Title: Transmission of AV/C transactions over multiple transports method and apparatus
Patent application publication number: 20070027998
Publication date: February 1, 2007
Filing date: September 28, 2006 (priority to February 16, 2000)
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AIPW Summary: This application relates to transferring audio/video control (AV/C) data over a FireWire interface. The AV/C control protocol over a Function Control Protocol (FCP) via a FireWire bus is described. This invention separates the AV/C protocol from the AV/C transport, allowing the AV/C protocol to be used over multiple kinds of transports. As shown in Figure 2, but separating the AV/C protocol layer from the transport, the AV/C transport layer can act as a transfer point to different protocols, such as FCP, Serial Bus Protocol (SBP), and IP.