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- the present invention relates to a wireless communication system that wirelessly transmits and receives a transmission signal including a video signal according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard, and is connected to a plurality of source devices outputting the video signal by wire, and any of the plurality of source devices
- the present invention relates to an adapter device for a source device that wirelessly transmits a video signal acquired from the device and a control method thereof.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a wireless communication system that relays wirelessly transmit Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information in High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
- EDID Extended Display Identification Data
- HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional wireless communication system 1500 disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG.
- the wireless communication system 1500 includes a source device 801, a sink device 804, an adapter device for source device 802, and an adapter device for sink device 803.
- the control unit 814 of the adapter device 803 for a sink device transmits the EDID information from the EDID table 820 of the storage unit 819 via the wired transmission / reception unit 813, the cable C2, the wired transmission / reception unit 817, and the control unit 818. read out. Further, the control unit 814 stores the read EDID information in the EDID table 816 of the storage unit 815.
- the source device 801 wirelessly transmits an authentication request signal to the sink device 804 via the cable C 1, the wired transmission / reception unit 805, the wireless transmission / reception unit 806, and the antenna 810.
- the sink device 804 executes the authentication process in response to the authentication request signal received via the antenna 811, the wireless transmission / reception unit 812, the wired transmission / reception unit 813, and the cable C 2.
- the sink device 804 wirelessly transmits an authentication completion signal to the source device 801 via the cable C 2 and the adapter device 803 for the sink device.
- the source device 801 receives an authentication completion signal via the antenna 810, the wireless transmission / reception unit 806, the wired transmission / reception unit 805, and the cable C1, and then via the cable C1 and the adapter device for source device 802.
- the EDID request signal is wirelessly transmitted to the sink device 804.
- the control unit 814 of the sink device adapter device 803 In response to the received EDID request signal, the control unit 814 of the sink device adapter device 803 generates an EDID response signal including EDID information stored in the EDID table 816 of the storage unit 815, and sends the EDID response signal to the source device 801. Transmit wirelessly.
- the control unit 807 of the adapter device for source device 802 receives the EDID response signal via the antenna 810 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 806, and the EDID information of the sink device 804 included in the EDID response signal is stored in the EDID in the storage unit 808. It is stored in the table 809.
- the source device 801 wirelessly transmits a connection completion notification signal to the sink device 804 via the cable C 1, the wired transmission / reception unit 805, the wireless transmission / reception unit 806, and the antenna 810.
- the sink device 804 When the sink device 804 receives the connection completion notification signal via the sink device adapter device 803 and the cable C2, the sink device 804 sends a connection completion response to the source device 801 via the cable C2 and the sink device adapter device 803. Transmit the signal wirelessly.
- a device designation signal for selecting the source device 801 as a communication partner is wirelessly transmitted from the sink device 804 via the cable C 2 and the adapter device 803 for the sink device.
- the source device 801 that has received the device designation signal via the adapter device for source device 802 and the cable C 1 wirelessly transmits an ACK signal to the sink device 804 in response to the device designation signal.
- AV (Audio Visual) data transmission processing between the sink device 804 and the source device 801 is started via the adapter device for source device 802 and the adapter device for sink device 803.
- the sink device adapter device 803 is attached to the sink device 804.
- the sink device 804 can transmit and receive EDID information and a video signal through the wireless circuit.
- the video signal from the adapter device for the sink device to the sink device is temporarily interrupted along with the switching.
- the synchronization established based on the HDMI specification is interrupted. Therefore, when the video signal from the second source device is subsequently input from the adapter device for the sink device to the sink device, the specification of the video signal to be transmitted and received again between the adapter device for the sink device and the sink device It is necessary to perform synchronization processing. As a result, there is a problem that the time (switching time) until the video is displayed on the sink device becomes long after the switching of the source device.
- the present invention solves the above problem, and provides an adapter device for a source device that can shorten the switching time until the video signal of the switching destination is displayed on the sink device when the connected source device is switched.
- the purpose is
- An adapter device for a source device is an adapter device for a source device that is connected by wire to a source device that outputs a video signal and wirelessly transmits the video signal acquired from the source device.
- a storage unit storing format information, which is information indicating a format of a signal, and a dummy signal, which is a dummy video signal having a format matching the format specified by the format information acquired from the storage unit, are generated.
- control unit can wirelessly transmit the dummy signal generated by the dummy signal generation unit when the video signal can not be acquired from the source device.
- the adapter device for the source device can transmit the video signal to the sink device (display device) without interruption even when the source device is switched.
- the sink device display device
- control unit starts the process of switching the source device that is the acquisition destination of the video signal from the source device to another source device different from the source device, and then the control unit performs the other processing.
- the dummy signal generation unit generates the dummy signal until the video signal output from the source device is acquired.
- control unit causes the storage unit to store format information that specifies the format of the video signal acquired from the source device.
- the dummy signal generation device conforms to the format of the video signal acquired from the old source device immediately before the switching.
- a dummy signal can be generated.
- the adapter device for a source device further includes a format conversion unit that converts the format of the video signal, and the control unit is configured to convert the format of the video signal acquired from the source device. If the format specified by the format information stored in the storage unit does not match, the format conversion unit converts the format of the acquired video signal so as to match.
- the format of the video signal output from the new source device can be converted to another format by the format conversion unit.
- the switching time until the video signal of the switching destination is displayed on the sink device can be shortened.
- control unit stores a history of format information for specifying the format of the video signal, which is acquired from the source device and another source device different from the source device for a predetermined period, In the history, format information with the highest frequency of acquisition is stored in the storage unit.
- the dummy signal generation device has the highest probability as the format of the video signal acquired from the switched source device.
- the highest format can be predicted to generate a dummy signal having a format consistent with this.
- control unit specifies the format corresponding to the highest quality image among a plurality of formats of the video signal that can be displayed by the display unit that displays the video signal wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit Format information is stored in the storage unit.
- the format conversion unit should always unify the highest quality format among the video formats that the display device supports. Can. Therefore, synchronization regarding the format of the video signal between the sink device and the adapter device for the sink device that configure the wireless communication system can be maintained, and the sink device can display the highest quality video.
- the present invention can be realized not only as such an adapter device for a source device but also as a control method of an adapter device for a source device in which the characteristic means included in the adapter device for a source device are steps. It can also be realized as a program that causes a computer to execute such characteristic steps. Needless to say, such a program can be distributed via a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and a transmission medium such as the Internet.
- the present invention can be realized as a semiconductor integrated circuit (LSI) that realizes part or all of the functions of such an adapter device for a source device, or as a wireless communication system including such an adapter device for a source device. You can do it.
- LSI semiconductor integrated circuit
- the present invention can provide an adapter device for a source device capable of shortening the switching time until the video signal of the switching destination is displayed on the sink device when the connected source device is switched.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of configuration of a wireless communication system in the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an adapter device for a source device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one configuration example of the adapter device for a sink device in the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the format information table in the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a dummy signal generation process of the control unit in the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sequence of processing between devices constituting the wireless communication system in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an adapter device for a source device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the format conversion process of the control unit in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a process sequence between devices constituting the wireless communication system in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer system for realizing the wireless communication system according to the first or second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional wireless communication system.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless communication system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the wireless communication system 100 includes a source device 101 and a source device 102 including, for example, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player and a sink device including, for example, a television receiver and the like. And 103, a source device adapter device 104, and a sink device adapter device 105.
- FIG. 1 the case where two source devices and one sink device wirelessly communicate is illustrated as an example.
- the number of source devices and sink devices constituting the wireless communication system 100 according to the present embodiment is not limited to this.
- one source device and three or more sink devices may wirelessly communicate, or two or more source devices and two sink devices may wirelessly communicate.
- a plurality of source devices and sink devices may be connected to the source device adapter device and the sink device adapter device, respectively.
- the source device 101 and the source device 102 are video output devices such as a DVD player and a BD (Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark)) player.
- BD Blu-ray Disc
- the sink device 103 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or a projector.
- the source device 101, the source device 102, and the sink device 103 include a wired interface based on the HDMI standard as an interface for input and output of an AV signal and a control signal.
- the AV signal is a video signal obtained by subjecting the content included in the source device 101 to reproduction processing such as decoding processing.
- the AV signal may include an audio signal in addition to the video signal.
- each device of the source device, the adapter device for the source device, the adapter device for the sink device and the sink device Signals necessary for authentication processing, synchronization processing of video signals, etc. More specifically, an authentication request signal, an authentication response signal, an EDID request signal, an EDID response signal, a connection completion notification signal, a connection completion response signal, and the like, which will be described later, are not limited thereto. .
- the source device adapter device 104 is connected by wire to the source device 101 and the source device 102, and is an adapter device for wirelessly transmitting an AV signal output from any of the source devices to the sink device 103.
- the sink device adapter device 105 is connected to the sink device 103 by wire, is an adapter device for receiving an AV signal wirelessly transmitted from the source device adapter device 104, and outputting the AV signal to the sink device 103.
- the adapter device for source device 104 and the adapter device for sink device 105 include a wireless interface and a wired interface based on the HDMI standard as an interface for input and output of AV signals and control signals.
- a wireless interface As a standard of a wireless interface, although wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Transfer Jet (registered trademark), etc. are assumed, for example, what used arbitrary electromagnetic waves, such as infrared rays, may be used.
- the source device 101 and the source device adapter device 104 are connected by the cable 106, the source device adapter device 104 and the source device 102 are connected by the cable 107, and the sink device adapter device 105 and the sink device 103 are connected by the cable 108
- Each other transmits and receives AV signals and control signals using a wired interface.
- the cables 106 to 107 are, for example, HDMI cables.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the adapter device for a source device 104 according to the present embodiment.
- the adapter device for source device 104 includes a wired transmitting / receiving unit 201, a wireless transmitting / receiving unit 202, a control unit 203, a dummy signal generating unit 204, a storage unit 206, an EDID table 205, and a format information table 207. And an antenna 208.
- the wired transmission / reception unit 201 receives the AV signal acquired from the source device 101 via the cable 106 or the cable 107 according to the control of the control unit 203, and transmits the AV signal to the sink device adapter device 105 via the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 and the antenna 208. Wirelessly to In addition, the wired transmission and reception unit 201 receives a control signal from the adapter device for sink device 105 via the antenna 208 and the wireless transmission and reception unit 202. Furthermore, the wired transmission / reception unit 201 transmits the received control signal to at least one of the source devices via the cable 106 and the cable 107.
- the wired transmission / reception unit 201 has a switching unit for selecting which of the source device 101 and the source device 102 to acquire an AV signal according to the control of the control unit 203.
- the configuration of the switching unit is not the essence of the present invention, and any configuration may be used. For example, a mechanical configuration using a three-contact switch or a digital configuration using a microcomputer can be considered.
- the wireless transmission and reception unit 202 encodes the AV signal acquired from the source device 101 or the source device 102 and the dummy signal generated by the dummy signal generation unit 204 to generate a transmission packet.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 generates a wireless AV signal including an AV signal by modulating a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency according to the generated transmission packet, and transmits the wireless AV signal to the adapter device 105 for a sink device via the antenna 208. .
- the wireless transmission and reception unit 202 encodes the control signal output from the control unit 203 and generates a transmission packet.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 generates a wireless control signal including a control signal by modulating a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency according to the generated transmission packet, and transmits the wireless control signal to the adapter device for sink device 105 via the antenna 208. .
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 performs frequency conversion processing, reception packet processing, and decoding processing on a wireless control signal having a predetermined frequency received from the adapter device 105 for a sink device via the antenna 208, It is output to the control unit 203 as a control signal.
- the control unit 203 also executes wireless connection processing based on a control signal received from the sink device adapter device 105 via the antenna 208 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the control unit 203 also controls the storage unit 206 to read and write data such as format information.
- the control unit 203 controls the switching unit included in the wired transmission / reception unit 201 according to the user's operation, and switches (selects) the source device for acquiring the video signal.
- the storage unit 206 is, for example, a semiconductor storage element such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
- the storage unit 206 includes an EDID table 205 and a format information table 207.
- the EDID table 205 stores EDID information of the sink device currently connected.
- the storage unit 206 stores the EDID information of the sink device as the previous wireless connection destination.
- the source device 101 acquires EDID information of the wirelessly connected sink device 103 from the EDID table 205 via the cable 106.
- the source device 102 acquires EDID information of the sink device 103 wirelessly connected from the EDID table 205 via the cable 107.
- the format information table 207 stores format information for specifying the format of the AV signal acquired from the currently connected source device and being output from the wired transmitting / receiving unit 201 to the sink device.
- the format information includes, for example, an image size of a video signal, a scan method, a horizontal synchronization frequency, a vertical synchronization frequency, a pixel frequency and the like.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 acquires format information from the format information table 207.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 further generates a dummy signal, which is a dummy video signal having a format that matches the format specified by the format information, and outputs the dummy signal to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the sink device adapter device 105 according to the present embodiment.
- the adapter device 105 for a sink device includes an antenna 301, a wireless transmission / reception unit 302, a wired transmission / reception unit 303, a control unit 304, a storage unit 305, and an EDID table 306. Ru.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 302 receives the wireless AV signal transmitted from the adapter device for source device 104 via the antenna 301. Thereafter, the wireless transmission and reception unit 302 performs frequency conversion processing, reception packet processing, decoding processing, and the like on the received wireless AV signal, and the processed AV signal is transmitted to the sink device 103 via the cable 108. Output.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 302 performs frequency conversion processing, reception packet processing, decoding processing, and the like on the wireless control signal received via the antenna 301, and then outputs the processed control signal to the control unit 304. Do.
- the wireless transmission and reception unit 302 encodes the control signal output from the control unit 304 and generates a transmission packet.
- the wireless transmission and reception unit 302 generates a wireless control signal including a control signal by modulating a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency according to the generated transmission packet, and wirelessly transmits the signal to the adapter device for source device 104.
- the wired transmission / reception unit 303 transmits the AV signal received from the adapter device for source device 104 via the antenna 301 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 302 to the sink device 103 via the cable 108.
- the wired transmission / reception unit 303 also receives EDID information from the sink device 103 via the cable 108 and outputs the information to the control unit 304.
- the control unit 304 generates various control signals (including an authentication request signal, an authentication completion signal, an EDID request signal, an EDID response signal, a connection completion notification signal, and a connection completion response signal), and outputs the generated control signals to the wireless transmission / reception unit 302.
- the control unit 304 also executes wireless connection processing based on a control signal received from the adapter device for source device 104 via the antenna 301 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 302.
- control unit 304 writes the EDID information acquired from the sink device 103 to the EDID table 306, and reads the EDID information from the EDID table 306 as necessary.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of format information of an AV signal stored in the format information table 207 provided in the adapter apparatus for source device 104.
- the format information table stores information for specifying the format of data to be transmitted from the source device to the sink device.
- the format information includes the image size (the number of effective pixels and the total number of pixels), the scan method (progressive, interlace), the horizontal synchronization frequency, and the vertical as the video format which is the format information of the video signal. Synchronization frequency, pixel frequency, etc. are included. Further, as an audio format which is format information of an audio signal, a sampling frequency, a sample size (number of bits), the number of channels, encoding method information and the like are included.
- format information shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and may be information that indirectly specifies the information, or other information may be included.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing dummy signal generation processing by the control unit 203.
- step S501 in FIG. 5 first, the control unit 203 determines whether the source device of the acquisition destination for acquiring the AV signal has been switched, and in the case of YES the process proceeds to step S502. Further, in the case of NO, the control unit 203 returns to step S501 and repeats the switching detection process of the source device.
- step S502 the control unit 203 acquires format information from the format information table 207, and proceeds to step S503.
- step S503 the control unit 203 outputs the acquired format information to the dummy signal generation unit 204, and causes the dummy signal generation unit 204 to generate a dummy signal.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 generates a dummy signal that is a dummy video signal having a format that matches the format specified by the input format information.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 wirelessly transmits the generated dummy signal to the sink device adapter device 105 via the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 and the antenna 208.
- the sink device adapter device 105 transmits the received dummy signal to the sink device 103.
- About the specification (format) of the AV signal established between the sink device 103 and the adapter device 105 for a sink device even if the AV signal is not input by causing the sink device 103 to receive a dummy signal Can be kept synchronized.
- the timing of first establishing synchronization of the specification of the AV signal between the sink device 103 and the adapter device 105 for the sink device will be described in the processing sequence of the entire wireless communication system 100 described later.
- step S504 the control unit 203 determines whether an AV signal has been received from the new source device of the switching destination via the wired transmission / reception unit 201. If YES, the process proceeds to step S505. If NO, the process returns to step S 504 to repeat the process of waiting for reception of an AV signal from the source device.
- step S505 the control unit 203 causes the dummy signal generation unit 204 to stop the generation of the dummy signal, and the process returns to step S501. Since preparation for transmitting an AV signal from the newly connected source device to the sink device 103 is completed, it is not necessary to maintain synchronization between the sink device adapter device 105 and the sink device 103 by the dummy signal.
- control unit 203 The process performed by the control unit 203 described above will be more specifically described with reference to FIG.
- the adapter device for source device 104 currently acquires an AV signal from the source device 101, and the adapter device for source device 104 wirelessly transmits the acquired AV signal to the sink device 103.
- the control unit 203 stores, as format information stored in the format information table 207, format information for specifying the format of the AV signal output from the source device currently connected. Further, it is assumed that the formats of the AV signal output from the source device 101 and the source device 101 are the same.
- control unit 203 acquires format information of the AV signal output from the source device 101 from the wired transmission / reception unit 201, and stores the acquired format information in the format information table 207.
- the acquisition destination of the AV signal is switched from the source device 101 to the source device 102 by, for example, an instruction from the user via the user interface of the adapter device for the source device 104 or a control signal from another device.
- the control unit 203 instructs the wired transmission / reception unit 201 to acquire an AV signal output from the source device 102.
- the wired transmission / reception unit 201 controls a switching unit (not shown) to acquire an AV signal output from the source device 102 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 203.
- control unit 203 upon receiving a source device switching instruction from the user or another device or the like configuring the wireless communication system 100, acquires format information from the format information table 207 and outputs the format information to the dummy signal generation unit 204. Further, the control unit 203 instructs the dummy signal generation unit 204 to generate a dummy signal.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 generates a dummy signal according to the input format information, and outputs the dummy signal to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 wirelessly transmits the dummy signal output from the dummy signal generation unit 204 to the adapter device for sink device 105 via the antenna 208 according to the instruction of the control unit 203.
- the control unit 203 monitors whether the wired transmitting / receiving unit 201 acquires an AV signal from the switching destination source device after the source device for acquiring the AV signal is switched by the switching unit.
- the control unit 203 detects that the wired transmission / reception unit 201 has acquired an AV signal from the switching source source device, the control unit 203 causes the dummy signal generation unit 204 to stop the generation of the dummy signal.
- the data output from the source device 102 is output to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202. Therefore, the wireless transmission of the AV signal from the adapter device for source device 104 is performed. There is no interruption in transmission.
- the dummy signal generated by the dummy signal generation unit 204 is a video signal as the dummy signal
- the image size, the scan method, the pixel frequency, the horizontal synchronization frequency, and the like among the formats stored in the format information table 207 Any data may be used as long as the video signal has a format in which the vertical synchronization frequency matches.
- control unit 203 also receives an AV signal from the source device as in step S504 before the control unit 203 acquires the format information from the format information table 207 in step S502. It may be determined whether or not.
- step S504 may be used instead of step S501. That is, instead of determining whether the source device that is the output source of the input AV signal has been switched (step S501), the control unit 203 determines whether the AV signal is received from the source device (S504). ) May be performed. In this way, the dummy signal can be output not only when the source device is switched but also when the AV signal is interrupted from the source device.
- the timing for stopping the generation of the dummy signal does not necessarily have to be the timing described in the present embodiment.
- any timing may be used as long as the signal (either an AV signal or a dummy signal) to be transmitted can be acquired without interruption.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sequence of processing between devices constituting the wireless communication system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention described above.
- the sink device adapter device 105 acquires EDID information in advance from the sink device 103 and stores the EDID information in the EDID table 306.
- format information table 207 of the adapter device for source device 104 format information for specifying the format of the AV signal output from the source device 102 is stored by the control unit 203.
- the switching unit (not shown) included in the source device adapter device 104 internally connects the source device 101 to the wired transmission / reception unit 201 by a user operation
- the source device 101 is connected to the source device adapter device 104.
- the control signal including the connection request is output (S620).
- an authentication process is performed as preparation for wireless communication between the source device adapter device 104 and the sink device adapter device 105 (S621).
- the source device 101 performs processing for acquiring the EDID information of the sink device 103 from the sink device adapter device 105 via the source device adapter device 104 (S 622). Thereafter, the wireless connection processing is completed between the adapter device for source device 104 and the adapter device for sink device 105, and transmission and reception of the AV signal by the wireless channel becomes possible.
- the source device adapter device 104 wirelessly transmits this to the sink device adapter device 105 (S624).
- the sink device 103 and the sink device adapter device 105 perform synchronization processing of the format of the AV signal (S625). This is to change the setting on the sink device 103 side so that the sink device 103 can correctly reproduce the AV signal transmitted from the adapter device 105 for the sink device. Specifically, (1) the adapter device 105 for the sink device transmits the format information of the AV signal to be transmitted from now to the sink device 103, and (2) the resolution such that the sink device 103 can display the received format information And synchronization frequency etc.
- an AV signal is transmitted from the adapter device for sink device 105 to the sink device 103 via the cable 108 (for example, an HDMI cable or the like capable of sequentially transmitting uncompressed video information) (S626).
- the cable 108 for example, an HDMI cable or the like capable of sequentially transmitting uncompressed video information
- the switching unit included in the adapter device for source device 104 internally connects the source device 102 to the wired transmitting and receiving unit 201 instead of the source device 101 (S627).
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 included in the source device adapter device 104 generates a dummy signal, and wirelessly transmits the dummy signal from the wireless transmitting / receiving unit 202 to the sink device adapter device 105 (S628).
- the adapter device for sink device 105 can maintain synchronization of the format of the AV signal established in step S625.
- the adapter device for source device 104 wirelessly transmits this to the adapter device for sink device 105 (S631) ). Also, the dummy signal generation unit 204 stops the generation of the dummy signal.
- the adapter device for sink device 105 transmits the acquired AV signal to the sink device 103 instead of the dummy signal (S632).
- the wireless communication system 100 includes the source device adapter device 104 that is connected to the source device that outputs the video signal by wire and wirelessly transmits the video signal acquired from the source device.
- the adapter device for source device 104 has a storage unit 206 storing format information, which is information indicating the format of a video signal, and a dummy having a format that matches the format specified by the format information acquired from the storage unit 206.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 that generates a dummy signal that is a video signal of the above, the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 that selectively wirelessly transmits the video signal and the generated dummy signal, and the video signal can not be acquired from the source device.
- the control unit 203 is configured to cause the dummy signal generation unit 204 to generate a dummy signal and to transmit the generated dummy signal from the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the sink device 103 can maintain synchronization with the format of the AV signal. Therefore, when the connected source device is switched, the switching time until the video signal of the switching destination is displayed on the sink device can be shortened.
- Second Embodiment In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the formats of all the AV signals wirelessly transmitted from the adapter device for source device 104 are converted into the same format and aligned.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a source device adapter apparatus 104 provided in the wireless communication system 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the source device adapter device 104 further includes a format conversion unit 609 in addition to the source device adapter device 104 according to the first embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are given to constituent elements performing the same operation as in the first embodiment, and the detailed description will be omitted.
- the control unit 603 writes and reads the format information to the format information table 207.
- the control unit 603 extracts format information from the AV signal acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 and stores the format information in the format information table 207. Further, when the control unit 603 detects that the format of the AV signal acquired by the wired transmitting / receiving unit 201 has changed by switching the source device connected to the adapter device for source device 104, the control unit 603 reads from the format information table 207 The format information is output to the format conversion unit 609.
- the format conversion unit 609 Upon acquiring the format information from the control unit 603, the format conversion unit 609 converts the format of the AV signal acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so that it matches the format specified by the format information acquired from the control unit 603. And outputs it to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the dummy signal generation unit 204 generates a dummy signal and outputs the dummy signal to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 while the wired transmission / reception unit 201 acquires an AV signal from the new connection destination source device after the source device is switched.
- the process is the same as in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing format conversion processing by the control unit 603 and the format conversion unit 609.
- step S701 in FIG. 8 first, the control unit 603 determines the presence or absence of an input of an AV signal from the switched new source device to the wired transmission and reception unit 201, and when the input can be detected (Yes in S701) Proceed to step S702. On the other hand, when the input can not be detected (No in S701), the control unit 603 returns to step S701 and repeats the detection process of the AV signal.
- step S702 the control unit 603 acquires format information of the AV signal output from the source device from the wired transmission / reception unit 201.
- the control unit 603 determines whether format information is stored in the format information table 207 (S703). Here, if the format information is already stored in the format information table 207, the process proceeds to step S705 (Yes in S703). On the other hand, if the format information is not stored in the format information table 207, the control unit 603 determines the format information to be stored, stores the format information in the format information table 207 (S704), and proceeds to step S705. A method of determining format information to be stored in the control unit 603 (that is, to be stored in the format information table 207 of the storage unit 206) will be described later.
- step S 705 the control unit 603 determines whether the format information stored in the format information table 207 matches the format information acquired in step S 702. If they match, there is no need to convert the format, and the control unit 603 returns no processing to the format conversion unit 609, and returns to step S701. On the other hand, if the format information does not match, the process proceeds to step S706.
- step S706 the control unit 603 outputs the format information stored in the format information table 207 to the format conversion unit 609. Also, the control unit 603 causes the format conversion unit 609 to convert the format of the AV signal output from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so as to match the format specified by the format information acquired from the format information table 207. .
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 wirelessly transmits the AV signal whose format has been converted to the adapter device 105 for the sink device.
- control unit 603 returns the process to step S701.
- the control unit 603 monitors whether or not the wired transmission / reception unit 201 acquires the AV signal, and detects that the wired transmission / reception unit 201 has acquired the AV signal from the source device 101, the format information of the acquired AV signal Are obtained from the wired transmission / reception unit 201.
- control unit 603 checks the format information table 207 and acquires format information. In addition, the control unit 603 checks whether the format information acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 matches the format information stored in the format information table 207.
- the control unit 603 returns to step S701.
- the format conversion unit 609 does not perform conversion processing. Therefore, the wireless transmission and reception unit 202 outputs the AV signal acquired by the wired transmission and reception unit 201 from the source device 102 as it is.
- the control unit 603 acquires the format information from the format information table 207 and outputs the format information to the format conversion unit 609. Further, the control unit 603 instructs the format conversion unit 609 to convert the format of the AV signal acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so as to match the format specified by the acquired format information.
- the format conversion unit 609 converts the AV signal acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so as to match the format specified by the format information acquired from the control unit 603, and outputs the converted signal to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 outputs the AV signal whose format has been converted to the adapter device 105 for the sink device.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a process sequence between the devices constituting the wireless communication system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above.
- an AV signal output from the source device 102 is transmitted to the adapter device for source device 104 (S630).
- the control unit 603 that has detected this AV signal instructs the format conversion unit 609 to convert the format of the AV signal.
- the format conversion unit 609 converts the AV signal acquired from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so as to match the format specified by the format information stored in the format information table 207 (S633).
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 202 wirelessly transmits the AV signal after format conversion to the adapter device for sink device 105 (S634). Furthermore, the sink device adapter device 105 transmits the received AV signal to the sink device 103 (S635).
- the AV signal output from the wired transmission / reception unit 201 is always output to the format conversion unit 609.
- the control unit 603 controls the output destination of the wired transmission / reception unit 201 so that the AV signal is output to the format conversion unit 609 only when format conversion is necessary, and otherwise output to the wireless transmission / reception unit 202.
- the case where the source device is switched is described as the timing of converting the format, but the same is true also when, for example, AV signals of different formats are output from the same source device. It is conceivable to perform format conversion processing. In this case, as the process performed by the control unit 603 in step S701, it may be determined whether the format of the AV signal acquired by the wired transmission / reception unit 201 is different from the format of the AV signal acquired one before.
- format information for specifying the format of the AV signal output from the source device currently connected is used as the format information stored in the format information table 207.
- the control unit 203 may determine format information to be stored in the format information table 207 using, for example, any of the following rules.
- (C) The format of the AV signal input in the past is stored in the storage unit 206 as a history for a predetermined period or a number of times, and the most frequent format in the history is specified. , To store only the format information.
- (D) A format in which the probability of being input next is the highest is specified by associating a specific state with each of the formats of AV signals input in the past and storing them as a probability model such as a Bayesian network. , To store only the format information.
- the rules for determining the format information to be stored in the format information table 207 by the control unit 203 are not limited to the above, and the wireless transmission quality, video quality, audio quality, occupied transmission path capacity, consumed energy, and selection probability Any rule based on at least one of the perspectives may be used.
- the source device adapter device 104 provided in the wireless communication system 100 further converts the format of the video signal by the format conversion unit 609. If the format of the video signal acquired from the source device does not match the format specified by the format information stored in the format information table 207 of the storage unit 206, The format conversion unit 609 converts the format of the acquired video signal so as to match.
- the format of the video signal output from the new source device can be converted to another format by the format conversion unit.
- the format conversion unit for example, even if video signals output from a plurality of source devices have different formats, they are converted to a common format and output, thereby forming a sink device that constitutes a wireless communication system, and for a sink device. Synchronization of the format of the video signal between the adapter devices can be maintained. Therefore, when the connected source device is switched, the switching time until the video signal of the switching destination is displayed on the sink device can be shortened.
- control unit 603 acquires the format of the video signal acquired from the source device (for example, the source device 101) and another source device (for example, the source device 102) different from the source device 101 for a predetermined period.
- a history of format information to be specified may be stored, and the format information with the highest frequency of acquisition among the history may be stored in the format information table 207 that the storage unit 206 has.
- the dummy signal generation device has the highest probability as the format of the video signal acquired from the switched source device.
- the highest format can be predicted to generate a dummy signal having a format consistent with this.
- control unit 603 sets the highest quality image among the plurality of formats of the video signal that can be displayed by the display unit (for example, the sink device 103) that displays the video signal wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission and reception unit 202.
- Format information that specifies the corresponding format may be stored in the format information table 207 that the storage unit 206 has.
- the format conversion unit should always unify the highest quality format among the video formats that the display device supports. Can. Therefore, synchronization regarding the format of the video signal between the sink device and the adapter device for the sink device that configure the wireless communication system can be maintained, and the sink device can display the highest quality video.
- a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is used as a specific configuration of the storage unit 206.
- DRAM dynamic random access memory
- SRAM static random access memory
- a non-volatile memory device it is possible to shorten the connection of the adapter device after the power is turned on again.
- the source device may have the function of the adapter device for a source device 104 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
- the source device according to the embodiment of the present invention has, for example, a configuration having a signal reproducing unit such as a DVD player instead of the wired transmitting and receiving unit 201 in the adapter device for source device 104.
- the wireless communication system 100 having the adapter device for source device 104 according to the first and second embodiments can also be realized by a computer.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer system for realizing the wireless communication system 100. As shown in FIG.
- the wireless communication system 100 includes a computer 34, a keyboard 36 and a mouse 38 for giving instructions to the computer 34, a display 32 for presenting information such as calculation results of the computer 34, and a program to be executed by the computer 34. It includes a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) device 40 for reading and a communication modem (not shown).
- a computer 34 a keyboard 36 and a mouse 38 for giving instructions to the computer 34
- a display 32 for presenting information such as calculation results of the computer 34, and a program to be executed by the computer 34.
- It includes a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) device 40 for reading and a communication modem (not shown).
- CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
- a program which is a process performed by the wireless communication system 100, is stored in a CD-ROM 42, which is a computer-readable medium, and read by the CD-ROM device 40. Alternatively, it is read by the communication modem 52 through a computer network.
- the computer 34 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 44, a read only memory (ROM) 46, a random access memory (RAM) 48, a hard disk 50, a communication modem 52, and a bus 54.
- CPU central processing unit
- ROM read only memory
- RAM random access memory
- the CPU 44 executes the program read via the CD-ROM device 40 or the communication modem 52.
- the ROM 46 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the computer 34.
- the RAM 48 stores data such as parameters at the time of program execution.
- the hard disk 50 stores programs, data, and the like.
- the communication modem 52 communicates with other computers via a computer network.
- the bus 54 mutually connects the CPU 44, the ROM 46, the RAM 48, the hard disk 50, the communication modem 52, the display 32, the keyboard 36, the mouse 38 and the CD-ROM device 40 to one another.
- the system LSI is a super-multifunctional LSI manufactured by integrating a plurality of components on one chip, and more specifically, a computer system including a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. .
- a computer program is stored in the RAM.
- the system LSI achieves its functions by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program.
- IC card or module is a computer system including a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.
- the IC card or module may include the above-described ultra-multifunctional LSI.
- the IC card or module achieves its functions by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. This IC card or this module may be tamper resistant.
- the present invention may be the method described above. Further, the present invention may be a computer program that realizes these methods by a computer, or may be a digital signal composed of the computer program.
- the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that can read the computer program or the digital signal, such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc (Registered trademark), a memory card such as a USB memory or an SD card, or a semiconductor memory may be used. Further, the present invention may be the digital signal recorded on these recording media.
- the computer program or the digital signal may be transmitted via a telecommunication line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network represented by the Internet, data broadcasting, and the like.
- the present invention may be a computer system comprising a microprocessor and a memory, wherein the memory stores the computer program, and the microprocessor operates according to the computer program.
- the adapter device for a source device, the wireless communication system, and the control method therefor according to the present invention can be used, for example, in an AV system such as a DVD player and a television receiver.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る無線通信システム100の構成を示すブロック図である。
本実施の形態では、ソース装置用アダプタ装置104から無線送信する全てのAV信号のフォーマットを同一のフォーマットに変換してそろえる場合について説明する。
34 コンピュータ
36 キーボード
38 マウス
40 CD-ROM装置
42 CD-ROM
44 CPU
46 ROM
48 RAM
50 ハードディスク
52 通信モデム
54 バス
100、1500 無線通信システム
101、102 ソース装置
103 シンク装置
104 ソース装置用アダプタ装置
105 シンク装置用アダプタ装置
106、107、108 ケーブル
201、303 有線送受信部
202、302 無線送受信部
203、304、603 制御部
204 ダミー信号生成部
205、306 EDIDテーブル
206、305 記憶部
207 フォーマット情報テーブル
208、301 アンテナ
609 フォーマット変換部
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- 映像信号を出力するソース装置に有線接続され、前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号を無線送信するソース装置用アダプタ装置であって、
前記映像信号のフォーマットを示す情報であるフォーマット情報を記憶している記憶部と、
前記記憶部より取得した前記フォーマット情報により特定されるフォーマットに一致するフォーマットを有するダミーの映像信号であるダミー信号を生成するダミー信号生成部と、
前記映像信号及び生成された前記ダミー信号を選択的に無線送信する無線送受信部と、
前記ソース装置から前記映像信号を取得できない場合には、前記ダミー信号生成部に、前記ダミー信号を生成させ、生成された前記ダミー信号を前記無線送受信部から送信させる制御部とを備える
ソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 前記制御部は、
前記映像信号の取得先となるソース装置を、前記ソース装置から、前記ソース装置とは異なる他のソース装置へと切り替える処理を開始してから、
前記他のソース装置より出力された映像信号を取得するまでの間、
前記ダミー信号生成部に前記ダミー信号を生成させる
請求項1記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記ソース装置から取得している前記映像信号のフォーマットを特定するフォーマット情報を前記記憶部に記憶させる
請求項1記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - さらに、前記映像信号のフォーマットを変換するフォーマット変換部を備えており、
前記制御部は、前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットと、前記記憶部が記憶しているフォーマット情報で特定されるフォーマットとが一致しない場合には、一致するように、取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットを前記フォーマット変換部に変換させる
請求項1記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 前記制御部は、事前に定められた期間、前記ソース装置と、前記ソース装置とは異なる他のソース装置とから取得した、前記映像信号のフォーマットを特定するフォーマット情報に関する履歴を記憶し、前記履歴の中で、取得する頻度のもっとも高いフォーマット情報を、前記記憶部に記憶させる
請求項1又は4記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記無線送受信部から無線送信された前記映像信号を表示する表示部で表示することができる映像信号の複数のフォーマットのうち、もっとも高品質な映像に対応するフォーマットを特定するフォーマット情報を、前記記憶部に記憶させる
請求項1又は4記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 映像信号を出力するソース装置に有線接続され、前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号を無線送信するソース装置用アダプタ装置の制御方法であって、
前記映像信号のフォーマットを示す情報であるフォーマット情報を記憶する記憶ステップと、
前記記憶ステップで取得した前記フォーマット情報により特定されるフォーマットに一致するフォーマットを有するダミーの映像信号であるダミー信号を生成するダミー信号生成ステップと、
前記映像信号及び生成された前記ダミー信号を選択的に無線送信する無線送受信ステップと、
前記ソース装置から前記映像信号を取得できない場合には、前記ダミー信号生成ステップに、前記ダミー信号を生成させ、生成された前記ダミー信号を前記無線送受信ステップで送信させる制御ステップとを含む
ソース装置用アダプタ装置の制御方法。 - 前記制御ステップは、
前記映像信号の取得先となるソース装置を、前記ソース装置から、前記ソース装置とは異なる他のソース装置へと切り替える処理を開始してから、
前記他のソース装置より出力された映像信号を取得するまでの間、
前記ダミー信号生成ステップに前記ダミー信号を生成させる
請求項7記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置の制御方法。 - さらに、前記映像信号のフォーマットを変換するフォーマット変換ステップを含み、
前記制御ステップは、前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットと、前記記憶ステップで記憶されたフォーマット情報で特定されるフォーマットとが一致しない場合には、一致するように、取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットを前記フォーマット変換ステップで変換させる
請求項7記載のソース装置用アダプタ装置の制御方法。 - 映像信号を出力するソース装置に有線接続され、前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号を無線送信するソース装置用アダプタ装置であって、
前記映像信号のフォーマットを示す情報であるフォーマット情報を記憶している記憶部と、
前記映像信号のフォーマットを変換するフォーマット変換部と、
前記映像信号を無線送信する無線送受信部と、
前記ソース装置から取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットと、前記記憶部が記憶しているフォーマット情報で特定されるフォーマットとが一致しない場合には、一致するように、取得した前記映像信号のフォーマットを前記フォーマット変換部に変換させ、変換された前記映像信号を前記無線送受信部から送信させる制御部とを備える
ソース装置用アダプタ装置。 - 映像信号を無線送信する無線送信システムであって、
映像信号を出力するソース装置と、
前記映像信号のフォーマットを示す情報であるフォーマット情報を記憶している記憶部と、
前記記憶部より取得した前記フォーマット情報により特定されるフォーマットに一致するフォーマットを有するダミーの映像信号であるダミー信号を生成するダミー信号生成部と、
前記映像信号及び生成された前記ダミー信号を選択的に無線送信する無線送受信部と、
前記ソース装置から前記映像信号を取得できない場合には、前記ダミー信号生成部に、前記ダミー信号を生成させ、生成された前記ダミー信号を前記無線送受信部から送信させる制御部とを備える
無線送信システム。
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