Abstract: To provide a status display apparatus or the like which can permit the user of a plurality of nodes connected by a serial bus according to the serial bus standard to recognize whether the transmission of the audio information or the like has become possible by the connection between the nodes. A status display apparatus included in a receiver R for transmitting/receiving audio information with a player to display the status of the receiver comprises a system control unit 13 and an indicator 15B which makes inquiry about whether the player P has a configuration for transmitting/receiving the audio information to/from the receiver R and upon confirmation that the player P has the required configuration, displays that the player P has such a configuration.

Abstract: A DVD reproduction apparatus which is connected to the HDMI monitor that displays image information and which outputs the image information to the HDMI monitor, is provided with: the CPU which acquires conditions information indicating display conditions of the HDMI monitor from the HDMI monitor in advance; the information conversion section which converts the image information to be outputted to the HDMI monitor based on the conditions information; and the HDMI sending section which outputs the image information converted by the information conversion section, to the HDMI monitor.

Abstract: To provide a status display apparatus or the like which can permit the user of a plurality of nodes connected by a serial bus according to the serial bus standard to recognize whether the transmission of the audio information or the like has become possible by the connection between the nodes.

Abstract: To provide an information output apparatus in which even when the output of an isochronous packet containing the audio information or the like is suspended and restarted, the process for the audio information or the like can be quickly resumed and the occurrence of the headless state of the audio information after resumption of the process can be prevented.

Abstract: An information transmitting apparatus (such as player) is provided for transmitting information (audio data, video data, or others) to a plurality of information receiving apparatuses (such as receivers) via a serial bus. The transmitting apparatus has a determination unit and a control unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not one or more of the plurality of information receiving apparatuses are ready for receiving the information. The control unit is configured to make the information refrain from being transmitted by performing a waiting operation until the one of more information receiving apparatuses become ready for receiving the information in cases where the determination unit determines that the one or more information receiving apparatuses are not ready for receiving the information. The waiting operation allows the information transmitting apparatus to send to the information receiving apparatuses the information without dropping out a head portion of the information.

Abstract: An information transmitting apparatus (such as player) is provided for transmitting information (audio data, video data, or others) to a plurality of information receiving apparatuses (such as receivers) via a serial bus. The transmitting apparatus has a selection unit to select one or more ones from the plurality of information receiving apparatuses and a transmission path establishing unit to establish a transmission path to the selected information receiving apparatus so that the information is transmitted therethrough. The operations required for transmission of the information can be simplified.