Patent ID: 8068418

Claim:
Information processing apparatus comprising: a dividing unit configured to divide coded audio data in unit of frame when the audio data is transmitted to an external device via wireless communication; a generating unit configured to generate packets to be transmitted to the external device based on the divided coded audio data; a transmitting unit configured to store the generated packets and transmit the stored packets to the external device; an acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the external device, parameter information supported by the external device; a determining unit configured to determine, by comparing parameter information acquired by the acquiring unit and parameter information designated by the external device to be used for transmission of the coded audio data, whether the transmission of the coded audio data is acceptable, determine whether the parameter information designated by the external device includes protection information, and determine whether the parameter information designated by the external device matches the protection information for the audio data to be transmitted to the external device; and a setting unit configured to transmit a denial response to the external device if the determining unit determines that the transmission of the coded audio data is not acceptable and the parameter information includes the protection information, and wherein if the determining unit determines that there is no match between the parameter information and the protection information, the setting unit performs a negotiation process from the information processing apparatus with the external device based on parameter information determined to be appropriate for the transmission of the coded audio data by the information processing apparatus.