Signal encoding transmission apparatus, signal decoding receiving apparatus, and program recording medium
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1. A signal encoding transmission apparatus comprising:
- layered encoding means of structuring a transmission signal in a plurality of layers in a hierarchy, and of outputting a plurality of compressed bit streams generated by encoding the respective layered signals; and
modulating/transmitting means of (1) modulating each of the output compressed bit streams by a modulation method determined for each layer, and/or (2) transmitting the compressed bit streams by using carriers determined for each layer.
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Abstract
A signal encoding transmission apparatus has
layered encoding means of structuring a transmission signal in a plurality of layers in a hierarchy, and of outputting a plurality of compressed bit streams generated by encoding the respective layered signals; and
modulating/transmitting means of (1) modulating each of the output compressed bit streams by a modulation method determined for each layer, and/or (2) transmitting the compressed bit streams by using carriers determined for each layer.
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1. A signal encoding transmission apparatus comprising:
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layered encoding means of structuring a transmission signal in a plurality of layers in a hierarchy, and of outputting a plurality of compressed bit streams generated by encoding the respective layered signals; and
modulating/transmitting means of (1) modulating each of the output compressed bit streams by a modulation method determined for each layer, and/or (2) transmitting the compressed bit streams by using carriers determined for each layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18)
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6. A signal decoding receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means of receiving compressed bit streams generated by encoding a transmission signal into a plurality of layers in a hierarchy, and (1) modulated by a modulation method determined for each layer and/or (2) transmitted by using carriers determined for each layer, and of outputting the compressed bit streams corresponding to the respective layers on the basis of first prescribed criteria;
demodulating means of demodulating the compressed bit streams on the basis of second prescribed criteria; and
layered decoding means of reconstructing the transmission signal by decoding the respectively demodulated compressed bit streams. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A signal encoding transmission apparatus comprising modulating/transmitting means of (1) modulating a plurality of compressed bit streams by a modulation method determined based on predetermined criteria, and/or (2) transmitting the plurality of compressed bit streams by using carriers determined based on the predetermined criteria.
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14. A signal decoding receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means of receiving compressed bit streams generated by encoding a transmission signal, and (1) modulated by a modulation method determined based on predetermined criteria and/or (2) transmitted by using carriers determined based on predetermined criteria, and for outputting a plurality of compressed bit streams on the basis of first prescribed criteria;
demodulating means of demodulating the plurality of compressed bit streams on the basis of second prescribed criteria; and
decoding means of reconstructing the transmission signal by decoding the demodulated compressed bit streams. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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