Patent ID: 6937599
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A reception method, wherein in the case where a data sink conforming substantially with IEC 61883 and a data source conforming with IEC 61883 are connected to an IEEE 1394 bus, and in the case where said data sink is a personal computer having an IEEE 1394 interface and device controlling means for controlling all or part of devices connected to said IEEE 1394 bus, upon receiving start-of-reception instructions, said data sink determines whether said data source is outputting output data to said IEEE 1394 bus using broadcast transmission, and in the case where said data source is outputting said output data to said IEEE 1394 bus using broadcast transmission, said data sink starts receiving said output data without establishing a point-to-point connection to said data source and uses only the broadcast transmission to receive said output data.