Patent ID: 6172989
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A transmitting apparatus for transmitting data through a digital interface in accordance with the IEEE 1394 standard; said transmitting apparatus comprising:conversion means for converting a pack of 2,048 bytes in the data into at least one packet to be transmitted in isochronous communication in accordance with the IEEE 1394 standard; andtransmitting means for transmitting the packet;wherein said conversion means forms data blocks having a byte length of a multiple of 4 by dividing data formed of the pack of 2,048 bytes, a time stamp having a byte length of a multiple of 4 and padding data having a byte length of a multiple of 4 into a number of fractions which is a multiple of 2, and forms the packet by setting a predetermined number of the data blocks per packet to be transmitted as data in the packet.