Method of processing traffic information and digital broadcast system

• US 7,924,851 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2009
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• 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): ABELSON, RONALD B
• Application Number:
  US12/591,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20100142558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 370/395.64, 725/35, 375/265
• US Class Current: 370/395.64
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/55 for traffic information

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 enhanced data by encoding the enhanced data, wherein the pre-processor further comprises all of a frame encoder, a group formatter and a packet formatter;

a first multiplexer configured to multiplex packets having the pre-processed enhanced data with main audio and video (AV) data packets;

a trellis encoder configured to have at least one memory and trellis-encode the multiplexed data packets, the at least one memory being initialized at a beginning of a known data sequence;

a second multiplexer configured to multiplex field synchronization data and segment synchronization data with the trellis-encoded data;

a modulator configured to modulate the multiplexed data; and

a RF up converter configured to transmit the modulated data.

2. 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.

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

a randomizer configured to randomize the enhanced 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 enhanced 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.

4. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 3, wherein the group formatter further inserts header location holders, main AV data holders, and parity data holders into the data group.

5. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 3, wherein the group formatter further inserts initialization data location holders into the data group.

6. A digital broadcast transmitter, comprising:

a pre-processor configured to pre-process enhanced data by encoding the enhanced data for at least one of error correction and error detection and by generating an enhanced data packet including the encoded enhanced data and known data, wherein the pre-processor further comprises all of a frame encoder, a group formatter and a packet formatter;

a first multiplexer configured to multiplex the enhanced data packet with one or more main audio and video (AV) data packets;

a post-processor configured to post-process the multiplexed data by encoding only enhanced 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 known data sequence;

a second multiplexer configured to multiplex field synchronization data and segment synchronization data with the trellis-encoded data;

a modulator configured to modulate the multiplexed data; and

a RF up converter configured to transmit the modulated data.

7. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 6, further comprising 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.

8. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 6, wherein the pre-processor comprises:

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

a randomizer configured to randomize the enhanced 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.

9. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 6, 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 enhanced data included in the data interleaved by the data interleaver with a coding rate of G/H, wherein G and H 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.

10. A digital broadcast transmitter, comprising:

a pre-processor configured to pre-process enhanced data by encoding the enhanced data for at least one of error correction and error detection and by generating an enhanced data packet including the encoded enhanced data and known data, wherein the pre-processor further comprises all of a frame encoder, a group formatter and a packet formatter;

a first multiplexer configured to multiplex the enhanced data packet 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 interleave the multiplexed data having the parity data;

a post-processor configured to post-process the interleaved data by coding only enhanced 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 initialization data when data outputted from the post-processor correspond to a beginning of a known data sequence;

a second multiplexer configured to multiplex field synchronization data and segment synchronization data with the trellis-encoded data;

a modulator configured to modulate the multiplexed data; and

a RF up converter configured to transmit the modulated data.

11. The digital broadcast transmitter of claim 10, further comprising a compatible processor configured to do calculate second parity data from the post-processed data and the initialization data and replace the first parity data within the post-processed data with the second parity data.