INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily connect a plurality of signal processing apparatus. SOLUTION: Signal processing apparatus 12 to 15 hold not only their own signal processing apparatus IDs but also their own input signal formats and output signal formats. A system controller 11 reads out input and output signal formats from signal processing apparatus 12 to 15 through a bus 10 and determines signal routes showing the order of connections of respective signal processing apparatus on the basis of the input and output signal formats and generates a signal route table. In the case of the existence of a plurality of signal routes, their priorities are determined, and each signal processing apparatus is connected by the signal route having the highest priority. This invention is applicable to a home bus system. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI