# US 12,003,886 B2 · Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,886 B2 - Document ID: US12003886B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/309,721 - Filed: 2019-12-18 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-26 - Assignees: Sony Group Corporation - Applicants: Sony Group Corporation - Inventors: Gen Ichimura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003886B2 ## CPC - H04N 7/08: Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band {, e.g. by time division (H04N7/007 takes precedence)} - H04N 21/4348: {Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams} - G10L 19/008: Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing - H04N 21/233: Processing of audio elementary streams {(monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58)} - H04N 21/235: Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors - H04N 21/23614: {Multiplexing of additional data and video streams (arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28)} - H04N 21/4131: {home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices (home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807)} - H04N 21/4307: {Synchronising the rendering of multiple content streams or additional data on devices, e.g. synchronisation of audio on a mobile phone with the video output on the TV screen} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract A tactile vibration signals is satisfactorily transmitted. A transmission signal for each block including a plurality of frames for an audio signal is sequentially transmitted to a receiving side via a predetermined transmission line. The transmission signal includes a tactile vibration signal of a predetermined number of channels. For example, the tactile vibration signal is generated on the basis of a media signal associated with the audio signal. For example, configuration information of the tactile vibration signal of the predetermined number of channels is added to the transmission signal. For example, the configuration information is added by use of a predetermined bit area of a channel status configured for each block. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transmission device, comprising: a transmission unit configured to sequentially transmit a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks to a receiving side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, and the transmission signal includes a tactile vibration signal of a specific number of channels; and an information addition unit configured to add configuration information of the tactile vibration signal to the transmission signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes information regarding a sampling frequency of the tactile vibration signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes information regarding a bit depth of the tactile vibration signal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes information regarding the specific number of channels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes information that indicates presence or absence of vibration point information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the information addition unit is further configured to add the configuration information based on a specific bit area of a channel status configured for each block. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the specific transmission line includes at least one of a coaxial cable, an optical cable, an Ethernet (IEC 61883-6) cable, an HDMI cable, an MHL cable, or a display port cable. ### Claim 8 A transmission method, comprising: sequentially transmitting, by a transmission unit, a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks to a receiving side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, and the transmission signal includes a tactile vibration signal of a specific number of channels; and adding, by an information addition unit, configuration information of the tactile vibration signal to the transmission signal. ### Claim 9 A reception device, comprising: a reception unit configured to sequentially receive a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks from a transmitting side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, and the transmission signal includes: a tactile vibration signal of a specific number of channels, and configuration information of the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels; and a processing unit configured to: process the transmission signal based on the configuration information, and output the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels based on the processed transmission signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The reception device according to claim 9, wherein the configuration information is added based on a specific bit area of a channel status configured for each block. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The reception device according to claim 9, wherein the specific transmission line includes at least one of a coaxial cable, an optical cable, an Ethernet (IEC 61883-6) cable, an HDMI cable, an MHL cable, or a display port cable. ### Claim 12 A reception method, comprising sequentially receiving, by a reception unit, a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks from a transmitting side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, and the transmission signal includes: a tactile vibration signal of a specific number of channels, and configuration information of the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels; processing, by a processing unit, the transmission signal based on the configuration information; and outputting, by the processing unit, the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels based on the processed transmission signal. ### Claim 13 A transmission device, comprising: a transmission unit configured to sequentially transmit a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks to a receiving side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, the transmission signal selectively includes one of a first mode signal or a second mode signal, the first mode signal includes an audio signal of a specific number of channels and a tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels, and the second mode signal includes only the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels; and an information addition unit configured to add configuration information of the tactile vibration signal to the transmission signal. ### Claim 14 A reception device, comprising: a reception unit configured to sequentially receive a transmission signal for each of a plurality of blocks from a transmitting side via a specific transmission line, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of frames for an audio signal, and the transmission signal includes: one of a first mode signal or a second mode signal, wherein the first mode signal includes an audio signal of a specific number of channels a tactile vibration signal of the specified number of channels, and the second mode signal includes only the tactile vibration signal of the specified number of channels, and configuration information of the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels; and a processing unit configured to: process the transmission signal based on the configuration information, and output the tactile vibration signal of the specific number of channels based on the processed transmission signal.