Apparatus, systems and methods for providing enhancements to ATSC networks using synchronous vestigial sideband (VSB) frame slicing
First Claim
1. A method for providing to a receiver a digital signal corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a service content and a deterministic mapping corresponding to the service;
signaling to the receiver an availability of the service;
signaling to the receiver the deterministic mapping of the service content corresponding to the service;
generating a data frame, wherein the data frame is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and wherein at least part of the service content is contained in at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments; and
modulating the at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments in accordance with the deterministic mapping.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for signaling to a receiver an availability of a service and a deterministic mapping of a service content corresponding to the service. A modulator receives a digital signal and generates a data frame from the digital signal, where the data frame is divided into segments, where at least one grouping of the segments contains the service content. The modulator modulates at least one grouping in accordance with the deterministic mapping. A receiving device receives a digital signal containing the availability of a service, the deterministic mapping corresponding to the service, and the service content, and performs an operation on the service content in accordance with the deterministic mapping.
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67 Claims
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1. A method for providing to a receiver a digital signal corresponding to a service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a service content and a deterministic mapping corresponding to the service; signaling to the receiver an availability of the service; signaling to the receiver the deterministic mapping of the service content corresponding to the service; generating a data frame, wherein the data frame is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and wherein at least part of the service content is contained in at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments; and modulating the at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments in accordance with the deterministic mapping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing to a receiver a digital signal corresponding to a service, comprising:
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a transport stream receiver operable to receive service content and a deterministic mapping corresponding to the service; a signaling unit operable to signal to the receiver an availability of the service and the deterministic mapping of the service content corresponding to the service; a data frame generator operable to generate a data frame, wherein the data frame is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and wherein the service content is contained in at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments; and a modulator operable to modulate the at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments in accordance with the deterministic mapping. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for providing to a receiver a digital signal corresponding to a service, comprising:
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means for receiving a service content and a deterministic mapping corresponding to the service; means for signaling to the receiver an availability of the service and the deterministic mapping of the service content corresponding to the service; means for generating a data frame, wherein the data frame is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and wherein the service content is contained in at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments; and means for modulating the at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments in accordance with the deterministic mapping. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for providing to a receiver a digital signal corresponding to a service, said control logic comprising:
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computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a service content and a deterministic mapping corresponding to the service; computer readable program code means for causing the computer to signal to the receiver an availability of the service and the deterministic mapping; computer readable program code means for causing the computer to generate a data frame, wherein the data frame is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and wherein the service content is contained in at least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments; and computer readable program code means for causing the computer to modulate the a least one grouping of the predetermined number of segments in accordance with the deterministic mapping. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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