Transmitting method, receiving method, and communication method for bi-directional bus system, and bi-directional bus system

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PATENT NO 5402419
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08169451

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A communication system using a bi-directional bus, comprises a plurality of devices (e.g., TV Image Receiver, Video Tape Recorder, etc. ) respectively including sub-devices (e.g., Monitor Image Receiver, TV tuner, Video Deck, etc.) adapted for executing the operation for a received control command. Each device comprises a transmit signal formation unit for forming a transmit signal having a frame structure consisting of an address field for specifying addresses of devices between which communication is carried out, and a data field for specifying a control command for a device or a sub-device, and including a channel select code of a fixed length, inserted at a predetermined position of the data field, indicating communication from a sub-device included in a device to any other device, communication from a device to a sub-device included in any other device, or communication from a device to a device; and a bus output unit for outputting, to the bi-directional bus, the transmit signal formed by the transmit signal formation unit.

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SONY CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 1080075 ?1080075

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Katsuyama, Akira Kanagawa, JP 38 769
Kotabe, Noriko Chiba, JP 17 789
Kusagaya, Yasuo Tokyo, JP 19 404
Osakabe, Yoshio Kanagawa, JP 42 1147
Sato, Makoto Kanagawa, JP 741 8183
Sugiyama, Kouichi Kanagawa, JP 33 486
Tanaka, Shigeo Tokyo, JP 112 1445
Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kanagawa, JP 474 4587

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