APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IN-BAND ATSC VESTIGIAL SIDEBAND SIGNALING OR OUT-OF-BAND SIGNALING

• US 20060245516A1
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz (Philippines), Inc. (Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Company KG)
• Inventors: Simon, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/379,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20060245516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/295
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/67 Common-wave systems, i.e. using separate transmitters operating on substantially the same frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0064 Concatenated codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/007 Unequal error protection for format H04L1/0078; for codes per se H03M13/35
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0071 Use of interleaving interleaving per se H03M13/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/04 Modulator circuits; Transmitter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2383 Channel coding or modulation of digital bit-stream, e.g. QPSK modulation arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by adapting the channel coding H04L1/0009; analogue front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/242 Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References] arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service. The deterministic mapping is inserted within an in-band ATSC vestigial sideband broadcast signal or an out-of-band signal and transmitted to receivers capable of consuming the service.

Claims

1. A method of signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:

inserting the deterministic mapping into a reserved field of a vestigial sideband data frame; and

transmitting the vestigial sideband data frame.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving the vestigial sideband data frame; and

processing a service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

3. A method of signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:

creating a spread spectrum channel; and

transmitting the deterministic mapping through the spread spectrum channel,

wherein the transmitted deterministic mapping is synchronized with a host vestigial sideband signal.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

receiving the deterministic mapping; and

processing a service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

5. A method of signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:

creating a signaling channel; and

transmitting the deterministic mapping from a first provider through the signaling channel,

wherein a service content of the service is multiplexed into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets and the plurality of groupings are transmitted from a second provider, and

wherein the deterministic mapping corresponds to the service content of the service.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

receiving the deterministic mapping; and

processing the service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

7. A method of signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:

multiplexing a service content of the service corresponding to the deterministic mapping into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets; and

transmitting the plurality of groupings from a first provider,

wherein the deterministic mapping is transmitted from a second provider.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

receiving the plurality of groupings; and

processing the plurality of groupings in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

9. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

an insertion unit operable into insert the deterministic mapping in a reserved field of a vestigial sideband data frame; and

a transmitter operable to transmit the vestigial sideband data frame.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a receiver operable to receive the vestigial sideband data frame; and

a processor operable to consume the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

11. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

an exciter operable to create a spread spectrum channel; and

a transmitter operable to transmit the deterministic mapping through the spread spectrum channel,

wherein the deterministic mapping is synchronized with a host vestigial sideband signal.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a receiver operable to receive the deterministic mapping; and

a processor operable to process a service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

13. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

a channel generator operable to create a signaling channel; and

a transmitter operable transmit the deterministic mapping from a first provider through the signaling channel,

wherein a service content of the service is multiplexed into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets and the plurality of groupings are transmitted from a second provider, and

wherein the deterministic mapping corresponds to the service content of the service.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a receiver operable to receive the deterministic mapping; and

a processor operable to process the service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

15. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

a multiplexer operable to multiplex a service content of the service corresponding to the deterministic mapping into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets; and

a transmitter operable to transmit the plurality of groupings from a first provider,

wherein the deterministic mapping is transmitted from a second provider.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

a receiver operable to receive the plurality of groupings; and

a processor operable to process the plurality of groupings in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

17. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

means for inserting the deterministic mapping into a reserved field of a vestigial sideband data frame; and

means for transmitting the vestigial sideband data frame.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

means for receiving the vestigial sideband data frame; and

means for processing a service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

19. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:

means for creating a spread spectrum channel; and

means for transmitting the deterministic mapping through the spread spectrum channel,

wherein the deterministic mapping is synchronized with a host vestigial sideband signal.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising:

means for receiving the deterministic mapping; and

means for processing a service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

21. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

means for creating a signaling channel; and

means for transmitting the deterministic mapping from a first provider through the signaling channel,

wherein a service content of the service is multiplexed into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets and the plurality of groupings are transmitted from a second provider, and

wherein the deterministic mapping corresponds to the service content of the service.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising:

means for receiving the deterministic mapping; and

means for processing the service content of the service in accordance with the deterministic mapping.

23. An apparatus for signaling a deterministic mapping corresponding to a service, comprising:

means for multiplexing a service content of the service corresponding to the deterministic mapping into a plurality of groupings of a predetermined number of packets; and

means for transmitting the plurality of groupings from a first provider,

wherein the deterministic mapping is transmitted from a second provider.

24. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising:

means for receiving the plurality of groupings; and

means for processing the plurality of groupings in accordance with the deterministic mapping.