TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVER, RECEPTION METHOD AND PROVISION MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a receiver side to decode and reproduce audio signals of a plurality of channels in real time. SOLUTION: An audio signal input circuit 31 divides each of digital signals of a plurality of channels into one element or over, the respective elements of the plurality of the channels are coded by a coding section of a corresponding channel among coding sections 411 -41M and coded element data are obtained. A multiplexer section 43 selects coded element data to be sent next among the coded element data of a plurality of channels at a time when the transmission of the coded element data is finished and gives the selected data to a transmission circuit 33.