IP Library Granted Patent US 8,214,730
Granted Patent B2
US 8,214,730 · App. 12/028,541 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

System and method for digital signal transmission with reduced error rate

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Patent No.
US 8,214,730
App. No.
12/028,541
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal processing system is provided with a transmitting-side apparatus transmitting a digital signal, and a receiving-side apparatus receiving the digital signal. The transmitting-side apparatus includes a digital signal transmitter transmitting the digital signal and a signal controller controlling the digital signal. The receiving-side apparatus includes a digital signal receiver receiving the digital signal, an error rate detector detecting the error rate of the digital signal received, and a receiving-side controller transmitting error rate data based on the detected error rate to the transmitting-side apparatus. The transmitting-side apparatus further includes a transmitting-side controller receiving the error rate data and controlling the signal controller in response to the error rate data.

Claims (27)

1. A signal processing system comprising:

a transmitting-side apparatus transmitting a digital signal; and

a receiving-side apparatus receiving said digital signal and coupled to the transmitting side apparatus through an HDMI cable,

wherein said transmitting-side apparatus includes:

a digital signal transmitter transmitting said digital signal; and

a signal controller controlling said digital signal,

wherein said receiving-side apparatus includes:

a digital signal receiver receiving said digital signal;

an error rate detector detecting an error rate of said digital signal received;

a receiving-side controller transmitting error rate data based on said detected error rate to said transmitting-side apparatus when said detected error rate is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value whereas the receiving-side controller does not transmit said error rate data to said transmitting-side apparatus when said detected error rate is less than the predetermined threshold value; and

a display device displaying a warning on screen which indicates that video image and sound are not normally replayed because of a poor quality of the HDMI cable when the transmitting error rate data has been already repeated a predetermined number of times or more, and

wherein said transmitting-side apparatus further includes a transmitting-side controller receiving said error rate data and controlling said signal controller based on said error rate data.

2. The signal processing system according to claim 1 , wherein said signal controller controls the voltage amplitude of said digital signal.

3. The signal processing system according to claim 1 , wherein said signal controller controls delay of said digital signal.

4. The signal processing system according to claim 1 , wherein both of said transmitting-side and receiving-side apparatuses are designed to support the HDMI standard.

5. The signal processing system according to claim 1 , wherein both of said transmitting-side and receiving-side apparatuses are designed to support the UDI standard.

6. The signal processing system according to claim 4 , wherein said digital signal is a TMDS signal.

7. The signal processing system according to claim 4 , wherein said error rate data is transmitted from said receiving-side apparatus to said transmitting-side apparatus in a form of a CEC command.

8. A receiving-side apparatus comprising:

a digital signal receiver receiving a digital signal from a transmitting-side apparatus to be coupled to the receiving-side apparatus through an HDMI cable;

an error rate detector detecting an error rate of said digital signal received;

a receiving-side controller transmitting error rate data based on said detected error rate to said transmitting-side apparatus when said detected error rate is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value whereas the receiving-side controller does not transmit said error rate data to said transmitting-side apparatus when said detected error rate is less than the predetermined threshold value; and

a display device displaying a warning on screen which indicates that video image and sound are not normally replayed because of a poor quality of the HDMI cable when the transmitting error rate data has been already repeated a predetermined number of times or more.

9. The receiving-side apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said error rate data includes data used for voltage amplitude control of said digital signal within said transmitting-side apparatus.

10. The receiving-side apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said error rate data includes data used for delay control of said digital signal within said transmitting-side apparatus.

11. The receiving-side apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said receiving-side apparatus is designed to support the HDMI standard.

12. The receiving-side apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said receiving-side apparatus is designed to support the UDI standard.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025235/0423 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2008
From: MASUMORI, KENTA
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020484/0497 →