Patent ID: 8745432
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A delay controller comprising: acquiring means for acquiring synchronization timings indicating timings when a plurality of controllers synchronously control, via a line, transmitters that transmit data; determining means for determining a reference synchronization timing serving as a reference for synchronization among the controllers, at least in part on the basis of the synchronization timings acquired by the acquiring means; and synchronization information transmitting means for transmitting synchronization information to the controllers, the synchronization information being used when the controllers receive data from each of the transmitters at the reference synchronization timing determined by the determining means; wherein: the determining means determines, as the reference synchronization timing, a synchronization timing of a controller of the plurality of controllers which minimizes a delay with respect to each of synchronization timings of other controllers of the plurality of controllers.