Transmitter and transmitting method, information editor and editing method, receiver and receiving method, information storage and storing method, and broadcasting system

• US 7,890,048 B1
• Filed: 11/10/1998
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Snaptrack Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakatsuka, Satoko, Koga, Tadaharu, Kikuta, Yasushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gu; Yu (Andy)
• Application Number:
  US09/341,324
• Time in Patent Office: 4,480 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/12.1, 455/413, 455/13.1, 455/418, 455/422, 455/563, 455/403, 455/435, 455/461, 455/426, 455/556, 455/411, 455/414, 455/517, 455/566, 455 301- 306, 725/133, 725/40, 725/139, 345/327, 345/13, 345/906, 348/569, 348/906, 348/12, 348/43, 703/16, 703/19, 703/20, 703/30
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/19 digital satellite radio [DSR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/17 on recording information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

A ground station multiplexes audio digital data of a plurality of audio broadcasts, GUI data, and download audio data and transmits the multiplexed signal to a receiving side through a satellite. The receiving side displays a GUI screen corresponding to an audio broadcast. When a music information selection command is input on the display screen, an audio broadcast of a music program corresponding to the music information is selected. When a music information download command is input on the display screen, download audio data corresponding to the music information is output. The download audio data is stored to a storage device so as to download audio data corresponding to a desired music title.

Claims

1. A transmitting apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of audio channel material supplying means for supplying a plurality of broadcast audio materials formed of digital audio data;

data supplying means for supplying digital data for an audio information screen associated with one or more of the broadcast audio materials, said digital data including interactive GUI data used to generate an interactive onscreen display to allow interaction between a user and the display;

download audio data supplying means for supplying download audio data corresponding to the one or more of the broadcast audio materials that are compressed in a predetermined compressing format;

multiplexing means for multiplexing the digital audio data of the plurality of audio broadcasts, the associated digital data for the audio information screen, and the corresponding download audio data to form multiplexed data having an audio broadcast component, a digital data for audio information screen component, and a download audio data component; and

transmitting means for transmitting the multiplexed data such that each one of the audio broadcast component, the digital data for audio information screen component, and the download audio data component is transmitted completely at least twice within a program period,

wherein the digital audio data has a first sound quality and the download audio data has a second sound quality that is of a higher quality than the first sound quality.

2. The transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of broadcast audio materials includes a plurality of audio channel programs.

3. The transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of broadcast audio materials includes a plurality of music titles.

4. The transmitting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the associated digital data for the audio information screen includes at least one of a list of the plurality of music titles, information concerning the plurality of music titles, or an electronic program guide.

5. The transmitting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the corresponding download audio data includes the plurality of music titles.

6. A transmitting method for a transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

supplying a plurality of broadcast audio materials formed of digital audio data to the transmitting apparatus;

supplying digital data for an audio information screen associated with one or more of the broadcast audio materials to the transmitting apparatus, said digital data including interactive GUI data used to generate an interactive on-screen display to allow interaction between a user and the display; and

supplying, to the transmitting apparatus, download audio data of audio data corresponding to the one or more of the broadcast audio materials that are compressed in a predetermined compressing format;

multiplexing the digital audio data of the plurality of audio broadcasts at the transmitting apparatus, the associated digital data for the audio information screen, and the corresponding download audio data to form multiplexed data having an audio broadcast component, a digital data for audio information screen component, and a download audio data component; and

transmitting, from the transmitting apparatus, the multiplexed data such that each one of the audio broadcast component, the digital data for audio information screen component, and the download audio data component is transmitted completely at least twice within a program period,

wherein said digital audio data has a first sound quality and the download audio data has a second sound quality that is of a higher quality than the first sound quality.

7. The transmitting method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of broadcast audio materials includes a plurality of audio channel programs.

8. The transmitting method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of broadcast audio materials includes a plurality of music titles.

9. The transmitting method of claim 8, wherein the associated digital data for the audio information screen includes at least one of a list of the plurality of music titles, information concerning the plurality of music titles, or an electronic program guide.

10. The transmitting method of claim 8, wherein the corresponding download audio data includes the plurality of music titles.