Patent ID: 8547484
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication system configured to divide a plurality of pieces of video data to be synthesized and output into a plurality of pieces of video having different qualities and transmit thereof to a plurality of output apparatus, the communication system comprising: a determination unit configured to determine a reception state of the video data in each output apparatus of the plurality of output apparatus; a decision unit configured to decide a quality of the video data to be synthesized and output according to the reception state of the video data in each output apparatus determined by the determination unit; and an output unit configured to output the video data having the quality decided by the decision unit, wherein, in a case where the video data is divided into a high quality video data and a low quality video data to be transmitted, the decision unit is configured, when any one of output apparatus among the plurality of output apparatus is determined to have failed to receive the high quality video data and the apparatus itself successfully receives either one of the high quality video data or the low quality video data, to decide to output the low quality video data.