Patent ID: 7242718
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: B32B,G02B,H04B

Abstract:
1. A coding standard selecting method for selecting a coding standard used for communications between a first terminal and a second terminal, each of the first and second terminals supporting a plurality of coding standards, wherein: the first terminal transmits a first signal representing all the coding standards supported by the first terminal to the second terminal; the second terminal selects a set of coding standards that satisfy a predetermined condition from among all the coding standards that are supported by the second terminal and the coding standards represented by the first signal, and transmits a second signal representing the selected set of coding standards to the first terminal; and the first terminal selects a coding standard available for communication with the second terminal from among the set of coding standards represented by the second signal, and transmits a third signal representing the selected coding standard to the second terminal.