Patent ID: 8837442

Claim:
A wireless transmitter comprising: a packetizer which generates a special packet with a payload containing transmitted video signals and a header containing distinguishing information used to distinguish the special packet from an IP packet; and a wireless transmitting section for generating and transmitting wireless radio signals which contain a special packet generated by the packetizer, wherein the distinguishing information comprises a version field having a plurality of bits, the version field of the special packet has a same number of bits as a version field of an IP packet, and a pattern of bits of the version field for the special packet is different from a pattern of bits of the version field for an IP packet, wherein the pattern of bits of the version field for the special packet does not indicate a version of an IP protocol and is selectively variable among a plurality of predetermined patterns of bits, and wherein the header of the special packet is smaller than a header of the IP packet, and the special packet and the IP packet are distinct such that the special packet is not included within the IP packet and the IP packet is not included within the special packet.