161, the various piece in HDMI (R) source 71 receives via the transmission that CEC line 84 carries out the CEC signal, thus carry out with HDMI (R) receiver 72 between two-way communicating by letter, the communication process end.
Like this, HDMI (R) source 71 according to the function that HDMI (R) receiver 72 as communication counterpart is had, is carried out full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation with reference to full duplex sign and half-duplex sign.
Like this, the function that is had according to HDMI (R) receiver 72 as communication counterpart, diverter switch 133, switch 181 and switch 182 are selected the data that will send and the data of reception, carry out full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation, thus can keep and HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time select communication means more suitably to carry out two-way communication at a high speed.
Then, with reference to the flow chart of Figure 16, the communication process of HDMI (R) receiver 72 of Figure 14 is described.In addition, because step S191 is identical to each processing of step S114 with the step S111 of Figure 13 to each processing of step S194, so omit its explanation.
In step S195, HDMI (R) receiver 72 receives the channel information of sending from HDMI (R) source 71 via switch 135 and CEC line 84.In addition, owing to neither have the function of carrying out full-duplex communication in HDMI (R) source 71 that is connected to HDMI (R) receiver 72, do not have under the situation of the function of carrying out half-duplex operation yet, can not send channel information, so HDMI (R) receiver 72 can receive path information from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72.
In step S196, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged and whether is carried out full-duplex communication based on the channel information that receives.For example, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged to be and carries out full-duplex communication under the situation of the channel information that receives the intention that the IP that used CEC line 84 and holding wire 141, sda line 191 and SCL192 communicates by letter.
In step S196, be judged to be under the situation of carrying out full-duplex communication, in step S197, switch control unit 172 control switchs 185 and switch 186, diverter switch 185 and switch 186 make that selection is from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of converter unit 184 when the transmission of data.
In addition, in step S196, be judged to be and can not carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication, in step S198, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged and whether is carried out half-duplex operation based on the channel information that receives.For example, HDMI (R) receiver 72 is judged to be and carries out half-duplex operation under the situation of the channel information that receives the intention that the IP that used CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 communicates by letter.
In step S198, be judged to be and carry out half-duplex operation, perhaps in step S197, switched under the situation of switch 185 and switch 186, in step S199, switch control unit 124 control switchs 135, diverter switch 135, make that selection is selected the differential wave corresponding to the Tx data from conveyer 81 from the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data of converter unit 134 when the reception of data when the transmission of data.
In addition, 71 carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication with HDMI (R) receiver 72 in HDMI (R) source, because during the transmission of the data in HDMI (R) receiver 72, the differential wave corresponding to the Rx data can not send differential wave, so can be provided in switch 135 from 134 pairs of conveyers of converter unit 81 corresponding to the Rx data.
In step S200, the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 is carried out two-way IP with HDMI (R) source 71 and is communicated by letter the communication process end.
Promptly, carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication in HDMI (R) receiver 72 and HDMI (R) source 71, when the transmission of data, the Rx data conversion that converter unit 184 will provide from HDMI (R) receiver 72 is a differential wave, and will constitute by a part signal in the resulting differential wave of conversion and send to conveyer 81 via switch 185 and sda line 191, with another part signal via switch 186 and scl line 192 and send to conveyer 81.
In addition, carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation in HDMI (R) receiver 72 and HDMI (R) source 71 and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, when the transmission of data, the Rx data conversion that converter unit 134 will provide from HDMI (R) receiver 72 is a differential wave, and will constitute by a part signal in the resulting differential wave of conversion and send to conveyer 81 via switch 135 and CEC line 84, another part signal is sent to conveyer 81 via holding wire 141.
In addition, carry out under the situation of full-duplex communication in HDMI (R) receiver 72 and HDMI (R) source 71, when the reception of data, decoding unit 136 receives the differential wave of sending from conveyer 81 corresponding to the Tx data, and the differential wave that receives is decoded as the Tx data of original data and outputs to HDMI (R) receiver 72.
In addition, in step S198, be judged to be and carry out under the situation of half-duplex operation, promptly, for example do not send under the situation of channel information, in step S201, the transmission that the various piece of HDMI (R) receiver 72 is carried out the CEC signal receives, thereby carry out with HDMI (R) source 71 between two-way communicating by letter, communication process finishes.
Like this, HIDMI (R) receiver 72 is according to the channel information that receives, and promptly the function that is had according to HDMI (R) source 71 as communication counterpart is carried out full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation.
Like this, the function that is had according to HDMI (R) source 71 as communication counterpart, diverter switch 135, switch 185 and switch 186 are selected the data that will send and the data of reception, carry out full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation, thus can keep and HDMI in the past (R) between interchangeability the time select communication means more suitably to carry out two-way communication at a high speed.
In addition, by comprise mutually with differential reverse to line shield and with ground wire grounded CEC line 84 and holding wire 141 and mutually with differential reverse to line shield and with the ground wire grounded sda line 191 and HDMI (R) cable 35 of scl line 192, connect HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, thus can keep with in the past HDMI (R) cable between interchangeability the time carry out communicating by letter based on the two-way IP of the high speed of half-duplex operation mode or full-duplex communication mode.
Such as mentioned above, any that will be in the data of one or more transmissions selected as the data that will send, the data of selecting are sent to communication counterpart via the holding wire of regulation, the data of the one or more receptions that will send from communication counterpart any selected as the data that will receive, receive selected data, thereby between HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, can keep interchangeability as HDMI (R), promptly can be with the pixel data of incompressible image from HDMI (R) the 71 couples of HDMI in source (R) receiver 72 along a direction high-speed transfer, and can carry out the IP communication of at a high speed two-way via HDMI (R) cable 35.
Its result, in built-in HDMI (R) source 71, for example the source device as the electronic equipment of transcriber 33 grades of Fig. 2 has the function of the server of DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) etc., and built-in HDMI (R) receiver 72, for example have under the situation of the communication interface that the LAN of Ethernet (registered trade mark) etc. uses as the receiver apparatus of the electronic equipment of digital television receiver 31 grades of Fig. 2, for example by via directly or the two-way IP communication of the electronic equipment of the amplifier 32 that connects by HDMI (R) cable etc., can be from source device to receiver apparatus via HDMI (R) cable transmission content, and then other equipment of the communication interface of the LAN that is connected to this receiver apparatus being used from receiver apparatus (for example, the digital television receiver 34 of Fig. 2 etc.) transmission is from the content of source device.
In addition, communicate by letter with two-way IP between HDMI (R) receiver 72 according to HDMI (R) source 71, therefore instruction or response that can exchange at high speed is used to control between the source device in that connect by HDMI (R) cable 35, built-in HDMI (R) source 71 and the built-in receiver apparatus of HDMI (R) receiver 72 can become the fast equipment room control of response.
Then, above-mentioned a series of processing also can be undertaken by the hardware of special use, also can be undertaken by software.Undertaken by software under the situation of a series of processing, the program that constitutes its software is installed to microcomputer of for example controlling HDMI (R) source 71 or HDMI (R) receiver 72 etc.
Therefore, Figure 17 represents to carry out the formation example of an execution mode of the computer that the program of above-mentioned a series of processing installs.
Program can be recorded among EEPROM (the Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory) 305 or ROM303 of conduct built-in recording medium in computer in advance.
Perhaps, program can also be temporarily or is permanently stored (record) in the detachable recording medium of floppy disk, CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), MO (Magneto Optical) dish, DVD (DigitalVersatile Disc), disk, semiconductor memory etc.Detachable recording medium like this can be used as so-called combination (package) software and provides.
In addition, program is installed to the computer from detachable recording medium like that except above-mentioned, the moonlet that can also use via digital satellite broadcasting from download site and being wirelessly transmitted to the computer, perhaps via networks such as LAN, internets and wire transmission in computer, in computer, receive the program that transmits like this by input/output interface 306, and be installed among the built-in EEPROM305.
Built-in computer CPU (Central Processing Unit) 302.Connect input/output interface 306 via bus 302 in CPU302, CPU302 will program stored be loaded into RAM (Random Access Memory) 304 and carry out in ROM (Read Only Memory) 303 or EEPROM305.Like this, CPU302 carries out the processing according to above-mentioned flow chart, perhaps the processing of carrying out according to the formation of above-mentioned block diagram.
Wherein, in this manual, recorded and narrated and be used to make computer to carry out the treatment step of the program of various processing, not needing must be along the order of putting down in writing as flow process by the time series processing, the processing that also comprises side by side or carry out individually (for example, handle side by side or the processing of based target).
In addition, program also can be the program by a Computer Processing, also can be the program by a plurality of computer dispersion treatment.
In addition, the present invention is except HDMI (R), can also be applicable in the communication interface that constitutes by following dispensing device and following receiving system, during promptly the interval till conduct is from a vertical synchronizing signal to next vertical synchronizing signal has been removed the horizontal tropic effective image area interval and vertically tropic interval, will with the corresponding differential wave of pixel data of the image of incompressible 1 picture amount, send to the dispensing device of receiving system by a plurality of passages along a direction, and the receiving system that receives the differential wave of sending by a plurality of passages from dispensing device.
In addition, in the present embodiment, by between HDMI (R) source 71 and HDMI (R) receiver 72, come the selection timing of control data or reception timing, the transmission timing of differential wave as required, thereby carry out two-way IP communication, but two-way communication can also be undertaken by the agreement beyond the IP.
In addition, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to above-mentioned execution mode, can carry out various changes in the scope that does not break away from intention of the present invention.
According to the execution mode of above explanation, can carry out two-way communication.Especially, for example can with the pixel data of incompressible image and the voice data of following this image in the communication interface of a direction high-speed transfer, carry out two-way communication at a high speed when interchangeability can be kept.
But though the part that repeats with the technology of having narrated is arranged, a lot of video sound devices are that purpose is installed the LAN communication function with two-way program audiovisual, the remote control of height, the reception of electric program guide etc.
As the parts that between the video sound device, form its network, the option of the laying of the private cable such, radio communication, electric wire communication etc. just like CAT5.
But private cable connects the shortcoming that exists complicated modulation circuit and transmitter-receiver to become high price with miscellaneousization of connection between the equipment at wireless or electric wire.
Therefore, in the above-described embodiment, the technology that need not to append new connector electrode in HDMI and append the LAN communication function is disclosed.
Because HDMI is transfer of data and the exchange of connection device information and the interface of communicating by letter of authentication and device control data that carries out video and sound with a cable, so append the LAN function and to need not to use private cable and wireless grade also can carry out the advantage that LAN communicates by letter very big at it.
But,, be used for the exchange of differential transmission path double as connection device information and the communicating by letter of authentication and device control data of LAN communication as above-mentioned execution mode and disclosed technology is.
In HDMI, the connection device electric characteristics is all being limited by strictness aspect parasitic capacitance or the impedance in the CEC that communicates by letter of the DDC of the exchange of carrying out connection device information and authentication neutralization carrying out device control data.
Specifically, the DDC terminal parasitic capacitance of equipment must be below 50pF, and impedance is below 200 Ω when LOW exports, with HIGH state that ground wire GND is connected under for about 2k Ω, thereby need be with drawing on the power supply.
On the other hand, in the LAN communication of transmitting high speed signal, stable for what communicate by letter, transmitting and receiving terminal at least must be to be terminated about 100 Ω in high frequency band.
Figure 19 is that expression will be connected with the DDC line of in the past HDMI source device 401 and receiver apparatus 402 all the time to be used for the situation that transmitter 404 that LAN communicates by letter and transmitter 405 carry out the AC coupling.
In order to satisfy the parasitic capacitance restriction of DDC, the LAN transmitter/receiver circuit that is appended to the DDC line need have the AC coupling via fully little electric capacity, lan signal is subjected to distortion than high attenuation, so there are the complicated and misgivings at high price that become of the transmitter/receiver circuit of this distortion of compensation.
In addition, in DDC communication, existence changes at HIGH and LOW can hinder the misgivings that LAN communicates by letter.That is, exist in the inoperative misgivings of LAN in the DDC communication period.
Therefore, below, as further preferred embodiment, communication system with following feature is described, promptly carry out in the interface of communicating by letter of the exchange of transfer of data, connection device information of video and sound and authentication, device control data and LAN communication with a cable basically, communicate by letter by carry out LAN via the two-way communication of pair of differential transmission path, and come the feature of the connection status of notification interface by at least one the DC bias potential in the transmission path.
In the technology of following explanation, do not need as above-mentioned execution mode, must have selected cell.
Figure 18 is the circuit diagram of the 1st configuration example of the communication system of the expression connection status of coming notification interface by at least one the DC bias potential in the transmission path.
The figure of the configuration example of the system when Figure 19 is expression adding Ethernet (registered trade mark) (Ethernet (registered trade mark)).
As shown in figure 18, this communication system 400 comprises: LAN function expansion HDMI (below, be called EH) source device 401, EH receiver apparatus 402, connect EH cable 403, Ethernet (registered trade mark) conveyer 404 and Ethernet (registered trade mark) receiver 405 of EH source device and EH receiver apparatus.
EH source device 401 comprises: resistance 432 and the electric capacity 433 and the comparator 434 of lan signal transtation mission circuit 411, terminal resistance 412, AC coupling capacitance 413,414, lan signal receiving circuit 415, subtraction circuit 416, pull-up resistor 421, the resistance 422 that forms low pass filter and electric capacity 423, comparator 424, pull down resistor 431, formation low pass filter.
EH receiving equipment 402 comprises: lan signal transtation mission circuit 441, terminal resistance 442, AC coupling capacitance 443,444, lan signal receiving circuit 445, subtraction circuit 446, pull down resistor 451, the resistance 452 that forms low pass filter and electric capacity 453, comparator 454, choking-winding 461 and the resistance 462 and 463 that is connected in series between power supply potential and reference potential.
In EH cable 403, the differential transmission path that is made of siding 501 and HPD line 502 is arranged, and formed source terminal 511 and the source terminal 512 of HPD line 502, the receiver-side terminal 521 of siding 501 and the receiver-side terminal 522 of HPD line of siding 501.Siding 501 and HPD line 502 reverse (twist pair) and line as differential.
In the communication system 400 with such structure, in source device 401, terminal 511 and terminal 512 are connected to terminal resistance 412, lan signal transtation mission circuit 411 and lan signal receiving circuit 415 via AC coupling capacitance 413,414.
In subtraction circuit 416, be the positive signal of transmitting from receiver from deducting the signal SG413 that sends signal SG411 with signal SG412.
Same circuit network is also arranged in receiver apparatus 402, and by these circuit, source device 4011 is carried out two-way LAN with receiver apparatus 402 and is communicated by letter.
In addition, HPD line 502 also transmits the situation that cable 403 is connected to receiver apparatus 402 by DC biasing grade to source device 401 except above-mentioned LAN communication.
If cable 403 is connected to receiver apparatus 402, then resistance 462,463 and the choking-winding 461 in the receiver apparatus 402 is biased to about 4V with HPD line 502 via terminal 522.
If cable 403 is not connected to source device 402, then the current potential of terminal 512 is by pull down resistor 431 and lower than reference potential Vref2, if connect then high.
Therefore, if the output signal SG415 of comparator 434 is HIGH, represent that then cable 403 and receiver apparatus 402 are connected.
On the other hand, if the output signal SG415 of comparator 434 is LOW, represent that then cable 403 is not connected with receiver apparatus 402.
In this 1st configuration example, also having the equipment of discerning the two ends that are connected to cable 403 by the DC bias potential of siding 501 mutually is EH reply equipment, also is the function of the HDMI equipment of non-reply.
EH source device 401 by resistance 421 with draw on the siding 501 (+5V), EH receiver apparatus 402 is drop-down by resistance 451.
These resistance 421,451 do not exist in the non-reply equipment of EH.
EH source device 401 is by comparator 424, and the DC current potential and the reference voltage V ref1 that will pass through the siding 501 of the low pass filter that is made of resistance 422 and electric capacity 423 compare.
Source device
When drawing function, become 2.5V, when non-reply, become 0V, so, then can discern the EH correspondence/non-reply of source device if reference potential is made as 1.25V in the EH reply and on having.
Like this, according to this 1st configuration example, the exchange of the transfer of data of carrying out video and sound with a cable 403, connection device information and authentication, device control data communicate by letter and the interface of LAN communication in, LAN communication is by carrying out via the two-way communication of pair of differential transmission path, the connection status of coming notification interface by at least one the DC bias potential in the transmission path is not so can relate to the apart of LAN communication by physics mode to scl line, sda line.
Its result is cut apart the circuit that can be formed for LAN communication and irrelevant with the electrical standard about the DDC defined by this, realizes stable cheaply and LAN communication reliably.
In addition, also can be not in EH source device 401 at pull-up resistor shown in Figure 180 421, and be arranged in the EH cable 403.At this moment, the terminal of pull-up resistor 421 is connected respectively to siding 501 in the line that is provided with and the line (holding wire) that is connected to power supply (power supply potential) in EH cable 403.
In addition, pull down resistor 451 shown in Figure 180 and resistance 463 also can be in EH receiver apparatus 402, and are arranged in the EH cable 403.At this moment, the terminal of pull down resistor 451 line (ground wire) that is connected respectively in EH cable 403 siding 501 in the line that is provided with and is connected to ground (reference potential).In addition, the terminal of resistance 463 line (ground wire) that is connected respectively in EH cable 403 the HPD line 502 in the line that is provided with and is connected to ground (reference potential).
Figure 20 is the circuit diagram of the 2nd configuration example of the communication system of the expression connection status of having notified interface by at least one the DC bias potential in transmission path.
This communication system 600 basically with the 1st configuration example in the same manner, has following structure: in the transfer of data of carrying out video and sound with a cable, the exchange of connection device information and authentication, in the interface of the communication of device control data and LAN communication, LAN communication is undertaken by the one-way communication via 2 pairs of differential transmission paths, notified the structure of the connection status of interface by at least one the DC bias potential in transmission path, in addition, it is characterized in that at least two transmission paths partitioning scheme when communicating by letter with LAN is used for the exchange of connection device information and communicating by letter of authentication.
As shown in figure 20, this communication system 600 comprises: LAN function expansion HDMI (below, be called EH) source device 601, EH receiver apparatus 602, connect the EH cable 603 of EH source device and EH receiver apparatus.
EH source device 601 comprises: lan signal transtation mission circuit 611, terminal resistance 612,613, AC coupling capacitance 614～617, lan signal receiving circuit 618, inverter 620, resistance 621, form the resistance 622 and the electric capacity 623 of low pass filter, comparator 624, pull down resistor 631, form the resistance 632 and the electric capacity 633 of low pass filter, and comparator 634, NOR gate 640, analog switch 641～644, inverter 635, analog switch 646,747, DDC transceiver 651,652, and pull-up resistor 653,654.
EH receiving equipment 602 comprises: resistance 672 and electric capacity 673, comparator 674, choking-winding 681, the resistance 682 and 683 that is connected in series between power supply potential and reference potential, analog switch 691～694, inverter 695, analog switch 696,697, DDC transceiver 701,702 and the pull-up resistor 703 of lan signal transtation mission circuit 661, terminal resistance 662,663, AC coupling capacitance 664～667, lan signal receiving circuit 668, pull down resistor 671, formation low pass filter.
In EH cable 603, differential transmission path that is made of siding 801 and scl line 803 and the differential transmission path that is made of sda line 804 and HPD line 802 are arranged, and formed their source terminal 811～814 and receiver-side terminal 821～824.
In communication system 600 with such structure, in source device 601, terminal 811,813 is via AC coupling capacitance 614,615 and analog switch 641,642 and be connected to LAN is sent transtation mission circuit 611 and the terminal resistance 612 that signal SG611 sends to receiver.
Terminal 814,812 is via AC coupling capacitance 616,617 and analog switch 643,644 and be connected to receiving circuit 618 and the terminal resistance 613 of reception from the lan signal of receiver apparatus 602.
In receiver apparatus 602, terminal 821～824 is via AC coupling capacitance 664,665,666,667 and analog switch 691～694 and be connected to transmitter/receiver circuit 668,661 and terminal resistance 662,663.
Analog switch 646,647,696,697 conducting when carrying out DDC communication, open when carrying out DLAN communication.
Except the resistance 62 at source device 601 was driven by inverter 620, the situation with the 1st configuration example was identical basically based on the identification mechanism of the EH reply equipment of the current potential of siding 801.
Its result, the signal SG623 of the EH reply recognition result of expression receiver apparatus 602 becomes LOW, analog switch that signal SG623 is controlled 691～694 is open, by inverter 695 analog switch 696,697 conductings that the signal of signal SG623 controls of having reversed.
Its result, receiver apparatus 602 cuts off scl line 803 and sda line 804 from the LAN transmitter-receiver, become the state that is connected to the DDC transmitter-receiver.
On the other hand, in source device 601, the input of inverter 620 also is input to NOR gate 640, thereby its output SG614 is made as LOW.
The analog switch that output signal SG614 controlled 641～644 of NOR gate 640 is open, by inverter 645 analog switch 646,647 conductings that the signal of signal SG614 controls of having reversed.
Its result, source device 601 also cuts off scl line 803 and sda line 804 from the LAN transmitter-receiver, become the state that is connected to the DDC transmitter-receiver.
On the contrary, inverter 620 be input as LOW the time, source device 601 and receiver apparatus 602 all cut off scl line 803 and sda line 804 simultaneously from the DDC transmitter-receiver, become the state that is connected to the LAN transmitter-receiver.
Being used to of DC bias potential by HPD line 802 confirms that the circuit 631～634,681～683 that connects has and the 1st configuration example identical functions.
That is, HPD line 802 also transmits the situation that cable 803 is connected to receiver apparatus 602 by DC biasing grade to source device 601 except above-mentioned LAN communication.
If cable 603 is connected to receiver apparatus 602, then resistance 682,683 and the choking-winding 681 in the receiver apparatus 602 is biased to about 4V with HPD line 802 via terminal 822.
If cable 603 is not connected to source device 602, then the current potential of terminal 812 is by pull down resistor 631 and lower than reference potential Vref2, if connect then high.
Therefore, if the output signal SG613 of comparator 634 is HIGH, represent that then cable 803 and receiver apparatus 602 are connected.
On the other hand, if the output signal SG613 of comparator 634 is LOW, represent that then cable 603 is not connected with receiver apparatus 602.
Like this, according to this 2nd configuration example, has following structure: in the transfer of data of carrying out video and sound with a cable, the exchange of connection device information and authentication, in the interface of the communication of device control data and LAN communication, LAN communication is undertaken by the one-way communication via 2 pairs of differential transmission paths, come the structure of the connection status of notification interface by at least one the DC bias potential in the transmission path, in addition, it is characterized in that, at least two transmission paths partitioning scheme when communicating by letter with LAN is used for the exchange of connection device information and communicating by letter of authentication, so can be divided into scl line by switch, sda line be connected to the LAN telecommunication circuit time period and be connected to the DDC circuit time period the time cut apart, cut apart by this, the circuit that can be formed for LAN communication is and irrelevant with the electrical standard about the DDC defined, and realization is stablized and LAN communication reliably cheaply.
In addition, also can be not in EH source device 601 at resistance shown in Figure 20 621, and be arranged in the EH cable 603.At this moment, the terminal of resistance 621 is connected respectively to siding 801 in the line that is provided with and the line (holding wire) that is connected to power supply (power supply potential) in EH cable 603.
In addition, pull down resistor 671 shown in Figure 20 and resistance 683 also can be in EH receiver apparatus 602, and are arranged in the EH cable 603.At this moment, the terminal of pull down resistor 671 line (ground wire) that is connected respectively in EH cable 603 siding 801 in the line that is provided with and is connected to ground (reference potential).In addition, the terminal of resistance 683 line (ground wire) that is connected respectively in EH cable 603 the HPD line 802 in the line that is provided with and is connected to ground (reference potential).
As described above like that, with execution mode that Fig. 2～Figure 17 is associated in, SDA and the SCL of HDMI19 in extremely is differential right as the 1st, CEC and Reserved as the 2nd pair, have been realized carrying out the full-duplex communication of one-way communication in separately.
But, being made as SDA and SCL and carrying out H and draw on the 1.5K Ω and L is low-impedance drop-down communicating by letter, CEC also carries out H and draws on the 27K Ω and L is low-impedance drop-down communication.
In order to hold the function that the function that keeps them with the compatibility of HDMI in the past can cause being difficult to share the LAN of the high-speed data communication that carries out the terminal of transmission line need being made as the matched termination.
Therefore, in the 1st configuration example, avoid using SDA, SCL, CEC line, and with Reserved and HPD as differential right, carry out full-duplex communication based on 1 pair of two-way communication.
Because HPD is based on the id signal of DC level, so can satisfy the injection of the lan signal by the AC coupling and based on both of the transmission of the identification information of DC level.In Reserved, newly append by discerning the function that has based on the terminal of the LAN function of DC level mutually with the HPD similar methods.
In the 2nd configuration example, it is differential right to constitute by HPD, SDA, SCL and 2 pairs of Reserved formations, carries out 2 pairs of full-duplex communications of one-way communication separately.
Communicating by letter all the time based on the DDC of the burst shape (burst like) of SDA and SCL in HDMI, transmitter is main frame and controls it regularly.
In this example, the operation simulation switch makes when transmitter carries out DDC communication, and SDA, scl line are connected to the transceiver that DDC uses, and when not carrying out DDC communication, line is connected to the transceiver that LAN uses.
This switching operation signal also is delivered to receiver with the DC level of Reserved line, also carries out same SW at receiver side and switches.
By adopting above structure, be that SCL, SDA, CEC communication can not be subjected to the noise of LAN communication, can guarantee communicating by letter of stable DDC and CEC all the time as the 1st effect.
This is to realize by LAN is physically cut off from those lines in the 1st configuration example, in the 2nd configuration example is by switch lan signal to be realized from the line cut-out in DDC communication.
As the 2nd effect, because communicating by letter, LAN undertaken, so enumerate the situation that to carry out the bigger stable communication of enough and to spare (margin) by line with desirable terminal.
This is because lan signal overlaps onto the line that Reserved, HPD etc. can only transmit the DC level in the 1st configuration example, so can in the abundant wide frequency range that LAN signal post needs, terminal impedance be remained ideal value, in the 2nd configuration example be because when only carrying out LAN communication by switch be connected DDC communicate by letter in the terminating circuit used of unallowed LAN.
A～E of Figure 21 is the figure that is illustrated in the two-way communication waveform in the communication system of this configuration example.
The A of Figure 21 represents from the signal waveform of EH receiver apparatus transmission, the B of Figure 21 represents the signal waveform that the EH receiver apparatus receives, the C of Figure 21 represents the signal waveform by cable, and the D of Figure 21 represents the signal that the EH source device receives, and the E of Figure 21 represents from the signal waveform of EH source device transmission.
Such as shown in figure 21, according to this configuration example, can realize good two-way communication.
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Then, execution mode communication system, the content decoding system that has used above explanation is described.
Figure 22 is the figure of structure of the content decoding system of expression one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in figure 22, the content decoding system of present embodiment is made of television equipment 1 (below, be called TV1), AV amplifier 2, game station 3 and PC4.
TV1 is connected with AV amplifier 2 by HDMI, and game station 3 is connected with this AV amplifier 2 by HDMI equally with PC4.In the present embodiment, TV1 works as the receiver apparatus in HDMI, and game station 3 and PC4 work as the source device in HDMI.In addition, TV1 is connected with server 5 on the network 6 via Ethernet (registered trade mark).
TV1 can be by the user via remote controllers 911 (below, be called remote controller 911) operation.TV1 passes through from remote controller 911 input users' operation, thereby can pass through the broadcast singal receiving broadcast content, perhaps the content that receives on the networks 6 from server 5.
Figure 23 is the block diagram of the structure of the above-mentioned TV1 of expression.
As shown in figure 23, TV1 comprises: digital antenna input terminal 912, digital tuner 913, mpeg decoder 914, video processing circuit 915, figure generation unit 916, panel drive circuit 917, display floater 918, audio signal processing circuit 919, sound amplifying circuit 920, loud speaker 921, expansion HDMI terminal 922, expansion HDMI receiving element 923, high speed data lines I/F (interface) 924, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 925, flash memory 926, DRAM (Dynamic RandomAccess Memory) 927, internal bus 928, Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F929, Ethernet (registered trade mark) terminal 930 and remote controller light receiving unit 931.
912 inputs of digital antenna input terminal are by the broadcast singal of the not shown digital broadcasting that digital antenna received.Digital tuner 913 is selected the signal of specified channel from this broadcast singal, and is baseband signal with its frequency translation, outputs to mpeg decoder 914.The AV baseband signal of 914 pairs of codings of mpeg decoder is decoded, and the vision signal in the signal of decoding is outputed to video processing circuit 915, and voice signal is outputed to audio signal processing circuit 919.
The vision signal of 915 pairs of inputs of video processing circuit is carried out the Video processing of needs, and outputs to figure generation unit 916.Figure generation unit 916 is handled by OSD (On Screen Display) and synthesize the vision signal imported and GUI (Graphical User Interface) picture etc., and outputs to panel drive circuit 917.Panel drive circuit 917 is provided by D/A conversion of the vision signal that provides from figure generation unit 916 etc., and drives display floater 918 according to the vision signal that is transformed to simulation.Display floater 918 for example is LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or PDP (Plasma Display Panel) etc., shows from the analog video signal of panel drive circuit 917 inputs.
The voice signal of 919 pairs of inputs of audio signal processing circuit carries out the acoustic processing of needs, and outputs to sound amplifying circuit 920.Sound amplifying circuit 920 is adjusted into the volume that needs with the voice signal of input, and outputs to loud speaker 921 and reproduce.
CPU925 visits DRAM927 etc. as required, and each module of blanket control TV1.Flash memory 926 is non-volatile memories of having stored the firmware that is used to make OS, program or various parameters etc. that CPU925 carries out regularly.DRAM927 be operation as CPU925 with zone etc. and use, temporarily keep the memory of OS or program, deal with data etc.CPU925, flash memory 926 and DRAM927 are connected to internal bus 928, control the integral body of TV1 by mutual visit.In addition, CPU925 is also connected to above-mentioned expansion HDMI receiving element 923, is controlled at the IP communication process in the expansion HDMI receiving element 923.
Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F929 is connected to Ethernet (registered trade mark) terminal 930, and control is communicated by letter with the IP of server 5 grades on the internet 6.In addition, Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F929 is also connected to above-mentioned high speed data lines I/F924, will similarly control with the signal of importing from Ethernet (registered trade mark) terminal 930 from the IP signal of this high speed data lines I/F924 input.
Remote controller light receiving unit 931 receives control signal from the remote controller of being operated by the user 911, and this control signal is outputed to CPU925.Like this, carry out the control and treatment of the TV1 reception of content or reproduction etc., corresponding with control signal.
Figure 24 is the block diagram of the structure of the above-mentioned PC4 of expression.
Such as shown in figure 24, PC4 comprises: CPU941, flash memory 942, S (Synchronous) DRAM943, Graphics Processing Unit 944, display floater 945, sound card 946, loud speaker 947, internal bus 948, exterior I/O (input and output) I/F949, expansion HDMI transmitting element 950, expansion HDMI terminal 951, high speed data lines I/F960, Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F952, Ethernet (registered trade mark) terminal 953, WLAN I/F954, USBI/F955, USB terminal 956, ATA (AdvancedTechnology Attachment) I/F957, HDD958 and CD drive 959.
CPU941 as required and access sdram 943 etc., each module of blanket control PC4.In addition, CPU941 also serves as the decoding processing of the various contents that are encoded.Flash memory 942 is non-volatile memories of having stored the firmware of the start-up routine that is used to make the OS that CPU925 carries out or various parameters etc. regularly.SDRAM943 be operation as CPU941 with zone etc. and use, temporarily keep the memory of OS or program, deal with data etc.
944 pairs of Graphics Processing Unit in various perhaps the vision signal of GUI picture under the execution of OS and application etc. draw, and output to the display floater 945 that constitutes by LCD etc.Sound card 946 be created on various in the voice signal under the execution of OS and application perhaps, and output to loud speaker 947.
CPU941, flash memory 942, SDRAM943, Graphics Processing Unit 944 and sound card 946 are connected to internal bus 948, and then are connected to exterior I/OI/F.
Expansion HDMI terminal 951 be with expansion HDMI terminal 922 in above-mentioned TV1 in the same manner, on HDMI terminal in the past, added expansion, make the terminal that can carry out two-way high-speed data communication.Expansion HDMI transmitting element 950 is by this expansion HDMI terminal 951 and be connected with AV amplifier 2 via the HDMI cable, between AV amplifier 2 and TV1 with the vision signal of various contents or voice signal and other various signals as baseband signal and input and output.High speed data lines I/F960 is input to Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F929 at the signal that will be used for exporting via above-mentioned high speed data lines from the signal of expansion HDMI terminal 951 outputs, carry out various signal processing and output to expansion HDMI terminal 951.
Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F952 is connected with Ethernet (registered trade mark) terminal 953, be controlled at internet 6 on server 5 between IP communicate by letter, perhaps based on the IP of the HDMI terminal 951 that has used above-mentioned high speed data lines I/F960 communication.
WLAN I/F954 control is based on the communication process of WLAN.USBI/F955 is connected with USB terminal 956, be controlled at and various external equipment between usb communication handle.
ATAI/F957 is connected with CD drive 959 with HDD958, and its various piece with PC4 such as above-mentioned CPU941 is connected with CD drive 959 with HDD958.HDD958 is stored in built-in hard disk with the various programs of OS (OperatingSystem) or application etc., various content and other data etc., and reads this stored data.CD drive 959 can be installed not shown CD, can with above-mentioned HDD958 in the same manner, the various data of record and read stored data in this CD.In addition, as CD, for example enumerate DVD (DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW etc.) or BD (Blu-ray Disc), CD (Compact Disc) etc.
In addition, because the structure of game station 3 is also roughly the same with the structure of above-mentioned PC4, so omit explanation.Certainly, game station 3 is included in necessary software and hardware structure in the execution of using of playing, and is different with PC4 in this.
Figure 25 is the figure of basic electrical structure of the expansion HDMI receiving element 923 of the expression expansion HDMI transmitting element 950 of PC4 and TV1.Such as mentioned above, in the present embodiment, PC4 works as the receiver apparatus in HDMI as the source device in HDMI, TV1, but be not limited to this mode, also exist in each equipment situation about switching, also exist each equipment to have the both sides' of source device and receiver apparatus the situation of function as the function of source device and receiver apparatus.
As shown in figure 25, the expansion HDMI transmitting element 950 of PC4 comprises transmitter 120, and the expansion HDMI receiving element 923 of TV1 comprises receiver 410.Send vision signal, voice signal and its clock signal from transmitter 120 along a direction, receive those signals by receiver 410.In the transmission of these signals, use TMDS passage 0～2 and TMDS clock passage in the TMDS mode.The maximum transfer speed of this TMDS passage is approximately 5Gbps, but is not limited thereto.
DDC140 uses when the TV1 as receiver apparatus reads E-EDID at the PC4 as source device.E-EDID is, for example RGB or YCbCr4:4:4 or YCbCr4:2:2 etc., profile (profile) information of video/audio format that receiver apparatus can be tackled etc.TV1 as receiver apparatus comprises the EDIDROM (EDID ROM) 160 that stores above-mentioned E-EDID.In addition, though not shown, as the PC4 of source device also can with as the TV1 of receiver apparatus in the same manner, store above-mentioned E-EDID, and as required this E-EDID sent to TV1.
But, in HDMI terminal in the past, be provided with as being used for the pin that pin that HPD (Hot Plug Detect) line that source device detects the holding wire whether connected receiver apparatus uses and siding are used.For example, in the HDMI of type A, the HPD pin is that number of pins is No. 19 a pin, and standby pin is that number of pins is No. 14 a pin.
In the present embodiment, such as mentioned above, this HPD line and siding to be reversed line as differential, and expand, feasible conduct can be carried out working based on the high speed data lines 150 of the two-way IP communication of differential wave.In the present embodiment, in this high speed data lines 150, the pin corresponding with HPD pin in the past is called HPD/Ether+, the pin corresponding with standby pin in the past is called Reserve/Ether-.
Such as mentioned above, high speed data lines 150 is connected to the high speed data lines I/F (924,960) that is connected with each expansion HDMI terminal (22,51) of TV1 and PC4, and then is connected to Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F (929,952).Use HDMI to carry out communicating by letter when like this, can keep interchangeability with in the past HDMI based on the two-way High Speed IP of Ethernet (registered trade mark).The maximum transfer speed of this high speed data lines is approximately 100Mbps, but is not limited thereto.
And in the present embodiment, the content of using this high speed data lines 150 that TV1 can not be decoded sends to the source device of PC4 etc., and uses above-mentioned TMDS passage to send as baseband signal the content of decodings such as PC4.
In addition, enumerating PC4 as source device in the example of Figure 25 is example, and still, game station 3 also can comprise expansion HDMI terminal and above-mentioned high speed data lines I/F equally certainly, and works as source device.
Then, illustrate as the action of the content decoding system of above formation.
Figure 26 is the sequential chart of flow process of representing the processing of content decoding system in the present embodiment.In addition, Figure 27 is the flow chart of expression as the flow process of the action of the TV1 of receiver apparatus in this content decoding system, and Figure 28 is expression as the flow chart of the flow process of the action of the game station 3 of the source device in this content decoding system and PC4.
At first, in TV1, via remote controller 911, for example the passage of digital broadcasting is selected, and perhaps the reproduction of content request on the HDD958 is transfused to etc., thereby from the audiovisual request ((61) of Figure 26, the step 81 of Figure 27) of user input content.So the CPU925 of TV1 judges whether this content is the content ((62) of Figure 26, the step 82 of Figure 27) that TV1 can decode.CPU925 is being judged as ("No" of step 82) under the situation about can not decode, by high speed data lines I/F24, use the high speed data lines 150 of expansion HDMI terminal 922, game station 3 and PC4 are sent be used to inquire about the query statement ((63) of Figure 26, the step 83 of Figure 27) of this content of to decode.
Figure 29 is the figure that has represented the example of this query contents.
As shown in figure 29, this query statement is as the attribute of the content of request decoding, recorded and narrated the data format, stream format, coded format, resolution, bit rate, sample frequency, sampling bits number of video, sound, text etc. etc.Figure 29 (a) be the request video content decoding the time the instruction example, Figure 29 (b) be the request sound-content decoding the time the instruction example.In Figure 29 (a), become query object with the decoding of the video content of MPEG4-AVC form coding, in Figure 29 (b), become query object with the decoding of the sound-content of MP3 format coding.In addition, this query statement is to record and narrate with XML (ExtensibleMarkup Language) form, but is not limited thereto.
In game station 3 and PC4, receive above-mentioned query statement (step 101 of Figure 28) via expansion HDMI terminal 951 and high speed data lines I/F960.Then, can the CPU941 of game station 3 and PC4 judge the content (step 102 of Figure 28) of the query object of self decoding.
Be judged as ("Yes" of step 102) under the situation about can decode, CPU941 sends the response instruction ((66) of Figure 26, Figure 28 106) of the intention that response can decode via the 150 couples of TV1 of above-mentioned high speed data lines.At this moment, CPU941 calculates the decoding estimated processing time (time of delay) in this content, also comprises this processing time to respond in this response instruction.
Be judged as ("No" of step 102) under the situation about can not decode, CPU941 is via Ethernet (registered trade mark) I/F52, the 5 inquiries renewal ((64) of Figure 26, the step 103 of Figure 28) of software of this content that whether can be used to decode to the server on the internet 6.CPU941 receives the response from server 5 (Figure 26 (65)) for this inquiry, and based on this response results, judges whether to carry out the download (perhaps upgrading) (step 104 of Figure 28) of above-mentioned software.Be judged as ("Yes" of step 104) under the situation about can download, CPU941 downloads more new model (step 105 of Figure 28) of this software or this, and sends ((66) of Figure 26, the step 106 of Figure 28) by can the decode response instruction of intention of foregoing of this download via above-mentioned high speed data lines 150.In addition, by above-mentioned response results, be judged as ("No" of step 104) under the situation about can not download, the response instruction of the intention that CPU941 can not decode sends ((66) of Figure 26, the step 110 of Figure 28) via above-mentioned high speed data lines 150.
Figure 30 is the figure that has represented the example of above-mentioned response instruction.
Can Figure 30 (a) be the response instruction of expression situation about can decode, the time of delay (10ms) of having recorded and narrated the intention that can decode ("Yes") as the judged result that decode and having estimated under the situation of decoding.Can Figure 30 (b) be the response instruction of expression situation about can not decode, recorded and narrated the intention that can not decode ("No") as the judged result that decode.
Turn back to Figure 27, do not receive from any equipment at the CPU925 of TV1 under the situation of the response instruction of having recorded and narrated the intention that can decode ("No" of step 84), can TV1 judges carry out the download (step 91 of (64) of Figure 26 and (65), Figure 27) of software.Be judged as under the situation about self can not download, CPU925 sends via 150 pairs of game stations 3 of above-mentioned high speed data lines and PC4 and is used to ask the instruction ((68) of Figure 26, the step 92 of Figure 27) that can 5 inquiries download to server apparatus.
The CPU941 of game station 3 and PC4 is according to the request from above-mentioned TV1, can 5 inquiries download ((64) of Figure 26, the step 103 of Figure 28) to server apparatus, according to the response results from server 5, the response instruction that can response be decoded sends to TV1 ((66) of Figure 26, step 106 and the step 110 of Figure 28) via high speed data lines 150.
Figure 31 has represented that can to server 5 inquiry download the instruction of software and for the figure from the example of the response instruction of server 5 of this query statement.Can Figure 31 (a) be the example of the query statement that download, and can Figure 31 (b) be the example of the response instruction that download.
Shown in Figure 31 (a) like that, in the download and inquiry instruction, recorded and narrated decoder object content codec format (for example, MP3decoder).Shown in Figure 31 (b), like that, in downloading response instruction, recorded and narrated having or not and the address (URL) of this software of the software corresponding with the codec format of query object.The download of this software in each equipment is to carry out from this URL.
Turn back to Figure 27, the CPU925 of TV1 is in ("Yes" of step 84) under the situation that receives the response instruction of having recorded and narrated the intention that can decode and receive under the situation of response of the intention that can decode by the download of software ("Yes" of step 93), based on this response instruction, determine the shortest equipment ((69) of Figure 26, the step 85 of Figure 27) of processing time that decoding is required.Then, CPU925 transmits content and this decoding request instruction ((70) of Figure 26, the step 86 of Figure 27) of above-mentioned HDMI transmitting element decoder object by above-mentioned high speed data lines I/F24 via the 150 pairs of equipment that should determine of high speed data lines.
The CPU941 of game station 3 and PC4 judges whether and begins to transmit content (step 107 of Figure 28) via the decoding request of high speed data lines 150 transmission contents the time from TV1, under the situation of the transmission that begins content ("Yes"), the inputting switching command that transfer instruction determined that sends as this CEC line 130 via 130 couples of TV1 of above-mentioned CEC line is " Image View On ", " Text ViewOn " or " Active Source " instruction, request switches to the display floater 18 of TV1 and the input of loud speaker 21 from input ((72) of Figure 26 of expanding HDMI terminal 22, the step 108 of Figure 28).In addition, should " Image View On " instruction wait situation about being not limited to, for example also can send via high speed data lines 150 by 130 transmissions of CEC line.The decoding (step 109 of Figure 26) of CPU941 and the content that should " Image View On " begins to receive the transmission of instruction etc. the time.Then, the content that will decode of CPU941 sends to TV1 ((74) of Figure 26, the step 109 of Figure 28) via above-mentioned TMDS passage as baseband signal by expansion HDMI transmitting element 950.
The CPU941 of TV1 based on above-mentioned " Image View On " instruction etc., carry out ((73) of Figure 26, the step 88 of Figure 27) switched in the input of expansion HDMI terminal 922, and reproduce via the content (step 90 of Figure 27) after the decoding of TMDS passage reception from display floater 918 and loud speaker 921.
In addition, CPU925 can download under the situation of above-mentioned software ("Yes" of the step 91 of Figure 27) being judged as TV1, download (step 92) to server 5 these softwares of request, and judge in above-mentioned URL, whether there is project software (step 96), being judged as ("Yes") under the situation that has software, download this software (step 97) from above-mentioned URL.Then, CPU925 passes through this software decode content (step 98), and reproduces these contents (step 90) from display floater 918 and loud speaker 921.
In addition, CPU925 is judged as ("No") under the situation that does not have software in URL and does not receive by the download of software under the situation of response of intention that can decode content ("No") from any equipment in above-mentioned steps 93 in above-mentioned steps 96, so show in display floater 918 because the irreproducible intention of content (step 94) of audiovisual request object that can not decode users.
In addition, CPU925 in above-mentioned steps 82, be judged as in TV1 can the situation of decode content under ("Yes"), this content (step 98) of decoding, and reproduce (step 90).
By above action,, thereby can reproduce all contents and irrelevant with coded format even the content that exists TV1 not decode receives after also can making game station 3 or PC4 etc. have this content of other device decodes of decoding capability.In addition, in transmission to the exchange of the query statement of decoding request instruction of other equipment etc. or content, use can be carried out the high speed data lines 150 of bidirectional high speed communication, in the transmission based on baseband signal of the content after decoding, use can be carried out the above-mentioned TMDS passage of the transmission of Large Volume Data, thereby can carry out the decoding of content efficiently and reproduce till processing, therefore, can reproduce content immediately and can not bring the stand-by period user's audiovisual request.
The present invention not only is defined in above-mentioned execution mode, and it is natural can carrying out various changes in the scope that does not break away from intention of the present invention.
In the above-described embodiment, the 1st transmission path as the exchange that is used for the various instructions relevant with the request of interior perhaps content decoding, the high speed data lines 150 (Ethernet (registered trade mark)) of use in above-mentioned expansion HDMI, in addition, the 2nd transmission path as the transmission of the content after being used to decode, the TMDS passage of use in expansion HDMI, but the 1st and the 2nd transmission path is not limited thereto.
As the 1st transmission path, in addition, for example can use USB (Universal Serial Bus) or IEEE1394 etc., as the 2nd transmission path, in addition, for example can use DVI (DigitalVisual Interface), Display Port, UDI (Unified Display Interface) etc.
In the above-described embodiment, as the content of decoder object, the situation of the decoding of broadcasted content that request TV1 receives or the content of storing has been described, but the content of decoder object is not limited to such content in game station 3 or PC4.
For example, consider that also the web browser that has at TV1 does not have under the situation of corresponding Flash (registered trade mark), TV1 is transferred to PC4 with this webpage via high speed data lines 150, and PC4 uses the situation of TMDS channel transfer to TV1 with this webpage decoding back.
In addition, also consider for example TV1 do not have reply for example by the reply multichannel around the situation of decoding of new acoustic coding form sound-content coding, that in broadcasted content or web page contents, comprise such as acoustic coding form under, this sound-content is transferred to game station 3 or PC4 via high speed data lines 150, game station 3 or PC4 download the softwares corresponding with the decoding of this sound-content and decode by this software from server 5, and use the TMDS channel transfer to AV amplifier 2 and situation about exporting.
In the above-described embodiment, the expansion HDMI terminal 922 of TV1 and the expansion HDMI terminal 951 of PC4 are wired connections by the HDMI cable, but also can connect both by radio HDMI.
In the above-described embodiment, TV1, AV amplifier 2, game station 3 and PC4 ways of connecting have been represented, but be not limited thereto, carry out the decoding of content thereby also can for example connect HDD register or DVD/BD player and other all electronic equipments such as AV equipment by HDMI.
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1. an electronic equipment is connected with other electronic equipments, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The 1st communication component sends the decoding request signal with the coded format content encoded that can not decode at this electronic equipment and the decoding of asking this content;
The 2nd communication component will be at described other electronic equipments based on the described request signal and decoded described content receives as baseband signal; And
Reproduction block is reproduced the content of described reception.
2. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described the 1st communication component sends described decoding request signal and content via the 1st transmission path with the 1st transmission speed,
Described the 2nd communication component receives described decoded content via the 2nd transmission path with the 2nd transmission speed faster than described the 1st transmission speed.
3. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described other electronic equipments exist a plurality of,
Described the 1st communication component comprises:
Described a plurality of other electronic equipments are sent the parts of the request signal in required processing time of the decoding that is used to inquire about described content respectively;
Receive the parts that respond the response signal in described processing time according to described request signal respectively from described a plurality of other electronic equipments; And
Based on described each response signal, to sending the parts of described decoding request signal at decode other electronic equipments of described content of the shortest described processing time.
4. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described other electronic equipments are connected with the server unit of the software of having stored the described content that is used to decode,
Described the 1st communication component comprises:
Described other electronic equipments are sent be used to inquire about the parts of request signal of described content of to decode;
From described other electronic equipments receive the described decoding of response can the parts of response signal; And
Under the situation that is receiving the described described response signal that can not decode of response, described other electronic equipments are sent the parts of described decoding request signal of described decoding that are used to ask from the reception request signal of the reception of the described software of described server unit and are used to have asked to use the software of this reception.
5. an electronic equipment is connected with other electronic equipments, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The 1st communication component receives decoding request signal with the coded format content encoded that can not decode at these other electronic equipments and the decoding of asking this content from described other electronic equipments;
The decoding parts, based on described decoding request signal, the described content of decoding; And
The 2nd communication component sends to described other electronic equipments with described decoded content as baseband signal.
6. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,
Described the 1st communication component receives described decoding request signal and content via the 1st transmission path with the 1st transmission speed,
Described the 2nd communication component sends described decoded content via the 2nd transmission path with the 2nd transmission speed faster than described the 1st transmission speed.
7. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described the 1st communication component comprises:
Receive from described other electronic equipments and to be used to inquire about the parts of request signal in required processing time of the decoding of described content and described content of to decode; And
To described other electronic equipments, according to described request signal send be used to respond described decoding can and the parts of the response signal in processing time.
8. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Decision means, the judgement described content of can decoding; And
The 3rd communication component under the situation that is judged as the described content of can not decoding, receives this software from the server unit of the software of having stored this content that is used to decode,
Described decoding parts use the software of described reception that described content is decoded.
9. content reproducing method, be with electronic equipment that other electronic equipments are connected in content reproducing method, it is characterized in that,
Transmission is with the described content of the coded format that can not decode at this electronic equipment coding and ask the decoding request signal of the decoding of this content,
Will be at described other electronic equipments based on the described request signal and decoded described content receives as baseband signal,
Content to described reception is reproduced.
10. content decoding method, be with electronic equipment that other electronic equipments are connected in content decoding method, it is characterized in that,
Receive described content of encoding and the decoding request signal of asking the decoding of this content from described other electronic equipments with the coded format that can not decode at these other electronic equipments,
Based on described decoding request signal, the described content of decoding,
Described decoded content is sent to described other electronic equipments as baseband signal.
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