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Information descriptor and extended information descriptor data structures for digital television signals
US8990860B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8990860-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414481405-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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According to an aspect, there is provided a digital television (DTV) data stream including program and system information protocol (PSIP) data associated with content of the DTV data stream, the PSIP data including a virtual channel table (VCT) and an event information table (EIT), the EIT comprising: a source identification field identifying a source of an associated event in a DTV data stream; an event identification field indicating an identification of the event; a start time field indicating a star time of the event; a title field indicating a title of the event; and a descriptor comprising: a descriptor tag identifying the descriptor as a genre descriptor; a descriptor length indicating a total length of the descriptor; and at least one category code for an associated event in a DTV data stream, each category code specifying genre, program type, or category information of the associated event, wherein the at least one category code specifies at least one of a set of basic categories.
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What is claimed: 1. A method to process digital broadcast data in a digital television (DTV) receiver, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiver in the DTV receiver, a DTV stream containing a virtual channel table (VCT) and an event information table (EIT), the EIT carrying a program schedule for a virtual channel; obtaining, by a digital television (DTV) decoder in the DTV receiver, a genre descriptor From the EIT, the genre descriptor comprising: a descriptor tag field…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8990860B2 cover?
- According to an aspect, there is provided a digital television (DTV) data stream including program and system information protocol (PSIP) data associated with content of the DTV data stream, the PSIP data including a virtual channel table (VCT) and an event information table (EIT), the EIT comprising: a source identification field identifying a source of an associated event in a DTV data stream…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lg Electronics Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/84. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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