Patent ID: 6556546
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G11B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
Multiplex data transmitting equipment comprising:data packet transforming means for transforming input transmission data into a packet of transmission format suited to transmission in a band acquired in communication media; playback management information packet transforming means for transforming playback management information for utilizing said transmission data into a packet of transmission format suited to transmission in said acquired band; request signal receiving means for receiving a signal requesting an output of playback management information packet in other band than said acquired band, or receiving a signal requesting a change of rate of inserting the packets of said playback management information obtained in the playback management information packet transforming means into the first packet stream from the transmission data generated in the data packet transforming means; transmission packet generating means for generating a second packet stream wherein packets of data and packets of playback management information are mingled by starting an insertion of packets of said playback management information obtained in said playback management information packet transforming means into the first packet stream from said transmission data generated in said data packet transforming means depending on the request from the request signal receiving means, or inserting the packets of said playback management information at a requested rate; and transmitting means for transmitting the second packet stream obtained in said transmission packet generating means in said acquired band.