Transmitting/receiving system and method of processing data in the transmitting/receiving system

• US 9,763,059 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2014
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Song, Jae Hyung, Choi, In Hwan, Thomas, Gomer
• Primary Examiner(s): RENNER, BRANDON M
• Application Number:
  US14/470,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20150055542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/95 characterised by a specific format, e.g. an encoded audio stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A transmitting/receiving system and a data processing method of the same are disclosed herein. The receiving system may include a receiving unit, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data from at least one slot. The first processing unit acquires FIC segments divided from an FIC chunk of at least one sub-frame. Herein, each FIC segment comprises a 2-byte segment header and a 35-byte segment payload. The segment header includes an FIC type information, a number of a corresponding FIC segment, and a number of a last FIC segment among the FIC segments divided from the FIC chunk. The second processing unit obtains the FIC chunk including signaling information between at least one ensemble and at least one mobile service from respective payloads of the FIC segments, based upon the acquired FIC type information, number of the corresponding FIC segment, and number of the last FIC segment of each FIC segment.

Claims

1. A method of processing data in a broadcast transmitter, the method comprising:

encoding broadcast service data for a broadcast service in order to generate a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame belonging to an ensemble;

encoding transmission parameter channel (TPC) data;

encoding fast information channel (FIC) data; and

transmitting a first frame including data in the generated RS frame, the encoded TPC data and the encoded FIC data,

wherein the first frame comprises a plurality of second frames,

wherein the TPC data include information for at least one of the plurality of second frames,

wherein the FIC data comprise an FIC chunk that includes an FIC chunk header and an FIC chunk payload,

wherein the FIC chunk payload includes an ensemble identifier for identifying the ensemble, at least one ensemble loop and at least one service loop,

wherein the FIC chunk header comprises first length information, second length information and third length information,

wherein the first length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the FIC chunk header,

wherein the second length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one ensemble loop, and

wherein the third length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one service loop.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the TPC data further include FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC chunk.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the TPC data further include major version information and minor version information for the TPC data;

a change in the major version information indicates a non-backward compatible change; and

a change in the minor information indicates a backward compatible change.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the FIC chunk payload further includes protocol version information that indicates a version of a structure of the ensemble.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the TPC data further include encoding information of the broadcast service data.

6. A broadcast transmitter for processing data, the broadcast transmitter comprising:

a first encoder for encoding broadcast service data for a broadcast service in order to generate a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame belonging to an ensemble;

a second encoder for encoding transmission parameter channel (TPC) data and encoding fast information channel (FIC) data; and

a transmitting unit for transmitting a first frame including data in the generated RS frame, the encoded TPC data and the encoded FIC data,

wherein the first frame comprises a plurality of second frames,

wherein the TPC data include information for at least one of the plurality of second frames,

wherein the FIC data comprise an FIC chunk that includes an FIC chunk header and an FIC chunk payload,

wherein the FIC chunk payload includes an ensemble identifier for identifying the ensemble, at least one ensemble loop and at least one service loop,

wherein the FIC chunk header comprises first length information, second length information and third length information,

wherein the first length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the FIC chunk header,

wherein the second length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one ensemble loop, and

wherein the third length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one service loop.

7. The broadcast transmitter of claim 6, wherein the TPC data further include FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC chunk.

8. The broadcast transmitter of claim 6, wherein:

the TPC data further include major version information and minor version information for the TPC data;

a change in the major version information indicates a non-backward compatible change; and

a change in the minor information indicates a backward compatible change.

9. The broadcast transmitter of claim 6, wherein the FIC chunk payload further includes protocol version information that indicates a version of a structure of the ensemble.

10. The broadcast transmitter of claim 6, wherein the TPC data further include encoding information of the broadcast service data.

11. A method of processing data in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:

receiving a first frame including broadcast service data for a broadcast service, transmission parameter channel (TPC) data and fast information channel (FIC) data, the broadcast service data included in a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame belonging to an ensemble;

decoding the TPC data;

decoding the FIC data;

extracting information for fast acquisition of the broadcast service from the decoded FIC data;

storing the extracted information into a service map; and

decoding the broadcast service data,

wherein the first frame comprises a plurality of second frames,

wherein the TPC data include information for at least one of the plurality of second frames,

wherein the FIC data comprise an FIC chunk that includes an FIC chunk header and an FIC chunk payload,

wherein the FIC chunk payload includes an ensemble identifier for identifying the ensemble, at least one ensemble loop and at least one service loop,

wherein the FIC chunk header comprises first length information, second length information and third length information,

wherein the first length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the FIC chunk header,

wherein the second length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one ensemble loop, and

wherein the third length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one service loop.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the TPC data further include FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC chunk.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the TPC data further include major version information and minor version information for the TPC data;

a change in the major version information indicates a non-backward compatible change; and

a change in the minor information indicates a backward compatible change.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the FIC chunk payload further includes protocol version information that indicates a version of a structure of the ensemble.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the TPC data further include encoding information of the broadcast service data.

16. A broadcast receiver for processing data, the broadcast receiver comprising:

a tuner for receiving a first frame including broadcast service data for a broadcast service, transmission parameter channel (TPC) data and fast information channel (FIC) data, the broadcast service data included in a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame belonging to an ensemble;

a first decoder for decoding the TPC data and decoding the FIC data;

a parser for extracting information for fast acquisition of the broadcast service from the decoded FIC data;

a service manager for storing the extracted information into a service map; and

a second decoder for decoding the broadcast service data,

wherein the first frame comprises a plurality of second frames,

wherein the TPC data include information for at least one of the plurality of second frames,

wherein the FIC data comprise an FIC chunk that includes an FIC chunk header and an FIC chunk payload,

wherein the FIC chunk payload includes an ensemble identifier for identifying the ensemble, at least one ensemble loop and at least one service loop,

wherein the FIC chunk header comprises first length information, second length information and third length information,

wherein the first length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the FIC chunk header,

wherein the second length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one ensemble loop, and

wherein the third length information indicates a length of at least one extension field added to the at least one service loop.

17. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the TPC data further include FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC chunk.

18. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein:

the TPC data further include major version information and minor version information for the TPC data;

a change in the major version information indicates a non-backward compatible change; and

a change in the minor information indicates a backward compatible change.

19. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the FIC chunk payload further includes protocol version information that indicates a version of a structure of the ensemble.

20. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the TPC data further include encoding information of the broadcast service data.