Data transmitting apparatus, data receiving apparatus, data transceiving system, method for transmitting data, and method for receiving data

• US 10,356,484 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-hwa, Lee, Kyeong-jae
• Primary Examiner(s): Mendoza, Junior O
• Assistant Examiner(s): Li, Susan X
• Application Number:
  US14/213,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20140282706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,950 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/161 Encoding, multiplexing or demultiplexing different image signal components for multi-view video sequence encoding H04N19/597
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/233 Processing of audio elementary streams monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4363 Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/607 for more than one sound signal, e.g. stereo, multilanguages H04N5/602 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 5/005 of the pseudo five- or more-channel type, e.g. virtual surround

Abstract

A data transmitting apparatus is provided. The data transmitting apparatus includes a packet generator configured to generate a packet including a first sub packet and a second sub packet, and a transmitter configured to transmit the generated packet to a data receiving apparatus, and the first sub packet and the second sub packet include different audio data related to a first content.

Claims

1. A data transmitting apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to generate a packet including a plurality of sub packets associated with audio data; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a signal comprising the generated packet,

wherein the generated packet comprises an audio type information field, in a packet payload, comprising a supplemental audio type present field and a supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type present field indicating whether there is supplemental audio of the audio data,

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a first predefined value, the audio type information field includes the supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type field indicating a supplemental audio type for the audio data included in each of the plurality of sub packets, and

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a second predefined value, the supplemental audio type field is ignored,

wherein the audio type information field further comprises a one-bit mixed audio field and a one-bit valid language code field, the one-bit mixed audio field indicating whether main audio data and supplemental audio data are pre-mixed and the one-bit valid language code field indicating whether there is a valid language of the audio data, and

wherein, when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a first predetermined value, the audio data includes a pre-mixed stream of main audio and the supplemental audio and when the one-bit valid language code field is set to a second predetermined value, the audio data includes a language code field.

2. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data for a non-disabled person, and a second sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data for a visually or hearing impaired person.

3. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first sub packet and the second sub packet comprise audio data in different languages.

4. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first sub packet comprises audio data corresponding to an audio description related to the second sub packet.

5. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a third sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data related to a second content which is different from a first content.

6. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein audio data of the first sub packet comprises audio data exclusively provided for the first content,

wherein the audio data of the third sub packet comprises audio data exclusively provided for the second content, and

wherein the audio data of the second sub packet comprises audio data which is commonly used for the first content and for the second content.

7. The data transmitting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the packet further includes a fourth sub packet comprising audio data related to the second content, and

wherein the third sub packet and the fourth sub packet comprise different audio data.

8. The data transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supplemental audio comprises at least one from among narrated audio for a visually impaired person, spoken subtitles for the visually impaired person, or clean audio for a hearing impaired person.

9. The data transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a second predetermined value, the one-bit mixed audio field indicates that the audio data includes a stream of the main audio mixed separately from the supplemental audio.

10. A data receiving apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising a packet including a plurality of sub packets associated with audio data; and

a processor configured to parse the received plurality of sub packets,

wherein the received packet comprises an audio type information field, in a packet payload, comprising a supplemental audio type present field and a supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type present field indicating whether there is supplemental audio of the audio data,

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a first predefined value, the audio type information field includes the supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type field indicating a supplemental audio type for the audio data included in each of the plurality of sub packets, and

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a second predefined value, the supplemental audio type field is ignored,

wherein the audio type information field further comprises a one-bit mixed audio field and a one-bit valid language code field, the one-bit mixed audio field indicating whether main audio data and supplemental audio data are pre-mixed and the one-bit valid language code field indicating whether there is a valid language of the audio data, and

wherein, when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a first predetermined value, the audio data includes a pre-mixed stream of main audio and the supplemental audio and when the one-bit valid language code field is set to a second predetermined value, the audio data includes a language code field.

11. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein a first sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data for a non-disabled person, and a second sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data for a visually impaired person or a hearing impaired person.

12. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first sub packet and the second sub packet comprises audio data in different languages.

13. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first sub packet comprises audio data corresponding to an audio description related to the second sub packet.

14. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein a third sub packet from among the plurality of sub packets comprises audio data related to a second content which is different from a first content.

15. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein audio data of the first sub packet comprises audio data exclusively provided for the first content,

wherein audio data of the third sub packet comprises audio data exclusively provided for the second content, and

wherein audio data of the second sub packet comprises audio data which is commonly used for the first content and the second content.

16. The data receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the packet further comprises a fourth sub packet comprising audio data related to the second content, and

wherein the third sub packet and the fourth sub packet comprise different audio data.

17. A data transceiving system comprising:

a data receiving apparatus; and

a data transmitting apparatus configured to generate a packet comprising a plurality of sub packets associated with audio data and transmit a signal comprising the generated packet to the data receiving apparatus; and

wherein the data receiving apparatus is configured to receive the signal comprising the packet from the data transmitting apparatus,

wherein the generated packet comprises an audio type information field, in a packet payload, comprising a supplemental audio type present field and a supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type present field indicating whether there is supplemental audio of the audio data,

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a first predefined value, the audio type information field includes the supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type field indicating a supplemental audio type for the audio data included in each of the plurality of sub packets, and

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a second predefined value, the supplemental audio type field is ignored,

wherein the audio type information field further comprises a one-bit mixed audio field and a one-bit valid language code field, the one-bit mixed audio field indicating whether a main audio data and supplemental audio data are pre-mixed and the one-bit valid language code field indicating whether there is a valid language of the audio data, and

wherein, when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a first predetermined value, the audio data includes a pre-mixed stream of main audio and the supplemental audio and when the one-bit valid language code field is set to a second predetermined value, the audio data includes a language code field.

18. A data transmitting method comprising:

generating a packet comprising a plurality of sub packets associated with audio data; and

transmitting a signal comprising the generated packet to a data receiving apparatus,

wherein the generated packet comprises an audio type information field, in a packet payload, comprising a supplemental audio type present field and a supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type present field indicating whether there is supplemental audio of the audio data,

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a first predefined value, the audio type information field includes the supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type field indicating a supplemental audio type for the audio data included in each of the plurality of sub packets, and

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a second predefined value, the supplemental audio type field is ignored,

wherein the audio type information field further comprises a one-bit mixed audio field and a one-bit valid language code field, the one-bit mixed audio field indicating whether main audio data and supplemental audio data are pre-mixed and the one-bit valid language code field indicating whether there is a valid language of the audio data, and

wherein, when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a first predetermined value, the audio data includes a pre-mixed stream of main audio and the supplemental audio and when the one-bit valid language code field is set to a second predetermined value, the audio data includes a language code field.

19. A data receiving method comprising:

receiving a signal comprising a packet including a first sub packet and a second sub packet associated with audio data; and

parsing the received first sub packet and second sub packet,

wherein the received packet comprises an audio type information field, in a packet payload, comprising a supplemental audio type present field and a supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type present field indicating whether there is supplemental audio of the audio data,

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a first predefined value, the audio type information field includes the supplemental audio type field, the supplemental audio type field indicating a supplemental audio type for the audio data included in each of the first sub packet and second sub packet, and

wherein, when the supplemental audio type present field is set to a second predefined value, the supplemental audio type field is ignored,

wherein the audio type information field further comprises a one-bit mixed audio field and a one-bit valid language code field, the one-bit mixed audio field indicating whether main audio data and supplemental audio data are pre-mixed and the one-bit valid language code field indicating whether there is a valid language of the audio data, and

wherein, when the one-bit mixed audio field is set to a first predetermined value, the audio data includes a pre-mixed stream of main audio and the supplemental audio and when the one-bit valid language code field is set to a second predetermined value, the audio data includes a language code field.