Digital broadcasting system and data processing method

• US 9,240,865 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, In Hwan, Kwak, Kook Yeon, Kim, Byoung Gill, Kim, Jin Woo, Lee, Hyoung Gon, Song, Won Gyu
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M
• Application Number:
  US14/270,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20140245111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 13/2792 Interleaver wherein interleaving is performed jointly with another technique such as puncturing, multiplexing or routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/55 for traffic information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0071 Use of interleaving interleaving per se H03M13/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/00 Modulated-carrier systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals

Abstract

A method of transmitting broadcast signals includes forward error correction (FEC) encoding mobile data; interleaving the FEC encoded mobile data; encoding signaling information for the mobile data; mapping the interleaved mobile data and the encoded signaling information into a data unit, wherein the data unit includes a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is concatenated with the second region, wherein the first region includes known data and the encoded signaling information, and wherein the second region includes known data and the encoded mobile data; and transmitting the broadcast signals including the data unit, wherein the data unit is multiplexed with a data unit of main data in a specific time period, wherein the signaling information includes information of the data unit having the interleaved mobile data.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting broadcast signals, the method comprising:

forward error correction (FEC) encoding first service data;

interleaving the FEC encoded first service data;

encoding signaling information for the first service data;

mapping the interleaved first service data and the encoded signaling information into a data unit, wherein the data unit includes a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is concatenated with the second region, wherein the first region includes known data and the encoded signaling information, and wherein the second region includes known data and the interleaved first service data; and

transmitting the broadcast signals including the data unit, wherein the interleaved first service data is multiplexed with second service data,

wherein the signaling information includes information of the data unit having the interleaved first service data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first service data and the signaling information are encoded with different code rates.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the known data in the second region are allocated with a specific pattern.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first service data and the second service data have different robustness and mobility level.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the signaling information further includes information related to fast service acquisition information in the broadcast signals.

6. An apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprising:

a forward error correction (FEC) encoder to FEC encode first service data;

an interleaver to interleave the FEC encoded first service data;

a signaling encoder to encode signaling information for the first service data;

a mapper to map the interleaved first service data and the encoded signaling information into a data unit, wherein the data unit includes a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is concatenated with the second region, wherein the first region includes known data and the encoded signaling information, and wherein the second region includes known data and the interleaved first service data; and

a transmission unit to transmit the broadcast signals including the data unit, wherein the interleaved first service data is multiplexed with second service data, wherein the signaling information includes information of the data unit having the interleaved first service data.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first service data and the signaling information are encoded with different code rates.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the known data in the second region are allocated with a specific pattern.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first service data and the second service data have different robustness and mobility level.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the signaling information further includes information related to fast service acquisition information in the broadcast signals.