Method of receiving a broadcasting signal and receiving system for receiving a broadcasting signal

• US 8,250,619 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2009
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Song, Jae Hyung, Lee, Chul Soo, Kim, Jin Pil, Suh, Jong Yeul, Lee, Joon Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Lonsberry, Hunter B
• Assistant Examiner(s): MONTOYA, OSCHTA I
• Application Number:
  US12/481,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20100017839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,169 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2355 involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages optimising the visualization of content for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/9577; tracking of instant messages H04L51/234; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2362 Generation or processing of Service Information [SI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a broadcast signal for a non-real-time service (NRT), the method comprising:

generating the broadcast signal including the NRT service that is a broadcast service delivered in advance of its use and signaling data for signaling the NRT service; and

transmitting the NRT service via a broadcast channel and the signaling data for the NRT service via a service signaling channel with a specific Internet Protocol (IP) address and a user datagram protocol (UDP) port number,

wherein the signaling data includes a service map table and a NRT content table,

wherein the NRT content table contains first information describing NRT content included in the NRT service, the NRT content available for download to storage in a broadcast receiving device,

wherein the first information includes download time information specifying times during which the NRT content delivered in at least one FLUTE session is to be made available for download,

wherein the NRT content is segmented into files that are delivered in the at least one FLUTE session,

wherein the service map table contains service-level attributes for the NRT service including the NRT content, second information used as a link from the service map table to the to the NRT content table, NRT service status information identifying a status of the NRT service, service protection information indicating whether service protection is applied to at least one component needed to provide a meaningful presentation of the NRT service, component number information specifying a number of components in the NRT service, essential component information indicating whether each of the components is essential or optional for the NRT service, component destination information specifying a destination address of IP datagrams carrying at least one of the components of the NRT service, component level descriptor number information specifying a number of component level descriptors providing additional information for the at least one of the components, and service level descriptor number information specifying a number of service level descriptors providing additional information for the NRT service,

wherein a most significant bit of the NRT service status information indicates whether the NRT service is active or inactive,

wherein a least significant bit of the NRT service status information indicates whether or not the NRT service is hidden, and

wherein the service map table further contains third information indicating capabilities used for the NRT service, the capabilities including a media type factor indicating a media type of the NRT service, the media type specifying a codec applied to the NRT service and a forward error correction (FEC) factor indicating an FEC coding algorithm applied to data of the NRT service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the NRT service is transmitted within IP packets associated with a virtual channel and identified by references in a Virtual Channel Table (VCT) and an associated Program Map Table (PMT) table; and

the IP packets are carried in a Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) Transport Stream using digital storage media command and control (DSM-CC) Addressable Sections.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the service signaling channel is carried in a portion of the IP packets.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the NRT content table further contains content length information specifying a duration of playback of NRT content transmitted via the broadcast channel.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the NRT content table further contains fourth information indicating capabilities used for NRT content data, the capabilities including media type information indicating a media type of the NRT content data and FEC information indicating an FEC coding algorithm applied to the NRT content data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the NRT content table further contains content size information indicating a total size in bytes of NRT content data for NRT content.

7. An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal for a non-real-time (NRT) service, the apparatus comprising:

a tuner configured to receive the broadcast signal including the NRT service that is a broadcast service that is delivered in advance of its use and signaling data for signaling the NRT service, wherein the NRT service is received via a broadcast channel and the signaling data for the NRT service is received via a service signaling channel with a specific Internet Protocol (IP) address and a user datagram protocol (UDP) port number;

a processor configured to parse a service map table containing service-level attributes for the NRT service including NRT content from the signaling data, to obtain first information used as a link to a NRT content table from the service map table, and to parse the NRT content table containing second information describing the NRT content available for download by using the first information, wherein the second information includes download time information specifying times during which the NRT content delivered in at least one FLUTE session is to be made available for download, wherein the NRT content is segmented into files that are delivered in the at least one FLUTE sessions; and

a storage unit configured to store the NRT content in the parsed NRT content table based on the second information,

wherein the service map table further contains third information indicating capabilities used for the NRT service, the capabilities including a media type factor indicating a media type of the NRT service, the media type specifying a codec applied to the NRT service, a forward error correction (FEC) factor indicating an FEC coding algorithm applied to data of the NRT service, NRT service status information identifying a status of the NRT service, service protection information indicating whether service protection is applied to at least one component needed to provide a meaningful presentation of the NRT service, component number information specifying a number of components in the NRT service, essential component information indicating whether each of the components is essential or optional for the NRT service, component destination information specifying a destination address of IP datagrams carrying at least one of the components of the NRT service, component level descriptor number information specifying a number of component level descriptors providing additional information for the at least one of the components, and service level descriptor number information specifying a number of service level descriptors providing additional information for the NRT service,

wherein a most significant bit of the NRT service status information indicates whether the NRT service is active or inactive,

wherein a least significant bit of the NRT service status information indicates whether or not the NRT service is hidden.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein:

the NRT service is delivered within IP packets, the IP packets associated with a virtual channel and identified by references in a Virtual Channel Table (VCT) and an associated Program Map Table (PMT) table; and

the IP packets are carried in a Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) Transport Stream using digital storage media command and control (DSM-CC) Addressable Sections.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the service signaling channel is carried in a portion of the IP packets.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the NRT content table further contains content length information specifying a duration of playback of NRT content transmitted via the broadcast channel.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the NRT content table further contains fourth information indicating capabilities used for NRT content data, the capabilities including media type information indicating a media type of the NRT content data and FEC information indicating an FEC coding algorithm applied to the NRT content data.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the NRT content table further contains content size information indicating a total size in bytes of NRT content data for NRT content.