MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

摘要

A multimedia information processing apparatus comprises information source processing portions, element packet processing portions, packet processing portions, transmission path processing portions, an information source processing portion bus, an element packets processing bus and a packet multiplexing bus. A multimedia information processing apparatus is divided into a plurality of layers, and interface signals are defined between each processing portion and each processing is connected via buses. Contents such as broadcasting, communication and storage are secured by an editing unit comprised of a computer and by expansion of units via bus. Bus connection enables editing processing portions such as a complex processing portion including a plurality of processing portions and a computer to expand functions of a multimedia information processing apparatus.