Patent ID: 7327381
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A signal transmission system comprising: a signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal; and a signal reception apparatus for receiving the signal transmitted from said signal transmission apparatus through a transmission path, wherein said signal transmission apparatus is operable to time-base-compress an audio signal, time-division-multiplex a video signal, a control signal and the time-base-compressed audio signal into a multiplexed signal, and transmit the multiplexed signal to said signal reception apparatus through the transmission path, the control signal is used for controlling a characteristic of the video signal or audio signal outputted by said signal reception apparatus or a device connected to said signal reception apparatus, and said signal reception apparatus is operable to demultiplex the multiplexed signal transmitted from said signal transmission apparatus into the video signal, the control signal, and the time-base-compressed audio signal, and decompress the time-base-compressed audio signal.