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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nakaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Tago, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Araki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Nakaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Tago, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Araki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention relates to an information-signal-processing apparatus etc. for performing a series of processing pieces by using plural functional blocks in response to any information signals, in which functions can be easily upgraded through version upgrading of the functional blocks. Control blockissues a common command and transmits it to a control blockvia a control bus. Control I/Fof the functional blockconverts this common command into an intra-functional-block command if the common command is the common command related to its own functional block, and supplies the functional sectionwith it. This enables the functional blockto operate adaptively in accordance with the common command. When performing upgrade of the functions by the version updating of a predetermined function block, the common command need not be changed.