METHOD, TRANSMISSION CENTER, BASE STATION AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING BROADCAST TELEVISION SIGNALS

• US 20130152150A1
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yingping Zhou
• Original Assignee: Yingping Zhou
• Inventors: Zhou, Yingping
• Application Number:
  US13/703,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20130152150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/67 Common-wave systems, i.e. using separate transmitters operating on substantially the same frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A method, a transmission centre, a base station and a system for sending broadcast television signals can implement automatic operation and management for broadcast television emission. The method includes: the broadcast television transmission centre determines control information for controlling the work of each station, sends the corresponding control information to each station through a broadcast television networks, and instructs each base station to control its work according to the received control information.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting radio and television signals, comprising:

determining, by a radio and television transmitting center, control information to control each base station to operate; and

transmitting the corresponding control information to the respective base stations over a radio and television network to instruct the respective base stations to control the base stations to operate according to the received control information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the radio and television transmitting center determines control information to control each base station to operate, the method further comprises:

the radio and television transmitting center receiving status information transmitted over a mobile communication network from the respective base stations;

wherein the determining, by the radio and television transmitting center, control information to control each base station to operate comprises;

determining, by the radio and television transmitting center, the control information of each base station for transmission of the radio and television signal respectively according to the status information of the respective base stations; and

the transmitting the corresponding control information to the respective base stations over a radio and television network to instruct the respective base stations to control the base stations to operate according to the received control information comprises;

transmitting the radio and television signals and the corresponding control information to the respective base stations over the radio and television network to instruct the respective base stations to control transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the status information includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations;

and

the control information of each base station includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the control information of each base station for transmission of the radio and television signal respectively according to the status information of the respective base stations comprises:

determining the maximum parameter value of the path delay among the parameter values of the path delays of the respective base stations; and

determining the parameter value of the transmission delay at which each base station transmits the radio and television signal as the difference between the maximum parameter value of the path delay and the parameter value of the path delay of the present base station.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the status information includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations, parameter values of location coordinates of the base stations and parameter values of operating statuses of the base stations:

and

the control information of each base station includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the control information of each base station for transmission of the radio and television signal respectively according to the status information of the respective base stations comprises:

determining the distances from the respective base stations to the intersections of coherent areas with equal field-intensity signals of the respective base stations and their adjacent base stations according to the parameter values of the location coordinates and the parameter values of the operating statuses of the respective base stations and geographical information data and weather data stored in the radio and television transmitting center; and

determining the parameter value of the transmission delay of each base station according to the parameter values of the path delays of respective base stations and the distances from the base stations to the intersections.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the status information includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations, parameter values of location coordinates of the base stations and parameter values of operating statuses of the base stations;

and

the control information of each base station includes a parameter value of a transmission power at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

8. A method for transmitting a radio and television signal, comprising:

receiving, by a base station, control information transmitted over a radio and television network from a radio and television transmitting center; and

controlling the base station to operate according to the received control information.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting, by the base station, status information of the base station to the radio and television transmitting center over a mobile communication network;

wherein receiving, by the base station, control information transmitted over a radio and television network from a radio and television transmitting center comprises;

receiving, by the base station, a radio and television signal and the control information transmitted over the radio and television network from the radio and television transmitting center; and

the controlling the base station to operate according to the received control information comprises;

controlling transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the status information includes a parameter value of a path delay between the radio and television transmitting center and the base station, and

the control information includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal;

and

the controlling transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control information comprises;

controlling, by the base station, the transmission delay of the radio and television signal according to the received parameter value of the transmission delay.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the status information includes a parameter value of a path delay between the radio and television transmitting center and the base station, parameter values of location coordinates of the base station and a parameter value of an operating status of the base station, and

the control information includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal;

and

the controlling transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control information comprises;

controlling, by the base station, the transmission delay of the radio and television signal according to the received parameter value of the transmission delay.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the status information includes a parameter value of a path delay between the radio and television transmitting center and the base station, parameter values of location coordinates of the base statics and a parameter value of an operating status of the base station, and

the control information includes a parameter value of a transmission power at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal;

and

the controlling transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control information comprises;

controlling, by the base station, the transmission power of the radio and television signal according to the received parameter value of the transmission power.

13. A radio and television transmitting center, comprising:

a computer unit configured to determine control information to control each base station to operate; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the corresponding control information to the respective base stations over a radio and television network to instruct the respective base stations to control the base stations to operate according to the received control information.

14. The radio and television transmitting center of claim 13, further comprising:

a communication gateway configured to receive and transmit, to the computer unit, status information transmitted over a mobile communication network from the respective base stations;

wherein the computer unit is further configured to determine the control information of each base station for transmission of a radio and television signal respectively according to the status information of the respective base stations; and

the transmission unit is further configured to transmit the radio and television signals and the corresponding control information to the respective base stations over the radio and television network to instruct the respective base stations to control transmission of the radio and television signals according to the received control information.

15. The radio and television transmitting center of claim 14, wherein the status information received by the communication gateway includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations;

and

the control information of each base station determined by the computer unit includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

16. In radio and television transmitting center of claim 15, wherein the computer unit is configured to determine the maximum parameter value of the path delay among the parameter values of the path delays of the respective base stations and to determine the parameter value of the transmission delay at which each base station transmits the radio and television signal as the difference between the maximum parameter value of the path delay and the parameter value of the path delay of the base station.

17. The radio and television transmitting center of claim 14, wherein the status information received by the communication gateway includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations, parameter values of location coordinates of the base stations and parameter values of operating statuses of the base stations;

and

the control information of each base station determined by the computer unit includes a parameter value of a transmission delay at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

18. The radio and television transmitting center of claim 14, wherein the status information received by the communication gateway includes parameter values of path delays between the radio and television transmitting center and the base stations, parameter values of location coordinates of the base stations and parameter values of operating statuses of the base stations;

and

the control information of each base station determined by the computer unit includes a parameter value of a transmission power at which the base station transmits the radio and television signal.

19. A base station, comprising;

a reception unit configure to receive control information transmitted over a radio and television network from a radio and television transmitting center; and

a control unit configured to control the base station to operate according to the received control information.

20. The base station of claim 19, further comprising:

a computer unit configured to transmit status information of the base station to the radio and television transmitting center over a mobile communication network;

wherein the reception unit is configured to receive a radio and television signal and the control information transmitted over the radio and television network from the radio and television transmitting center; and

the control unit is configured to control transmission of the radio and television signal according to the received control signal.