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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Ichiro Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ichiro Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are provided in a rate control command a clock rate select subfunction (SYNC SELECT) to which a digital signal receiver side corresponds, a base rate set subfunction (BASE CONFIGURE), a flow rate control (FLOW CONTROL) subfunction, and a capability inquiry subfunction (CAPABILITY INQUIRY). The CAPABILITY INQUIRY subfunction is used to send to a transmitter side a clock rate select state (SYNC SELECT), base rate set state (BASE CONFIGURE), flow rate control state (FLOW CONTROL) . Thereby, a digital signal can be transmitted between specific units positively and successfully.