Patent ID: 7181299
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for isochronously transmitting data on a predetermined bus line which supports asynchronous transmission of control data between devices linked thereto, the data including audio channel data representing sounds reproducible on a plurality of audio channels, comprising: arranging the audio channel data for each of the plurality of audio channels in a plurality of first data units, each first data unit having a predetermined data length; setting up a second data unit having the predetermined data length, the second data unit including a label section, a data transmission section having a plurality of variable length data portions containing data relating to the positioning of speakers for respective ones of the plurality of audio channels, and a sub-label section representative of a quantity of the variable length data portions and of a length of the data contained in each of the variable length data portions; and transmitting the plurality of first data units and the second data unit between devices linked to the predetermined bus line.