Method of processing traffic information and digital broadcast system

• US 7,668,209 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Issued: 02/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Byoung Gill, Lee, Hyoung Gon, Hong, Ho Taek, Choi, In Hwan, Kim, Jin Pil, Kim, Jong Moon, Kim, Young In, Song, Won Gyu, Kwak, Kook Yeon, Kim, Jin Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu; Huy D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Digiovanni; Michael J
• Application Number:
  US11/541,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20070076758A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,239 Days
• Field of Search: 370/537
• US Class Current: 370/537
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/092 Coding or decoding of the information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/094 Hardware aspects; Signal processing or signal properties, e.g. frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/55 for traffic information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/11 Arrangements for counter-measures when a portion of broadcast information is unavailable

Abstract

A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system and a method for processing data are disclosed. The method for processing data may enhance the receiving performance of the receiving system by performing additional coding and multiplexing processes on the traffic information data and transmitting the processed data. Thus, robustness is provided to the traffic information data, thereby enabling the data to respond strongly against the channel environment which is always under constant and vast change.

Claims

1. A digital broadcast transmitter, comprising:

a pre-processor configured to pre-process traffic information data, wherein the traffic information data is included in a data group, the traffic information data generated from forming the data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the traffic information data with one or more main audio and video, AV, data;

a trellis encoder configured to have at least one memory and trellis-encode the multiplexed data, the at least one memory being initialized by the trellis initialization data when data outputted from the multiplexer correspond to a beginning of a sequence of the known data; and

a data transmission unit configured to insert synchronization data into the trellis-encoded data, modulate the trellis-encoded data having the synchronization data, and transmit the modulated data,

wherein the traffic information data include status information, which includes at least one of information on an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information.

2. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 1, wherein the information on the average speed of the traffic route is indicated in a speed unit less than 1.8 km/h, and wherein the information on the route travel time is indicated in a time unit lower than a minute-unit.

3. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 2, wherein the status information further comprises an identifier indicating that information on the average speed of the traffic route is included, and an identifier indicating that information on the route travel time is included.

4. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 1, further comprising:

an encoder configured to add first parity data to the multiplexed data;

a data interleaver configured to interleave the multiplexed data having the parity data; and

a compatible processor configured to calculate second parity data from the interleaved data and the initialization data and replace the first parity data within the interleaved data with the second parity data.

5. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 1, wherein the pre-processor comprises:

a randomizer configured to randomize the traffic information data;

a first encoder configured to generate data frames including the randomized data and encode each data frame for at least one or error correction and error detection;

a second encoder configured to encode only traffic information data included in the data encoded by the first encoder with a coding rate of G/H, wherein G and H are positive integers and G is less than H;

a group formatter configured to insert the data encoded by the second encoder and the known data into a data group having a plurality of regions;

a data deinterleaver configured to deinterleave the data included in the data group; and

a packet formatter configured to add header data to the deinterleaved data to generate data packets.

6. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 5, wherein the group formatter further inserts header location holders, main AV data holders, and parity data holders into the data group.

7. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 5, wherein the group formatter further inserts initialization data location holders into the data group.

8. A digital broadcast transmitter, comprising:

a pre-processor configured to pre-process traffic information data, wherein the traffic information data is included in a data group, the traffic information data generated from forming the data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the traffic information data with one or more main audio and video, AV, data;

a post-processor configured to pro-process the multiplexed data by encoding only traffic information data included in the multiplexed data with a coding rate of G/H, wherein G and H are positive integers and G is less than H;

a data encoding and interleaving unit configured to add first parity data into the post-processed data and interleave the post-processed data having the first parity data;

a trellis encoder configured to have at least one memory and trellis-encode the interleaved data, the at least one memory being initialized by initialization data when data outputted from the data encoding and interleaving unit correspond to a beginning of a sequence of known data; and

a data transmission unit configured to insert synchronization data into the trellis-encoded data, modulate the trellis-encoded data having the synchronization data, and transmit the modulated data,

wherein the traffic information data include status information, which includes at least one of information on an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information.

9. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 8, wherein the information on the average speed of the traffic route is indicated in a speed unit less than 1.8 km/h, and wherein the information on the route travel time is indicated in a time unit lower than a minute-unit.

10. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 8, further comprising a compatible processor calculating second parity data from the interleaved data and the initialization data and replacing the first parity data within the interleaved data with the second parity data.

11. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 8, wherein the pre-processor comprises:

a first encoder configured to generate data frames including the traffic information data and encode each data frame for at least one of error correction and error detection;

a randomizer configured to randomize the traffic information data encoded by the first encoder;

a group formatter configured to insert the randomized data and the known data into a data group having a plurality of regions;

a data deinterleaver configured to deinterleave the data included in the data group; and

a packet formatter configured to add header data to the deinterleaved data to generate data packets.

12. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 8, wherein the post-processor comprises:

a location holder inserter configured to insert parity location holders to the data multiplexed by the multiplexer;

a data interleaver configured to interleave the data having the parity location holders;

a block processor configured to encode only traffic information data included in the data interleaved by the data interleaver with a coding rate of G/H, wherein G and E are positive integers and G is less than H;

a data deinterleaver configured to deinterleave the data encoded by the block processor; and

a parity location holder remover configured to remove the parity location holders included in the deinterleaved data.

13. A digital broadcast transmitter, comprising:

a pre-processor configured to pre-process traffic information data, wherein the traffic information data is included in a data group, the traffic information data generated from forming the data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the traffic information data with one or more main audio and video, AV, data-packets;

a data encoding and interleaving unit configured to add first parity data into the multiplexed data and interleaving the multiplexed data having the parity data;

a post-processor configured to post-process the interleaved data by coding only traffic information data included in the interleaved data with a coding rate of G/H, wherein G and H are positive integers and G is less than H;

a trellis encoder configured to have at least one memory and trellis-encode the post-processed data, the at least one memory being initialized by the trellis initialization data when data outputted from the post-processor correspond to a beginning of a sequence of the known data; and

a data transmission unit configured to insert synchronization data into the trellis-encoded data, modulate the trellis-encoded data having the synchronization data, and transmit the modulated data,

wherein the traffic information data includes status information, which includes at least one of information on an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information.

14. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 13, further comprising a compatible processor calculating second parity data from the post-processed data and the initialization data and replacing the first parity data within the post-processed data with the second parity data.

15. A method of processing traffic information data in a digital broadcast receiver, the method comprising:

receiving traffic information data and system information, the traffic information data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in a transmitter;

demultiplexing the traffic information data and the system information;

decoding the traffic information data using the system information, thereby extracting information on at least one of an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information; and

providing a traffic information service to a user using the extracted information.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising detecting service information associated with the traffic information data from at least one of a program map table and a virtual channel table which includes the system information.

17. A digital broadcast receiver, comprising:

a demodulator configured to demodulate traffic information data information, the traffic information data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in a transmitter;

a data decoding unit configured to decode the demodulated traffic information data;

a data storage configured to store the decoded traffic information data; and

an application manager configured to provide a traffic information service to a user using the stored traffic information data by extracting information on at least one of an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information,

wherein the demodulator comprises;

an equalizer configured to channel-equalize the traffic information data based on the known data;

a block decoder configured to perform soft decision decoding on the channel-equalized traffic information data; and

a reed solomon frame decoder configured to perform an inverse process of a reed solomon frame encoder included in the transmitter.

18. A digital broadcast receiver, comprising:

a tuner configured to receive traffic information data, the traffic information data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in the transmitter;

a demodulator configured to perform demodulating on the traffic information data based on the known data; and

a decoder configured to perform decoding on the demodulated traffic information data.

19. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 18, wherein the traffic information data include status information, which includes at least one of information on an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information.

20. A digital broadcast receiver, comprising:

a tuner configured to receive enhanced data, the enhanced data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in the transmitter;

a demodulator configured to perform demodulating on the enhanced data based on the known data; and

a decoder configured to perform decoding on the demodulated enhanced data.

21. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 20, wherein the data group is divided into at least two areas, one area of them having main data and the enhanced data able to be coded at a first code rate, and another area of them having the enhanced data able to be coded at a second code rate lower than the first code rate.

22. A method of processing digital broadcast data in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising:

receiving traffic information data, the traffic information data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in the transmitter;

performing demodulating on the traffic information data based on the known data; and

performing decoding on the demodulated traffic information data.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the traffic information data include status information, which includes at least one of information on an average speed of a traffic route and route travel time, and location information associated with the status information.

24. A method of processing digital broadcast data in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising:

receiving enhanced data, the enhanced data generated from forming a data group, the data group including known data in advance known to the receiver and a digital broadcast transmitter which is inserted continuously and periodically and trellis initialization data located in front of the known data, and trellis encoding the known data based on the trellis initialization data in the transmitter;

performing demodulating on the enhanced data based on the known data; and

performing decoding on the demodulated enhanced data.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the data group is divided into at least two areas, one area of them having main data and the enhanced data able to be coded at a first code rate, and another area of them having the enhanced data able to be coded at a second code rate lower than the first code rate.