BROADCAST CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING

• US 20120140841A1
• Filed: 07/01/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: CHOI, Sung-Woong
• Application Number:
  US13/175,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20120140841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/295
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel

Abstract

Provided is a broadcast controlling apparatus and method for changing a TX frequency in digital broadcasting. The broadcast controlling apparatus includes a broadcast controlling unit and a first broadcast signal transmitting unit. The broadcast controlling unit is configured to divide a data rate of an RF channel, while changing a TX frequency of a second RF channel, and allocate a first program provided through the RF channel and a second program provided through the second RF channel. The first broadcast signal transmitting unit is configured to process the first and second programs through the RF channel under the control of the broadcast controlling unit and digital-broadcast the resulting programs.

Claims

1. A broadcast controlling apparatus for changing a transmission (TX) frequency in digital broadcasting, comprising:

a broadcast controlling unit configured to divide a data rate of a radio frequency (RF) channel, while changing a TX frequency of a second RF channel, and allocate a first program provided through the RF channel and a second program provided through the second RF channel; and

a first broadcast signal transmitting unit configured to process the first and second programs through the RF channel under the control of the broadcast controlling unit and digital-broadcast the resulting programs.

2. The broadcast controlling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast controlling unit allocates the first and second programs in a multicast mode.

3. The broadcast controlling apparatus of claim 2, wherein after changing the TX frequency of the second RF channel, the broadcast controlling unit provides the first program at the original data rate of the RF channel.

4. The broadcast controlling apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first broadcast signal transmitting unit processes the first program through the RF channel and digital-broadcasts the resulting program.

5. The broadcast controlling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second broadcast signal transmitting unit configured to process the second program through the changed RF channel and digital-broadcast the resulting program,

wherein the broadcast controlling unit provides the second program through the changed RF channel after changing the TX frequency of the second RF channel.

6. A broadcast controlling method for changing a transmission (TX) frequency in digital broadcasting, comprising:

a broadcast controlling operation for dividing a data rate of a radio frequency (RF) channel, while changing a TX frequency of a second RF channel, and allocating a first program provided through the RF channel and a second program provided through the second RF channel; and

processing the first and second programs through the RF channel and digital-broadcasting the resulting programs.

7. The broadcast controlling method of claim 6 further comprising:

digital-broadcasting the first program through the RF channel at the original data rate of the RF channel after changing the TX frequency of the second RF channel; and

digital-broadcasting the second program through the changed RF channel after changing the TX frequency of the second RF channel.

8. The broadcast controlling method of claim 6, wherein the broadcast controlling operation allocates the first and second programs in a multicast mode.