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Transmission apparatus, sending apparatus, and receiving apparatus, and transmission method
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-18
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2016-11-18
Abstract
Abstract The transmitter QPSK-modulates the audio data, generates a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on the audio data, and outputs the modulated signal resulted from QPSK-modulation at the timing of the transmission channel clock. The infrared emitter emits infrared-rays based on the modulated signal. Digital data is thus efficiently transmitted by way of infrared-rays with suppressed complexity of data processing for modulation and demodulation.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Chaki
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/004; H04L1/0041; H04L1/0056; H04L1/0057; H04L1/0059; H04L1/006; H04L27/00; H04L27/18; H04L27/20; H04L27/2032; H04L27/2053; H04L27/206; H04L27/2067; H04L27/2071; H04L1/0071; H04L7/00; H04L7/02; H04L7/033; H04L7/0337
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 74
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A transmission apparatus, comprising: modulation means for phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting a modulated signal; infrared emitting means for modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal outputted from said modulation means and outputting the modulated infrared-ray resultant from the modulation; light receiving means for receiving said modulated infrared-ray from said infrared emitt ing means and outputting a received signal corresponding to said modulated signal; and demodulation means for demodulating said received signal outputted from said light receiving means and regenerating said digital data, wherein said modulation means includes transmission channel clock generating means for generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data, and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock, and further wherein said demodulation means includes data clock regenerating means for generating said data clock based on said received signal, and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A transmission apparatus, comprising: modulation means for phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting a modulated signal; infrared emitting means for modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal outputted from said modulation means and outputting the modulated infrared-ray resultant from the modulation; light receiving means for receiving said modulated infrared-ray from said infrared emitt ing means and outputting a received signal corresponding to said modulated signal; and demodulation means for demodulating said received signal outputted from said light receiving means and regenerating said digital data, wherein said modulation means includes transmission channel clock generating means for generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data, and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock, and further wherein said demodulation means includes data clock regenerating means for generating said data clock based on said received signal, and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said sub-carrier has a frequency of 4.5 MHz.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying)-modulates said sub-carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means performs TCM (Trellis Coded Modulation) modulation and 8PSK (Eight Phase Shift Keying) modulation in combination on said sub-carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means further includes differential coding means for differentially coding the symbol of said digital data in two bit units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 5 wherein said transmission channel clock generating means generates said transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/8 times the symbol clock of said symbol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 5 wherein said modulation means further includes random code generating means for generating a random code, and scrambling means for scrambling said symbol using said random code outputted from said random code generating means, and said differential coding means differentially codes said symbol scrambled by said scrambling means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means further includes random code generating means for generating a random code, and scrambling means for scrambling said digital data using said random code outputted from said random code generating means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 8 wherein said random code generating means generates said random code based on M (Maximum length linear shift register sequence code)-series or a count value of a counter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 9 wherein said M-series has a bit length of 13 bits.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means further includes error correcting code generating means for generating an error correcting code for error correcting said digital data and adding it to said digital data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 11 wherein said error correcting code is a Reed-Solomon code.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 12 wherein said Reed-Solomon code is defined on Galois field G (2 8 ) and the code length or minimum distance is respectively 58 or 11.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 11 wherein said modulation means further includes structuring means for structuring said digital data of 1536×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 320×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 11 wherein said modulation means further includes structuring means for structuring said digital data of 1584×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 330×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
58 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 11 wherein said modulation means further includes memory means for storing said digital data added with said error correcting code, and said digital data added with said error correcting code is interleaved by being written in a certain writing order in said memory means and being subsequently read in a different reading order.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means further includes synchronizing data adding means for adding a synchronizing data for synchronizing in said demodulation means to said digital data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 17 wherein said synchronizing data has a bit length of 4 bytes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said modulation means further includes header adding means for adding a prescribed header to said digital data.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 19 wherein said header has a bit length of 60 bytes.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 19 wherein said header has a bit length of 2 bytes.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said digital data is obtained by 48-kHz sampling and subsequently 32-bit quantizing a stereo audio signal.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
64 words
The transmission apparatus of claim 1 wherein said digital data includes a plurality of data blocks, each of said data blocks having 192 data frames, each of said data frames having a plurality of sub-frames, and further, each of said sub-frames including a preamble, 24 bits of audio sample word, a validity flag, a user data, a channel status data and a parity data.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
93 words
A transmission apparatus, comprising; modulation means for phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting modulated signal; and infrared emitting means for modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal outputted from said modulation means and for outputting the resultant modulated infrared-ray; wherein said modulation means includes transmission channel clock generating means for generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data, and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
93 words
A transmission apparatus, comprising; modulation means for phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting modulated signal; and infrared emitting means for modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal outputted from said modulation means and for outputting the resultant modulated infrared-ray; wherein said modulation means includes transmission channel clock generating means for generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data, and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said sub-carrier has a frequency of 4.5 MHz.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying)-modulates said sub-carrier.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means performs TCM (Trellis Coded Modulation) modulation and 8PSK (Eight Phase Shift Keying) modulation in combination on said sub-carrier.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means further includes differential coding means for differentially coding the symbol of said digital data in two bit units.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said transmission channel clock generating means generates said transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/8 times the symbol clock of said symbol.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said modulation means further includes random code generating means for generating a random code, and scrambling means for scrambling said symbol using said random code outputted from said random code generating means, and said differential coding means differentially codes said symbol scrambled by said scrambling means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means further includes random code generating means for generating a random code, and scrambling means for scrambling said digital data using said random code outputted from said random code generating means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said random code generating means generates said random code based on M (Maximum length linear shift register sequence code)-series or a count value of a counter.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 32 wherein said M-series has a bit length of 13 bits.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means further includes error correcting code generating means for generating an error correcting code for error correcting said digital data and adding it to said digital data.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said error correcting code is a Reed-Solomon code.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 35 wherein said Reed-Solomon code is defined on Galois field G (2 8 ) and the code length or minimum distance is respectively 58 or 11.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said modulation means further includes structuring means for structuring said digital data of 1536×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 320×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said modulation means further includes structuring means for structuring said digital data of 1584×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 330×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said modulation means further includes memory means for storing said digital data added with said error correcting code, and said digital data added with said error correcting code is interleaved by being written in a certain writing order in said memory means and being subsequently read in a different reading order.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means further includes synchronizing data adding means for adding a synchronizing data for synchronizing in said demodulation means to said digital data.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 40 wherein said synchronizing data has a bit length of 4 bytes.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said modulation means further includes header adding means for adding a prescribed header to said digital data.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 42 wherein said header has a bit length of 60 bytes.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 42 wherein said header has a bit length of 2 bytes.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said digital data is obtained by 48-kHz sampling and subsequently 32-bit quantizing a stereo audio signal.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said digital data includes a plurality of data blocks, each of said data blocks having 192 data frames, each of said data frames having a plurality of sub-frames, and further, each of said sub-frames including a preamble, 24 bits of audio sample word, a validity flag, a user data, a channel status data and a parity data.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
79 words
A receiving apparatus for receiving a digital data comprising: receiving means for receiving an infrared-ray and outputting a received signal corresponding to the infrared-ray; and demodulation means for demodulating said received signal outputted from said receiving means and regenerating said digital data; said demodulation means having data clock regenerating means for generating a data clock having a frequency 4/5 times the clock based on said received signal, and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
79 words
A receiving apparatus for receiving a digital data comprising: receiving means for receiving an infrared-ray and outputting a received signal corresponding to the infrared-ray; and demodulation means for demodulating said received signal outputted from said receiving means and regenerating said digital data; said demodulation means having data clock regenerating means for generating a data clock having a frequency 4/5 times the clock based on said received signal, and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
138 words
A transmission method, comprising the steps of: phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting a modulated signal; modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal and outputting a modulated infrared-ray; receiving said modulated infrared-ray and outputting a received signal corresponding to said modulated signal; and demodulating said received signal and regenerating said digital data; wherein said step of phase shift modulating includes the steps of generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock, and further, wherein said step of demodulating includes the steps of generating said data clock based on said received signal and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
138 words
A transmission method, comprising the steps of: phase shift modulating a sub-carrier based on a digital data and outputting a modulated signal; modulating an infrared-ray, being the main carrier wave, based on said modulated signal and outputting a modulated infrared-ray; receiving said modulated infrared-ray and outputting a received signal corresponding to said modulated signal; and demodulating said received signal and regenerating said digital data; wherein said step of phase shift modulating includes the steps of generating a transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/4 times the data clock based on said digital data and outputting said modulated signal at the timing of said transmission channel clock, and further, wherein said step of demodulating includes the steps of generating said data clock based on said received signal and outputting said digital data at the timing of said data clock.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said sub-carrier has a frequency of 4.5 MHz.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating includes QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying)-modulating said sub-carrier.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating includes performing TCM (Trellis Coded Modulation) modulation and 8PSK (Eight Phase Shift Keying) modulation in combination on said sub-carrier.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of differentially coding the symbol of said digital data in two bit units.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 52 wherein said step of generating said transmission channel clock includes generating said transmission channel clock having a frequency 5/8 times the symbol clock of said symbol.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 52 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the steps of generating a random code, and scrambling said symbol using said random code, and differentially coding said scrambled symbol.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating includes the steps of generating a random code, and scrambling said digital data using said random code.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 55 wherein said step of generating said random code includes the step of generating said random code based on M (Maximum length linear shift register sequence code)-series or a count value of a counter.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 56 wherein said M-series has a bit length of 13 bits.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the steps of generating an error correcting code for error correcting said digital data and adding it to said digital data.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 58 wherein said error correcting code is a Reed-Solomon code.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 59 wherein said Reed-Solomon code is defined on Galois field G (2 8 ) and the code length or minimum distance is respectively 58 or 11.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 58 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of structuring said digital data of 1536×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 320×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 58 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of structuring said digital data of 1584×n bytes (n is a positive integer) and said error correcting code of 330×n bytes as one unit.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 58 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of storing said digital data added with said error correcting code, said digital data added with said error correcting code interleaved by being written in a certain writing order and subsequently read in a different reading order.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of adding a synchronizing data for synchronizing in said demodulation step to said digital data.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 64 wherein said synchronizing data has a bit length of 4 bytes.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said step of phase shift modulating further includes the step of adding a prescribed header to said digital data.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 66 wherein said header has a bit length of 60 bytes.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 66 wherein said header has a bit length of 2 bytes.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 48 wherein said digital data is obtained by 48-kHz sampling and subsequently 32-bit quantizing a stereo audio signal.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 48 wherein said digital data includes a plurality of data blocks, each of said data blocks having 192 data frames, each of said data frames having a plurality of sub-frames, and further, each of said sub-frames including a preamble, 24 bits of audio sample word, a validity flag, a user data, a channel status data and a parity data.
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