Method and apparatus providing channel management in a multi-frequency network broadcasting system
First Claim
1. A method of channel management in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
- estimating an intensity and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of broadcast signals received via a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) in a channel memory mode;
determining reception quality of the respective plurality of PCT channels, in consideration of both the estimated intensity and SNR of the broadcast signals; and
assigning the plurality of PCT channels to a virtual channel (VCT channel) according to a predetermined rule with respect to a reception quality of the plurality of PCT channels.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus providing channel management in a broadcast receiver. The method includes estimating an intensity and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of broadcast signals received via a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) in a channel memory mode, determining reception quality of the respective plurality of PCT channels, in consideration of both the estimated intensity and SNR of the broadcast signals, and assigning the plurality of PCT channels to a virtual channel (VCT channel) according to a predetermined rule with respect to a reception quality of the plurality of PCT channels.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of channel management in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
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estimating an intensity and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of broadcast signals received via a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) in a channel memory mode;
determining reception quality of the respective plurality of PCT channels, in consideration of both the estimated intensity and SNR of the broadcast signals; and
assigning the plurality of PCT channels to a virtual channel (VCT channel) according to a predetermined rule with respect to a reception quality of the plurality of PCT channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of managing channels in a broadcast receiver, comprising:
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evaluating signal intensities and signal-to-noise ratios of broadcast signals carried on a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels); and
assigning a reception channel, among the plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) evaluated, having the best quality to a virtual channel (VCT channel) in a multi-frequency network (MFN). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A broadcast receiver comprising:
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a tuner which tunes in and outputs broadcast signals via some physical channels (PCT channels);
an automatic gain control (AGC) amplifier which automatically controls and amplifies a gain of the broadcast signals output by the tuner;
an analog-to-digital converter which converts the broadcast signals in an analog form output by the AGC amplifier to digital signals;
a digital demodulator which demodulates the digital signals according to a predetermined rule so as to recover synchronous signals and then recover transmitted symbols using the synchronous signals;
an intensity estimator which estimates an intensity value of the broadcast signals, the intensity value being inversely proportional to the gain of the broadcast signals amplified by the AGC amplifier;
a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) operation unit which obtains an SNR value of the digital signals, using the symbols recovered by the digital demodulator; and
a controller which calculates a reception quality of the broadcast signals by combining the intensity and the SNR values multiplied by first and second weights, respectively, and assigns a virtual channel for the same broadcast signals received via the PCT channels according to a predetermined channel management rule. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A channel management apparatus, comprising:
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an estimation unit to estimate an intensity and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of broadcast signals received via a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) in a channel memory mode;
a determination unit to determine reception quality of the respective plurality of PCT channels, in consideration of both the estimated intensity and SNR of the broadcast signals; and
an assignment unit to assign the plurality of PCT channels to a virtual channel (VCT channel) according to a predetermined rule with respect to a reception quality of the plurality of PCT channels. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer readable medium to perform a method of channel management in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
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estimating an intensity and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of broadcast signals received via a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) in a channel memory mode;
determining reception quality of the respective plurality of PCT channels, in consideration of both the estimated intensity and SNR of the broadcast signals; and
assigning the plurality of PCT channels to a virtual channel (VCT channel) according to a predetermined rule with respect to a reception quality of the plurality of PCT channels.
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21. A computer readable medium to perform a method of channel management in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
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evaluating signal intensities and signal-to-noise ratios of broadcast signals carried on a plurality of physical channels (PCT channels); and
assigning a reception channel, among the plurality of physical channels (PCT channels) evaluated, having the best quality to a virtual channel (VCT channel) in a multi-frequency network (MFN).
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