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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Satoru Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kawaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehiro Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoru Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kawaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehiro Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.