Patent ID: 6381697
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G11B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method of controlling the operation of an electronic equipment, comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of electronic equipments connected by way of a bus, said bus allowing for direct communication of information signals and control signals between any two or more of said electronic equipments; transmitting a control signal of a predetermined format containing format information to said plurality of electronic equipments, said format information specifying whether said predetermined format is a standard format or is a vendor unique frame format indicating that interpretation of said control signal is possible only for an electronic equipment understanding said vendor unique frame format; receiving said control signal by one or more of said plurality of electronic equipments; determining at each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic devices whether said control signal of said predetermined format is a vendor unique frame format corresponding to each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic equipments based on said format information so that each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic equipment can interpret said control signal; and controlling each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic equipments based on a vendor unique command contained in said control signal when it is determined that said control signal of said predetermined format is a vendor unique frame format corresponding to each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic equipments so that each of said one or more of said plurality of electronic equipment can interpret said control signal.