Patent ID: 7720348
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a playback section for playing back image data in successive frames; a transmission section for transmitting the successive frames of the played back image data to a reception apparatus through a predetermined transmission line; said reception apparatus having a temporary store to temporarily store one frame of the successive frames of the played back image data transmitted thereto, the stored frame being replaced by a following frame of the successive frames that are received; and a control section for updating the frame stored in said temporary store with new successive frames that are received by said reception apparatus, said control section controlling, when an instruction to temporarily stop the playback of the image data is received, said playback section and said transmission section to stop the playback and the transmission of the image data, respectively, and further controlling said transmission section to transmit a message representing that the playback of the image data is temporarily stopped to said reception apparatus through said transmission line, wherein the temporary store stores only one frame of the successive frames while playback of the image data is temporarily stopped and no longer is updated with new frames and the image data of the one frame last stored in said temporary store is repetitively read out while said playback and transmission sections are stopped, wherein the control section establishes on said transmission line, a first channel for transmission of said image data and a second channel for transmission of said message.