Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system

• US RE47,183 E1
• Filed: 03/04/2015
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Chul Soo, Choi, In Hwan, Kwak, Kook Yeon, Kim, Jin Woo, Song, Jae Hyung, Kim, Jin Pil, Song, Won Gyu, Lee, Hyoung Gon, Kim, Byoung Gill, Suh, Jong Yeul
• Primary Examiner(s): Banankhah, Majid A
• Application Number:
  US14/638,900
• Time in Patent Office: 1,392 Days
• Field of Search: 375295, 375146, 375285, 375298, 375345, 3484253, 3484321, 348460, 348473, 370441, 370335, 370342
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information

Abstract

A method of processing a digital broadcast signal in a transmitter includes encoding signaling information including a transmission parameter channel, including transmission parameters and a fast information channel (FIC) including cross layer information for mobile service acquisition, and transmitting the broadcast signal including ensembles including the encoded signaling information. The FIC is divided into FIC segments, each FIC segment including a FIC segment header and a FIC segment payload. The FIC segment header includes type information indicating a type of the FIC segment, the FIC further including a first ensemble identifier identifying a specific ensemble including a service map table (SMT). The SMT includes a header including a second ensemble identifier corresponding to the first ensemble identifier, a payload including service acquisition information of the specific ensemble, and IP access information of a mobile service for acquiring an IP datagram of the mobile service from the specific ensemble.

Claims

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

encoding signaling information including a transmission parameter channel (TPC) including transmission parameters, and a fast information channel (FIC) including cross layer information for mobile service acquisition, wherein the encoding the signal signaling information comprises;

performing a first error correction encoding on the FIC;

multiplexing the first error correction encoded FIC with the TPC; and

randomizing the multiplexed FIC and TPC; and

transmitting the digital broadcast signal including ensembles including the encoded signaling information,

wherein the FIC is divided into a number of FIC segments,

wherein each of the FIC segments includes a FIC segment header and a FIC segment payload,

wherein the FIC segment header includes type information indicating a type of the FIC segment,

wherein the FIC further includes a first ensemble identifier identifying a specific ensemble including a service map table (SMT), and

wherein the SMT comprises;

a header including a second ensemble identifier corresponding to the first ensemble identifier;

a payload including service acquisition information of the specific ensemble; and

Internet Protocol (IP) access information of a mobile service for acquiring an IP datagram of the mobile service from the specific ensemble.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a second error correction encoding on the randomized FIC and TPC.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second error correction encoding corresponds to a Parallel Concatenated Convolutional Code (PCCC).

7. The method of claim 1,

wherein the SMT further includes a table ID indicating a type of a corresponding table.

4. An apparatus for processing a digital broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising:

a signaling encoder configured to encode signaling information including a transmission parameter channel (TPC) including transmission parameters, and a fast information channel (FIC) including cross layer information for mobile service acquisition, wherein the signaling encoder is further configured to;

perform a first error correction encoding on the FIC;

multiplex the first error correction encoded FIC with the TPC; and

randomize the multiplexed FIC and TPC; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the digital broadcast signal including ensembles including the encoded signaling information,

wherein the FIC is divided into a number of FIC segments,

wherein each of the FIC segments includes a FIC segment header and a FIC segment payload,

wherein the FIC segment header includes type information indicating a type of the FIC segment,

wherein the FIC further includes a first ensemble identifier identifying a specific ensemble including a service map table (SMT), and

wherein the SMT comprises;

a header including a second ensemble identifier corresponding to the first ensemble identifier;

a payload including service acquisition information of the specific ensemble; and

Internet Protocol (IP) access information of a mobile service for acquiring an IP datagram of the mobile service from the specific ensemble.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the signaling encoder is further configured to perform a second error correction encoding on the randomized FIC and TPC.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second error correction encoding corresponds to a Parallel Concatenated Convolutional Code (PCCC).

8. The apparatus of claim 4,

wherein the SMT further includes a table ID indicating a type of a corresponding table.