Local communication bus system and apparatuses for use in such a system
    1.
    发明授权
    Local communication bus system and apparatuses for use in such a system 失效
    用于这种系统的本地通信总线系统和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5574965A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-12

    申请号:US958039

    申请日:1992-10-05

    申请人: Harm J. Welmer

    发明人: Harm J. Welmer

    摘要: A number of domestic audio/video apparatuses (10,12,14) are interconnected by a Domestic Digital Bus (16) for the exchange of control information. A User I/O subdevice (41) in one apparatus is addressable by a control subdevice (22) of another apparatus to allow the display of menu items defined by the control subdevice. The User I/O subdevice returns user control signals by reference to the defined menu items. The right of menu control can be transferred via the User I/O subdevice to and from other control subdevices (20 etc.) to allow integration of the menu control functions of the different apparatuses.

    摘要翻译: 一些家用音频/视频设备(10,12,14)通过国内数字总线(16)互连,用于交换控制信息。 一个设备中的用户I / O子设备(41)可由另一设备的控制子设备(22)寻址,以允许显示由控制子设备定义的菜单项。 用户I / O子设备通过参考定义的菜单项返回用户控制信号。 菜单控制的权利可以通过用户I / O子设备传送到其他控制子设备(20等),以允许集成不同设备的菜单控制功能。

    Apparatus for automatically identifying point-to-point cable
interconnections among a plurality of components which are also linked
via a broadcast control channel
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for automatically identifying point-to-point cable interconnections among a plurality of components which are also linked via a broadcast control channel 失效
    用于自动识别也经由广播控制信道链接的多个组件之间的点对点电缆互连的设备

    公开(公告)号:US5491805A

    公开(公告)日:1996-02-13

    申请号:US360189

    申请日:1994-12-20

    申请人: Harm J. Welmer

    发明人: Harm J. Welmer

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04B1/20 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: H04B1/205

    摘要: A system of domestic video apparatuses (10,12,14 etc.) are interconnected by video cables (64,66,68) and also by a serial data bus (D2B,16) having distributed control intelligence (20,22). Within each apparatus, signal generator and/or detector functions are defined, which can be activated and controlled via the bus (16). The video cable connections (64,66,68) between various plugs (26-1,2,3, 52-1,2,3, etc.) of the apparatuses (10,12,14) are identified automatically by interrupting signal transmission from all apparatuses involved then allowing a single transmission from an input to the connections and detecting the where the signal is output. By repeating the process with other all connections may be traced. The automatic identification of cable connections occurs without requiring additional conductors for cable detection signals.

    摘要翻译: 国内视频设备(10,12,14等)的系统通过视频电缆(64,66,68)和具有分布式控制智能的串行数据总线(D2B,16)相互连接(20,22)。 在每个装置内,定义信号发生器和/或检测器功能,其可以经由总线(16)被激活和控制。 通过中断信号自动识别设备(10,12,14)的各种插头(26-1,2,3,52-1,2,3等)之间的视频电缆连接(64,66,68) 从所涉及的所有装置的传输允许从输入到连接的单一传输,并且检测信号在哪里输出。 可以跟踪其他所有连接的重复进程。 电缆连接的自动识别发生,而不需要额外的电缆检测信号的导体。

    Video signal processing system with networked control of aspect ratio
conversion within the system
    4.
    发明授权
    Video signal processing system with networked control of aspect ratio conversion within the system 失效
    视频信号处理系统,具有网络控制系统内的纵横比转换

    公开(公告)号:US5253060A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-12

    申请号:US804578

    申请日:1991-12-10

    CPC分类号: H04N7/0122 H04N5/765 H04N7/10

    摘要: A domestic video system includes a number of interconnected video apparatuses (10,12,14), at least one of the apparatuses including a facility for conversion of the aspect ratio of video signals. The system further includes control signalling (20) operating via a standard serial bus (16) for systematically interrogating each apparatus in a signal path to determine whether aspect ratio conversion is necessary in the signal path and for selectively enabling or disabling any conversion facility in the signal path to effect such necessary conversion. The control means implements a strategy for eliminating unnecessary conversion of aspect ratio in the signal path, and also chooses to effect conversion as late as possible in the signal path when faced with more than one available conversion facility.

    Apparatuses interconnected for the communication of control messages
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatuses interconnected for the communication of control messages 失效
    互连的设备用于控制消息的通信

    公开(公告)号:US5659373A

    公开(公告)日:1997-08-19

    申请号:US488321

    申请日:1995-06-07

    申请人: Jelle Hoekstra

    发明人: Jelle Hoekstra

    CPC分类号: H04B1/205 H04B1/202

    摘要: Apparatuses (1,2,3) of an audio/video system convey user commands to one another via a serial control bus (4). The user commands convey key activations on a remote handset (18a), whose keys include both "normal" keys such as "mute/unmute", and "repeat" keys such as "volume up" and "volume down". To convey a repeat key activation, a first control means (12) within one apparatus addresses a key activation message to a second control means (32) within another apparatus. The second control means (32) synthesises locally a repetitive series of user commands, until a key release message is received. The need for repetitive user command messages to be sent via the control bus is thereby eliminated, and the frequency of repetition can be defined locally to give consistent response to user commands. The second control means (32) can also implement a de-bouncing function, disregarding duplicate user command messages sent by a third apparatus (2) which also responds to the handset (18a).

    摘要翻译: 音频/视频系统的装置(1,2,3)经由串行控制总线(4)将用户命令传送给彼此。 用户命令在远程手机(18a)上传送密钥激活,其密钥包括诸如“静音/取消静音”的“正常”键以及诸如“音量增大”和“音量降低”的“重复”键。 为了传达重复键激活,一个装置内的第一控制装置(12)将另一装置内的第二控制装置(32)的键激活消息解决。 第二控制装置(32)本地合成重复的一系列用户命令,直到接收到密钥释放消息。 由此消除了通过控制总线发送的重复用户命令消息的需要,并且本地可以定义重复频率,以对用户命令给出一致的响应。 第二控制装置(32)还可以实现去抖动功能,忽略也响应手机(18a)的第三装置(2)发送的重复用户命令消息。

    Local communication system and station for use in such a system
    7.
    发明授权
    Local communication system and station for use in such a system 失效
    本系统中使用的本地通信系统和站

    公开(公告)号:US5929931A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-27

    申请号:US353415

    申请日:1994-12-09

    申请人: Jelle Hoekstra

    发明人: Jelle Hoekstra

    摘要: A local communication system has a number of stations connected for the communication of messages by one or more data channels. One of the stations comprises a display device operable to display messages sent by other stations in one or more of a plurality of fields. Each message to be displayed is given a display lifetime (80-84), which is determined by a mode value (74-78) set by the originating subdevice or commonly assigned by the display device. The display determines whether there are sufficient display fields available (68) to display a received message and handles the timing (88) and subsequent removal from display (90) of a message on expiry of its display lifetime, independently of the originating station.

    摘要翻译: 本地通信系统具有连接用于通过一个或多个数据信道来传送消息的多个站。 其中一个站包括显示装置,可操作以显示由多个场中的一个或多个中的其他站发送的消息。 要显示的每个消息被给予显示寿命(80-84),其由由始发子设备设置的或由显示设备共同分配的模式值(74-78)确定。 显示器确定是否有足够的可用显示字段(68)来显示接收到的消息,并且处理定时(88)并随后在其显示寿命期满时从消息的显示(90)中移除,而不管始发站。

    Test apparatus for verifying the conformity of a device under test with
a standard application protocol
    8.
    发明授权
    Test apparatus for verifying the conformity of a device under test with a standard application protocol 失效
    用于验证被测设备与标准应用协议一致性的测试装置

    公开(公告)号:US5864658A

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-26

    申请号:US774757

    申请日:1991-10-08

    摘要: The test apparatus (PC,KB,DIS,PR,IF) communicates via a standard serial bus (12) with a device under test (DUT) to verify conformity with a standard application protocol defining the format, meaning and applicability of messages passed via the bus (12). The apparatus generates a test sequence of commands and requests and analyses the replies of the DUT for conformity. The test sequence and the analysis are adapted automatically in response to previous replies of the device, to provide a thorough but efficient test of the device and any subdevices identified within it. Where the standard application protocol defines extended autonomous cooperation between devices, the test apparatus emulates one or more further devices to be controlled and interrogated by the device under test.

    摘要翻译: 测试设备(PC,KB,DIS,PR,IF)通过标准串行总线(12)与被测器件(DUT)进行通信,以验证是否符合标准应用协议,定义通过的消息的格式,含义和适用性 公共汽车(12)。 该装置产生一个命令的测试序列,并请求并分析被测件的回复以便一致。 响应于设备的先前回复,自动调整测试序列和分析,为设备及其中识别的任何子设备提供彻底而有效的测试。 在标准应用协议定义设备之间的扩展自主协作的情况下,测试设备模拟要被被测设备控制和询问的一个或多个其他设备。

    Local communication system with plural data channels
    9.
    发明授权
    Local communication system with plural data channels 失效
    具有多个数据通道的本地通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US5485459A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-16

    申请号:US167389

    申请日:1993-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04B1/20 H04J3/02

    CPC分类号: H04B1/207

    摘要: The system comprises a number of stations interconnected for the communication of control messages which are multiplexed with digital audio signals. The control channel is divided into eight parallel channels, and each station is allocated one channel to transmit on, while it receives from other stations on the other seven channels. Messages on each channel are segmented into finite message units. When a longer message is to be transmitted, the receiving station implement a locking mechanism such that message units will not be accepted on other channels until all message units of the message have been received. To allow the number of stations to exceed the number of data channels, some of the stations are designated "slave only", and share a single channel for the transmission of control messages. To avoid conflicts, these stations are permitted to transmit only in response to request messages from a station having its own exclusive transmit channel.

    摘要翻译: 该系统包括互连的多个站,用于与数字音频信号复用的控制消息的通信。 控制信道分为8个并行通道,每个站分配一个通道进行传输,同时从其他七个通道的其他站接收。 每个通道上的消息被分割成有限的消息单元。 当要发送更长的消息时,接收站实现锁定机制,使得消息单元将不被其他信道接收,直到已经接收到消息的所有消息单元。 为了允许站数量超过数据信道数量,一些站被指定为“仅从站”,并且共享用于传输控制消息的单个信道。 为了避免冲突,允许这些站仅响应于具有其自己的专用发送信道的站的请求消息来进行发送。

    D2B divice address initialization by use of default address
    10.
    发明授权
    D2B divice address initialization by use of default address 失效
    D2B通过使用默认地址来初始化地址

    公开(公告)号:US5675571A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-07

    申请号:US382058

    申请日:1995-03-13

    申请人: Neil A. Wilson

    发明人: Neil A. Wilson

    摘要: In a single channel communication bus system, e.g. D.sub.2 B, sometimes two devices of the same type must be initialized at the same time. These devices start out with the same address installed by the manufacturer. The installed address includes follower bits which can be changed to account for the presence of other devices. During initialization, all devices are set to a dummy address and the installed address is stored. Each station then looks for devices having its own installed address. If, after 3 tries, none is found then the stored address is used. If other devices having the installed address are found, the follower bits can be changed. The station iterates until all possible follower bits are exhausted. In this way the stations of the same type have an improved likelihood of being initialized with distinct addresses.

    摘要翻译: PCT No.PCT / IB94 / 00173 Sec。 371日期1995年3月13日 102(e)1995年3月13日PCT 1994年6月24日PCT公布。 出版物WO95 / 01025 日期1995年1月5日在单通道通信总线系统中,例如 D2B,有时同一类型的两个设备必须同时被初始化。 这些设备以制造商安装的相同地址开始。 安装的地址包括可以更改的跟随器位,以解决其他设备的存在。 在初始化期间,所有设备都设置为虚拟地址,并存储已安装的地址。 然后,每个工作站都会查找具有自己安装地址的设备。 如果3次尝试后没有找到,则使用存储的地址。 如果找到具有安装地址的其他设备,则可以更改跟随器位。 站点迭代直到所有可能的跟随器位都耗尽。 以这种方式,相同类型的站具有改进的用不同地址初始化的可能性。