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`(19) Japan Patent Office (JP)
`(11) Japanese Patent
`(19) Japan Patent Office (JP) (12) Unexamined Patent Applications (A) (11) Japanese Patent
`Application Kokai (Laid-open) Publication
`Application Kokai (Laid-open) Publication
`Publication of the Unexamined Patent Application No. 11 11 (1998) - 331305
`Publication of the Unexamined Patent Application No. H 11 (1998) - 331305
`(43) Date of publication: Heisei Dynasty 11th year (1999) 11 (month) 30 (day)
` (43) Date of publication: Heisei Dynasty 11th year (1999) 11 (month) 30 (day)
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`(1998) - (21) Patent application filing No.: Patent Application H 10
`(21) Patent application filing No.: Patent Application H 10 (1998) -
`125633
`125633
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`(22) Date of application filing: Heisei Dynasty 10th year (1998) 5
`(22) Date of application filing: Heisei Dynasty 10th year (1998) 5
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`(71) Applicant: 000002185
`(71) Applicant: 000002185
`Sony Co., Ltd
`Sony Co., Ltd
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`Imai Kenichi
`Imai Kenichi
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`Tsuji Minoru
`Tsuji Minoru
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`Imai Kenichi
`Imai Kenichi
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`(72) Name of the inventor:
`Koike Takashi
`Koike Takashi
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`6 - 7 - 35, Kitashinagawa. Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`Inside Sony Co., Ltd
`
`(74) Agent:
`(74) Agent:
`Patent attorney: Inamoto Yoshio
`Patent attorney: Inamoto Yoshio
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`(54) [Title of the invention]
`(54) [Title of the invention]
`Transmitting apparatus and transmitting method, receiving apparatus and receiving method, as
`Transmitting apparatus and transmitting method, receiving apparatus and receiving method, as
`well as providing medium
`well as providing medium
`
`(57) [Abstract]
`(57) [Abstract]
`[Problem to be solved]
`[Problem to be solved]
`To decode and reproduce the digital audio signals in real time.
`To decode and reproduce the digital audio signals in real time.
`[ Solution means]
`[Solution means]
`The transmission rate of a transmission line will be detected out, and a selection instructing
`The transmission rate of a transmission line will be detected out, and a selection instructing
`unit 55 instructs, to an encoding selecting circuit 56, a coding method which will be possible
`unit 55 instructs, to an encoding selecting circuit 56, a coding method which will be possible
`to provide the coded data having a bit rate corresponding to that detected transmission rate.
`to provide the coded data having a bit rate corresponding to that detected transmission rate.
`According to the instruction from the selection instructing unit 55, the encoding selecting
`According to the instruction from the selection instructing unit 55, the encoding selecting
`circuit 56 will control a switch 52. According to the control from the encoding selecting circuit
`circuit 56 will control a switch 52. According to the control from the encoding selecting circuit
`56, the switch 52 will select one of a plurality of encoders 531 to 53N, as a result, each frame
`56, the switch 52 will select one of a plurality of encoders 531 to 53N, as a result, each frame
`of the audio signal cut out by a frame cutting circuit 51 will be supplied to the encoder selected
`of the audio signal cut out by a frame cutting circuit 51 will be supplied to the encoder selected
`by the switch for encoding thereof. Such coded data can be outputted after an ID corresponding
`by the switch for encoding thereof. Such coded data can be outputted after an ID corresponding
`to that coding method has been added in a header inserting circuit 54.
`to that coding method has been added in a header inserting circuit 54.
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`Selection
`Selection
`instructing unit
`instructing unit
`
`Encoding
`Encoding
`selecting circuit —56
`selecting circuit
`
`531
`
`54
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`0—c. H
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`Encoder
`Encoder
`
`Audio data
`Audio data
`
`51
`
`Frame
`Frame
`cutting
`cutting
`circuit
`circuit
`
`52
`
`Encoder
`Encoder
`
`' 53
`
`Header
`Header
`inserting
`inserting
`circuit
`circuit
`
`Encoder H.
`Encoder
`
`_ c.To the multiplexing unit 42
`To the multiplexing unit 42
`
`Encoding unit 41m
`Encoding unit 41m
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`[Scope of the patent claims]
`[Scope of the patent claims]
`[Claim 1]
`[Claim 1]
`A transmitting apparatus for outputting the coded data resulted from encoding the time series
`A transmitting apparatus for outputting the coded data resulted from encoding the time series
`digital signal, wherein such transmitting apparatus will be equipped with: a plurality of
`digital signal, wherein such transmitting apparatus will be equipped with: a plurality of
`coding means for respectively encoding the above-mentioned digital signal with a plurality of
`coding means for respectively encoding the above-mentioned digital signal with a plurality of
`coding methods and outputting the above-mentioned coded data, the instructing means for
`coding methods and outputting the above-mentioned coded data, the instructing means for
`instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or all of the above-
`instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or all of the above-
`mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding methods, the selecting
`mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding methods, the selecting
`means for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding method
`means for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding method
`instructed by the above-mentioned instructing means, the adding means for adding the coding
`instructed by the above-mentioned instructing means, the adding means for adding the coding
`method information indicating the coding method for the coded data to the above-mentioned
`method information indicating the coding method for the coded data to the above-mentioned
`coded data selected by the above-mentioned selecting means, and the outputting means for
`coded data selected by the above-mentioned selecting means, and the outputting means for
`outputting the above-mentioned coded data to which the above-mentioned coding method
`outputting the above-mentioned coded data to which the above-mentioned coding method
`information is added.
`information is added.
`
`[Claim 2]
`[Claim 2]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`signal based on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the
`signal based on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the
`above-mentioned coded data.
`above-mentioned coded data.
`
`[Claim 3]
`[Claim 3]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the digital signal based on the
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the digital signal based on the
`above-mentioned digital signal.
`above-mentioned digital signal.
`
`[Claim 4]
`[Claim 4]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`signal based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`signal based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`
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`[Claim 5]
`[Claim 5]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`instructing means will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital
`signal based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`signal based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`coded data.
`coded data.
`
`[Claim 6]
`[Claim 6]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein, in the case if the above-
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein, in the case if the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing a computer
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing a computer
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have a
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have a
`computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting means, the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting means, the
`transmitting means for transmitting the computer program to the above-mentioned receiving
`transmitting means for transmitting the computer program to the above-mentioned receiving
`apparatus will be further equipped.
`apparatus will be further equipped.
`
`[Claim 7]
`[Claim 7]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein, in the case if the above-
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein, in the case if the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`decoding apparatus which decodes the above-mentioned coded data by executing the
`decoding apparatus which decodes the above-mentioned coded data by executing the
`computer program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have
`computer program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have
`a computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`a computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting means, the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting means, the
`changing means for changing the above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-
`changing means for changing the above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-
`mentioned outputting means to the data coded by a coding method which can be decoded by
`mentioned outputting means to the data coded by a coding method which can be decoded by
`the above-mentioned receiving apparatus will be further equipped.
`the above-mentioned receiving apparatus will be further equipped.
`
`[Claim 8]
`[Claim 8]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 7, wherein, for the above-mentioned
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 7, wherein, for the above-mentioned
`receiving apparatus not having a computer program to function as a decoding apparatus for
`receiving apparatus not having a computer program to function as a decoding apparatus for
`decoding the above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting
`decoding the above-mentioned coded data outputted by the above-mentioned outputting
`means, after the coded data by the coding method changed by the above-mentioned changing
`means, after the coded data by the coding method changed by the above-mentioned changing
`means were provided, at the time when providing the coded data to the receiving apparatus
`means were provided, at the time when providing the coded data to the receiving apparatus
`again, the coding method before change will not be used.
`again, the coding method before change will not be used.
`
`[Claim 9]
`[Claim 9]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned selecting
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned selecting
`means will select one of the above-mentioned plurality of coding means which performs the
`means will select one of the above-mentioned plurality of coding means which performs the
`coding by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing means and
`coding by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing means and
`encode the above-mentioned digital signal, and the above-mentioned outputting means will
`encode the above-mentioned digital signal, and the above-mentioned outputting means will
`output the above-mentioned coded data outputted by that above-mentioned coding means
`output the above-mentioned coded data outputted by that above-mentioned coding means
`selected.
`selected.
`
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`[Claim 10]
`[Claim 10]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein a plurality of storing means for
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein a plurality of storing means for
`storing a plurality of coded data obtained through encoding the above-mentioned digital
`storing a plurality of coded data obtained through encoding the above-mentioned digital
`signal by the above-mentioned plurality of coding means will be further equipped, and the
`signal by the above-mentioned plurality of coding means will be further equipped, and the
`above-mentioned selecting means will select one of a plurality of coded data stored in a
`above-mentioned selecting means will select one of a plurality of coded data stored in a
`plurality of storing means by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned
`plurality of storing means by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned
`instructing means.
`instructing means.
`
`[Claim 11]
`[Claim 11]
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein a plurality of groups of the
`A transmitting apparatus as described in the Claim 1, wherein a plurality of groups of the
`above-mentioned plurality of the coding means, the instructing means, the selecting means,
`above-mentioned plurality of the coding means, the instructing means, the selecting means,
`and the adding means will be equipped; and the multiplexing means for multiplexing the
`and the adding means will be equipped; and the multiplexing means for multiplexing the
`output of each group of the above-mentioned adding means will be further equipped.
`output of each group of the above-mentioned adding means will be further equipped.
`
`[Claim 12]
`[Claim 12]
`A transmitting method for outputting the coded data resulted from encoding the time series
`A transmitting method for outputting the coded data resulted from encoding the time series
`digital signal, wherein the above-mentioned transmitting apparatus will be equipped with a
`digital signal, wherein the above-mentioned transmitting apparatus will be equipped with a
`plurality of coding means for respectively encoding the above-mentioned digital signal with a
`plurality of coding means for respectively encoding the above-mentioned digital signal with a
`plurality of coding methods and outputting the above-mentioned coded data;
`plurality of coding methods and outputting the above-mentioned coded data;
`the instructing step for instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or
`the instructing step for instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or
`all of the above-mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding
`all of the above-mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding
`methods,
`methods,
`the selecting step for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding
`the selecting step for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding
`method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing step,
`method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing step,
`the adding step for adding the coding method information indicating the coding method for
`the adding step for adding the coding method information indicating the coding method for
`the coded data to the above-mentioned coded data selected by the above-mentioned
`the coded data to the above-mentioned coded data selected by the above-mentioned
`selecting step,
`selecting step,
`and the outputting step for outputting the above-mentioned coded data to which the above-
`and the outputting step for outputting the above-mentioned coded data to which the above-
`mentioned coding method information is added will be equipped.
`mentioned coding method information is added will be equipped.
`
`
`[Claim 13]
`[Claim 13]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein the above-mentioned instructing
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein the above-mentioned instructing
`step will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal based
`step will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal based
`on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`coded data.
`coded data.
`
`[Claim 14]
`[Claim 14]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the digital signal will be instructed based on
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the digital signal will be instructed based on
`the above-mentioned digital signal.
`the above-mentioned digital signal.
`
`[Claim 15]
`[Claim 15]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
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`instructed based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`instructed based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`
`[Claim 16]
`[Claim 16]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructed based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-
`instructed based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-
`mentioned coded data.
`mentioned coded data.
`
`[Claim 17]
`[Claim 17]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the case if the above-
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the case if the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing a computer
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing a computer
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have a
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have a
`computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the
`transmitting step for transmitting the computer program to the above-mentioned receiving
`transmitting step for transmitting the computer program to the above-mentioned receiving
`apparatus will be further equipped.
`apparatus will be further equipped.
`
`[Claim 18]
`[Claim 18]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the case if the above-
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the case if the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`decoding apparatus which decodes the above-mentioned coded data by executing the
`decoding apparatus which decodes the above-mentioned coded data by executing the
`computer program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have
`computer program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have
`a computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`a computer program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the changing
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the changing
`step for changing the above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned
`step for changing the above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned
`outputting step to the data coded by a coding method which can be decoded by the above-
`outputting step to the data coded by a coding method which can be decoded by the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus will be further equipped.
`mentioned receiving apparatus will be further equipped.
`
`[Claim 19]
`[Claim 19]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 18, wherein, for the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 18, wherein, for the above-mentioned
`receiving apparatus not having a computer program to function as a decoding apparatus for
`receiving apparatus not having a computer program to function as a decoding apparatus for
`decoding the above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step,
`decoding the above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step,
`after the coded data by the coding method changed by the above-mentioned changing step
`after the coded data by the coding method changed by the above-mentioned changing step
`were provided, at the time when providing the coded data to the receiving apparatus again,
`were provided, at the time when providing the coded data to the receiving apparatus again,
`the coding method before change will not be used.
`the coding method before change will not be used.
`
`[Claim 20]
`[Claim 20]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein, in the above-mentioned
`selecting step, one of the above-mentioned plurality of coding step which performs the
`selecting step, one of the above-mentioned plurality of coding step which performs the
`coding by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing step will be
`coding by the coding method instructed by the above-mentioned instructing step will be
`selected, and the above-mentioned digital signal will be encoded; and in the above-mentioned
`selected, and the above-mentioned digital signal will be encoded; and in the above-mentioned
`outputting step, the above-mentioned coded data outputted by that above-mentioned coding
`outputting step, the above-mentioned coded data outputted by that above-mentioned coding
`step selected will be outputted.
`step selected will be outputted.
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`[Claim 21]
`[Claim 21]
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein the above-mentioned
`A transmitting method as described in the Claim 12, wherein the above-mentioned
`transmitting apparatus will be further equipped with a plurality of storage step for storing a
`transmitting apparatus will be further equipped with a plurality of storage step for storing a
`plurality of coded data obtained through encoding the above-mentioned digital signal in the
`plurality of coded data obtained through encoding the above-mentioned digital signal in the
`above-mentioned plurality of coding steps, and in the above-mentioned selecting step, one of
`above-mentioned plurality of coding steps, and in the above-mentioned selecting step, one of
`a plurality of coded data stored in a plurality of storage step by the coding method instructed
`a plurality of coded data stored in a plurality of storage step by the coding method instructed
`by the above-mentioned instructing step will be selected.
`by the above-mentioned instructing step will be selected.
`
`[Claim 22]
`[Claim 22]
`A providing medium for providing a computer program for causing a computer to output the
`A providing medium for providing a computer program for causing a computer to output the
`coded data obtained by encoding the time series digital signal, wherein the above-mentioned
`coded data obtained by encoding the time series digital signal, wherein the above-mentioned
`computer will be equipped with a plurality of coding means for respectively encoding the
`computer will be equipped with a plurality of coding means for respectively encoding the
`above-mentioned digital signal with a plurality of coding methods and outputting the above-
`above-mentioned digital signal with a plurality of coding methods and outputting the above-
`mentioned coded data; and a computer program equipped with the instructing step for
`mentioned coded data; and a computer program equipped with the instructing step for
`instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or all of the above-
`instructing the coding method for the purpose of encoding a part or all of the above-
`mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding methods, the selecting
`mentioned digital signal from the above-mentioned plurality of coding methods, the selecting
`step for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding method instructed
`step for selecting the above-mentioned coded data according to the coding method instructed
`by the above-mentioned instructing step, the adding step for adding the coding method
`by the above-mentioned instructing step, the adding step for adding the coding method
`information indicating the coding method for the coded data to the above-mentioned coded
`information indicating the coding method for the coded data to the above-mentioned coded
`data selected by the above-mentioned selecting step, and the outputting step for outputting the
`data selected by the above-mentioned selecting step, and the outputting step for outputting the
`above-mentioned coded data to which the above-mentioned coding method information is
`above-mentioned coded data to which the above-mentioned coding method information is
`added will be provided.
`added will be provided.
`
`[Claim 23]
`[Claim 23]
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein the above-mentioned instructing
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein the above-mentioned instructing
`step will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal based
`step will instruct a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal based
`on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`on the processing capability of the receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned
`coded data.
`coded data.
`
`[Claim 24]
`[Claim 24]
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the digital signal will be instructed based on
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the digital signal will be instructed based on
`the above-mentioned digital signal.
`the above-mentioned digital signal.
`
`[Claim 25]
`[Claim 25]
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructed based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`instructed based on the operation instructing the above-mentioned coding method.
`
`
`[Claim 26]
`[Claim 26]
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein in the above-mentioned
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructing step, a coding method which encodes the above-mentioned digital signal will be
`instructed based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-
`instructed based on the request from a receiving apparatus which receives the above-
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`mentioned coded data.
`mentioned coded data.
`
`[Claim 27]
`[Claim 27]
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein, in the case if the above-
`A providing medium as described in the Claim 22, wherein, in the case if the above-
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`mentioned receiving apparatus which receives the above-mentioned coded data functions as a
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing an application
`decoding apparatus for decoding the above-mentioned coded data by executing an application
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have an
`program, at the time when the above-mentioned receiving apparatus does not have an
`application program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`application program for the purpose of functioning as a decoding apparatus for decoding the
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the above-
`above-mentioned coded data outputted in the above-mentioned outputting step, the above-
`mentioned computer program will be further equipped with the transmitting step for
`mentioned computer program will be further equipped with the transmitting step for
`transmitting that application program to the above-mentioned receiving apparatus.
`transmitting that application program to the above-mentio