APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM

• US 20130235865A1
• Filed: 10/17/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: KIM, Heung Mook, EUM, Ho Min
• Application Number:
  US13/654,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20130235865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/350
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/041 using special codes as synchronising signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/00 Synchronisation arrangements

Abstract

An apparatus for transmitting data in a broadcasting system is provided. The apparatus comprises a basic broadcasting data encoder configured to encode basic broadcasting data streams to generate basic broadcasting signals; a synchronization unit configured to acquire synchronization information for synchronization between the basic broadcasting data streams and at least one additional data packet; an additional data multiplexing unit configured to input the synchronization information to each of the additional data packets and multiplex the additional data packets to which the synchronization information is input to generate additional data streams; an additional data encoder configured to encode the additional data streams to generate additional signals; an adding unit configured to generate mixed signals based on the basic broadcasting signals and the additional signals; a modulating unit configured to modulate the mixed signals to generate transmission signals; and a transmitting unit transmitting the transmission signals.

Claims

1. An apparatus for transmitting data in a broadcasting system, the apparatus comprising:

a basic broadcasting data encoder configured to encode basic broadcasting data streams to generate basic broadcasting signals;

a synchronization unit configured to acquire synchronization information for synchronization between the basic broadcasting data streams and at least one additional data packet;

an additional data multiplexing unit configured to input the synchronization information to each of the additional data packets and multiplex the additional data packets to which the synchronization information is input to generate additional data streams;

an additional data encoder configured to encode the additional data streams to generate additional signals;

an adding unit configured to generate mixed signals based on the basic broadcasting signals and the additional signals;

a modulating unit configured to modulate the mixed signals to generate transmission signals; and

a transmitting unit transmitting the transmission signals.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the basic broadcasting data streams are that at least one basic broadcasting data packet is multiplexed into an MPEG-2 transport stream type.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the synchronization information comprises packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs), the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the synchronization information further comprises playing start time of each of the additional data packets, the playing start time being calculated based on the PCRs.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the synchronization unit comprises:

a synchronization information extractor configured to extract packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs) from the basic broadcasting data streams, the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams;

a synchronization information assigner configured to assign the PIDs and the PCRs to each of the additional data packets; and

a time calculator configured to calculate playing start time of each of the additional data packets, based on the PCRs.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adding unit is configured to add the additional signals to the basic broadcasting signals to generate the mixed signals.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adding unit is configured to control a band and average power of the additional signals to generate transform signals and add the transform signals to the basic broadcasting signals to generate the mixed signals.

8. A synchronization apparatus for synchronization between basic broadcasting data streams and additional data packets in a broadcasting system, the apparatus comprising:

a synchronization information extractor configured to extract packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs) from the basic broadcasting data streams, the PIDs identifying elementary streams of basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams;

a synchronization information assigner configured to assign the PIDs and the PCRs to each of the additional data packets; and

a time calculator configured to calculate playing start time of the additional data packets, based on the PCRs.

9. A method for transmitting data in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:

encoding basic broadcasting data streams to generate basic broadcasting signals;

acquiring synchronization information for synchronization between the basic broadcasting data streams and at least one additional data packet;

inputting the synchronization information to each of the additional data packets;

multiplexing the additional data packets to which the synchronization information is input to generate additional data streams;

encoding the additional data streams to generate additional signals;

adding the additional signals to the basic broadcasting signals to generate mixed signals;

modulating the mixed signals to generate transmission signals; and

transmitting the transmission signals.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the basic broadcasting data streams are that at least one basic broadcasting data packet is multiplexed into an MPEG-2 transport stream type.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the synchronization information comprises packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs), the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the synchronization information further comprises playing start time of each of the additional data packets, the playing start time being calculated based on the PCRs.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the acquiring of the synchronization information comprises:

extracting packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs) from the basic broadcasting data streams, the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams;

assigning the PIDs and the PCRs to each of the additional data packets; and

calculating playing start time of each of the additional data packets, based on the PCRs.

14. An apparatus for receiving data in a broadcasting system, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive received signals;

a demodulating unit configured to demodulate the received signals to generate mixed signals;

a basic broadcasting signal detecting unit configured to detect basic broadcasting signals from the mixed signals;

a basic broadcasting signal decoder configured to demodulate the basic broadcasting signals to generate basic broadcasting data streams;

a subtracting unit configured to subtract the basic broadcasting signals from the mixed signals to detect additional signals;

an additional signal decoder configured to decode the additional signals to generate additional data streams; and

an additional data demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex the additional data streams to generate at least one additional data packet,

wherein each of the additional data packets comprises synchronization information for synchronization between the basic broadcasting data streams and each of the additional data packets.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the basic broadcasting data streams are that at least one basic broadcasting data packet is multiplexed into an MPEG-2 transport stream type.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the synchronization information comprises packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs), the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the synchronization information further comprises playing start time of each of the additional data packets, the playing start time being calculated based on the PCRs.

18. A method for receiving data in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:

receiving received signals;

demodulating the received signals to generate mixed signals;

detecting basic broadcasting signals and additional signals from the mixed signals;

decoding the basic broadcasting signals to generate basic broadcasting data streams;

decoding the additional signals to generate additional data streams; and

demultiplexing the additional data streams to generate at least one additional data packet,

wherein each of the additional data packets comprises synchronization information for synchronization between the basic broadcasting data streams and each of the additional data packets.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the synchronization information comprises packet Identifiers (PIDs) and program clock references (PCRs), the PIDs identifying elementary streams of the basic broadcasting data streams, the PCRs being a criterion for synchronization between the elementary streams.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the synchronization information further comprises playing start time of each of the additional data packets, the playing start time being calculated based on the PCRs.