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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Gen Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Tao, Kanagawa, JP;
Gen Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Tao, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmission device, a reception device, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable, whereby high-speed communication can be executed while maintaining compatibility. In the event that an HDMI® sourceand an HDMI® sinkexecute two-way IP communication using a CEC lineand a signal line, a switching control unitcontrols a switchto select a partial signal making up the differential signal from a conversion unitat the time of transmitting data, and controls the switchto select a partial signal making up a differential signal from a receiverat the time of transmitting data, and in the case of executing two-way communication using the CEC linealone, the switching control unitcontrols the switchto select the CEC signal from the HDMI® sourceor receiverwith the switch. The present invention may be applied to HDMI®, for example.