Abstract: When, through a multi-speaker of a DVD audio system, signals are recorded/reproduced using a sampling frequency different for every channel, the quantity of calculation of a filter circuit is reduced. Up-sampling information about whether or not the sampling is carried out before the up-sampling by up-sampling means (2a, 2b) is acquired by up-sampling information detecting means (6). The signal up-sampled is filtered by a halfband filter circuit (3), subjected to loss-less compression, and recorded on a recording medium (8).

Abstract: This invention provides a data transmission method and a data receiving method which enable audio data to be multiplexed into video data and be transmitted using a DVI standard cable or the like satisfactorily with a simple configuration.

Abstract: Digital audio data which have a predetermined packet structure are divided into units including a predetermined number of bits; each unit of the divided digital audio data is converted into specific data to be encoded; the encoded data are arranged in blanking intervals of video data; the digital audio data are transmitted as well as the video data using a transmission line for the video data, and the video data and the audio data may be simultaneously and favorably transmitted, adopting an existing video-data transmission format such as the DVI standard.

Abstract: A method for transferring audio data and audio-related information includes: a generation step of generating second audio data from first audio data; a transmission step of transmitting the second audio data and audio-related information associated with the second audio data; and a reception step of receiving the second audio data and the audio-related information, wherein the audio-related information includes information representing a sampling frequency of the first audio data.

Abstract: The present invention is relative to a video signal transmitting/receiving system in which digital video signals are transmitted from a transmitter (30) to a receiver (50) using a line (9) as a transmission channel. The transmitter (30) converts the video signals to be transmitted to a bit string longer in data length than a pixel making up the video signals, allocates a plural number of the bit strings to a blanking period during which pixel data in the pixel string is not transmitted and, using these bit strings, transmits the same superposed data a plural number of times. The receiver (50) extracts the specified bit strings indicating the blanking period from the received data and performs majority processing on the results of demodulation of the extracted bit strings to decide on output data. This reduces errors in reception of supplementary data to simplify the circuit structure as well as to ameliorate the error rate.

Abstract: A method for transferring audio data and audio-related information includes generating second audio data from first audio data, transmitting second audio data and audio-related information associated with the second audio data, and receiving the second audio data and audio-related information which includes information on a sampling frequency of the first audio data.

Abstract: A wide band audio signal encoding apparatus, a wide band audio signal decoding apparatus, a wide band audio signal encoding and decoding apparatus and a wide band audio signal recording medium, each having a low bit rate, a wide band, a low distortion factor and a wide dynamic range are provided. Wide band audio data is divided into signal data of a predetermined natural number N of sub-bands, and the number of bits for quantization for sub-sampling is determined based on noise floor information of the above wide band audio data. The signal data of the N sub-bands are sub-sampled by the respective numbers of bits for quantization, and encoded data obtained by multiplexing the signal data of the sub-sampled N sub-bands are recorded on a wide band audio signal recording medium. Therefore, both he characteristics of an extremely wide dynamic range and a wide band can be concurrently achieved at a relatively low bit rate per channel.

Abstract: A minimum difference from the predictive loop outputs for each block in a predetermined length of time to delete a run common to the blocks and subjects the shifted up data to the Huffman conversion. Thus, the source data of a 96 kHz/24 bits/6 ch format (13.824 MBps) can be compressed at a compression ratio of 0.7 so that the data rate is not greater than 9.6 Mbps determined by the DVD format. Similarly, mode of 192 kHz/24 bits/2 ch format and the like can be realized. A large amount of the linear PCM super-audio data are compressed can be recorded and reproduced in the DVD format, and the recording time is increased.

Abstract: A digital audio tape recorder apparatus (DAT) for compressing and expanding digital data during LP (long play) mode recording and reproducing, and for encoding level data at a sufficient resolution, especially in the range of 0 decibels where higher resolution is required. The data is compressed into a shorter data length compared to the absolute value of the digital audio data. The apparatus includes a first shift register which receives incoming parallel data and transforms the parallel data into serial data with the MSB (most significant bit) of the loaded parallel data being retained at the register while the parallel data is shifted in a LSB (least significant bit) direction. The load signal of the first shift register is generated by a load signal generator unit which includes a first binary counter and which generates the load signal by comparing the output of the first binary counter with the input parallel data to be loaded.

Abstract: A data recording apparatus includes a digital input processing circuit, an analog input processing circuit including an A/D converter for recording the analog input signal in digital form, a switch for selecting either digital or analog input signals for recording, and a control circuit. Normally, the apparatus records the digital input signal. When the digital input processing circuit detects a synchronizing error or inhibition of recording the digital input signal (digital copy) by analyzing the sub-code signal of the digital input signal, the control circuit controls the selecting switch so as to select the analog input signal. In order to reduce unnatural level variation due to change of selection between the digital and analog input signals, there are further provided a polarity change circuit, variable delay, and variable gain amplifier for the analog audio signal.

Abstract: This invention relates to a time code recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing time codes corresponding to a digital signal. Time code converting means (100) converts a first time code into a second time code. A frame phase which occurs during the recording of input information is determined by frame timing generating means. A phase difference between a frame of the second time code and a recording frame is detected by phase difference detecting means (103). Phase difference correcting means (104) outputs a third time code on the basis of the detected phase difference. The input information is recorded together with the third time code. Thereby, the recording can be performed while the relation of the correspondence between the input information and the time code is held. In addition, the reproduction can be performed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a time code recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing time codes corresponding to a digital signal. Time code converting means (100) converts a first time code into a second time code. A frame phase which occurs during the recording of input information is determined by frame timing generating means. A phase difference between a frame of the second time code and a recording frame is detected by phase difference detecting means (103). Phase difference correcting means (104) outputs a third time code on the basis of the detected phase difference. The input information is recorded together with the third time code. Thereby, the recording can be performed while the relation of the correspondence between the input information and the time code is held. In addition, the reproduction can be performed.

Abstract: In a data reproducing apparatus, the effective capture range is enlarged by controlling the capture range of the clock reproducing phase locked loop circuit based on the difference between a measured bit rate and a standard rate according to the operation mode. It is preferable to correct the bit rate additionally. Stable control may be performed even at the time of high speed searching accompanied by large mechanism load variations and under a transient state of mode transition, thus making it possible to read the data stably at all times.