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EP0552903A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Data transmitting apparatus and data reproducing apparatus

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-01-18
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Abstract

Abstract In a data transmitting/reproducing equipment, e.g., a digital audio tape-recorder, etc., adapted for transmitting data for which a plurality of formats exist, and reproducing that data through the information transmission line, a system is adopted which has not only upward compatibility but also downward compatibility with respect to apparatuses already existing. On the transmitting or recording side, format ID information indicating a format of transmit data, and a plurality of compatibility ID information indicating compatibility of that format relative to other formats are generated to add the format ID information and the compatibility ID information to the transmit data. On the receiving or reproducing side, transmit data transmitted through the information transmission line from the transmitting side is reproduced in accordance with one of the plurality of compatibility ID information.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masato C/O Sony Corporation Tanaka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 05:38
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/00731; G11B20/00746; G11B20/00753; G11B20/00768; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3036; G11B5/00; G11B5/008; G11B5/00813; G11B5/00878; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10595; G11B11/10597; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91; G11B2220/913; G11B7/00; G11B7/007; G11B7/00736

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A data transmitting apparatus for transmitting data on an information transmission line where a plurality of formats exist, said data transmitting apparatus comprising; ID information generating means for generating format ID information indicating a format of transmit data, and compatibility ID information indicating compatibility of said format relative to other formats; ID information adding means for adding said format ID information and said compatibility ID information to said transmit data; and transmitting means for transmitting said transmit data on said information transmission line along with said format ID information and said compatibility ID information added thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 35 words
A data transmitting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said ID information generating means generates a plurality of compatibility ID information which are compatible with said format ID information of said transmit data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A data transmitting apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said ID information generating means generates said plural compatibility ID information from high grade version to low grade version in order.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 146 words
A data transmitting and reproducing apparatus for transmitting and reproducing transmit data on an information transmission line where a plurality of formats exist, said data transmitting and reproducing apparatus comprising; ID information generating means for generating format ID information indicating a format of transmit data and plural compatibility ID information indicating compatibility of said format relative to other formats; ID information adding means for adding said format ID information and said compatibility ID information to said transmit data; transmitting means for transmitting said transmit data on said information transmission line along with said format ID information and said compatibility ID information added thereto; and reproducing means adapted to receive said transmit data transmitted through said information transmission line along with said format ID information and said compatibility ID information added thereto to reproduce said transmit data in accordance with said one of said compatibility ID information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 63 words
A data reproducing apparatus adapted to receive transmit data, format ID information indicating a format of said transmit data, and a plurality of compatibility ID information indicating compatibility of said format relative other formats which are transmitted through an information transmission line where a plurality of formats exist, thus to reproduce said transmit data in accordance with one of said compatibility ID information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
A data reproducing apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said one of the compatibility ID information is the highest grade format among said plural compatibility ID information transmitted through said information transmission line.

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