Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9800934-B2
Application number	US-201414893753-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2014
Priority date	Jun 12, 2013
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, formatting input streams into Data Pipe (DP) data, Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) encoding the DP data according to a code rate, bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data, mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations, building at least one signal frame including the mapped DP data, and modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the input streams include Audio/Video (A/V) data and service guide data, and wherein the Audio/Video (A/V) data and service guide data are included in first ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of transmitting broadcast signals, the method including:
formatting input streams into Data Pipe (DP) data,
wherein the formatting input streams into DP data comprising:
compressing and encapsulating the input streams into link layer packets,
wherein the input streams comprise IP (Internet Protocol) packets, or MPEG-2 TS packets,
wherein the link layer packets include link layer packet headers and payloads containing the input streams,
wherein the input streams are segmented or concatenated to be contained in a link layer packet,
wherein the link layer packet includes a link layer packet header having an information field that indicates whether a segmentation or a concatenation is performed, and
wherein when a packet type of the input streams is IP packet, headers of the IP packets are compressed based on RoHC (Robust Header Compression) of unidirectional mode;
Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) encoding the DP data according to a code rate, wherein the DP data includes the link layer packets;
bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data;
mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations;
building at least one signal frame including the mapped DP data; and
modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data,
wherein the input streams include Audio/Video (A/V) data, and
wherein the Audio/Video (A/V) data is included in first ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the input streams further include service guide data, and non-real time content data which are delivered in advance its use and stored in a receiving device,
wherein the service guide data is further included in the first ISOBMFF files, and
wherein the non-real time content data are included in second ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files.

3. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein the AV data which are transmitted in a real-time are to be combined with the non-real time content data to present a complete content.

4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the first ISOBMFF files include a first timeline and the second ISOBMFF files include a second timeline, and
wherein the first timeline and the second timeline are used to synchronize the non-real time content with the A/V data.

5. The method of claim 4 ,
wherein the second ISOBMFF files include a plurality of presentation units.

6. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein the second timeline specify a clock rate and a start time corresponding to a first presentation unit in the second ISOBMFF files.

7. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein the each of the presentation units has a presentation time relative to the second timeline.

8. An apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including:
a formatting processor formatting input streams into Data Pipe (DP) data,
wherein the formatting processor compressing and encapsulating the input streams into link layer packets,
wherein the input streams comprise IP (Internet Protocol) packets, or MPEG-2 TS packets,
wherein the link layer packets include link layer packet headers and payloads containing the input streams,
wherein the input streams are segmented or concatenated to be contained in a link layer packet,
wherein the link layer packet includes a link layer packet header having an information field that indicates whether a segmentation or a concatenation is performed, and
wherein when a packet type of the input streams is IP packet, headers of the IP packets are compressed based on RoHC (Robust Header Compression) of unidirectional mode;
a Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) encoding processor LDPC encoding the DP data according to a code rate, wherein the DP data includes the link layer packets;
a bit interleaving processor bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data;
a mapping processor mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations;
a frame building processor building at least one signal frame including the mapped DP data; and
a modulating processor modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) method; and
a transmitting processor transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data,
wherein the input streams include Audio/Video (A/V) data, and
wherein the Audio/Video (A/V) data is included in first ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein the input streams further include service guide data, and non-real time content data which are delivered in advance its use and stored in a receiving device,
wherein the service guide data is further included in the first ISOBMFF files, and
wherein the non-real time content data are included in second ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 ,
wherein the AV data which are transmitted in a real-time are to be combined with the non-real time content data to present a complete content.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 ,
wherein the first ISOBMFF files include a first timeline and the second ISOBMFF files include a second timeline, and
wherein the first timeline and the second timeline are used to synchronize the non-real time content with the A/V data.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the second ISOBMFF files include a plurality of presentation units.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the second timeline specify a clock rate and a start time corresponding to a first presentation unit in the second ISOBMFF files.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein the each of the presentation units has a presentation time relative to the second timeline.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Oh Sejin
• Kwon Woosuk
• Hong Sungryong
• Moon Kyoungsoo
• Lee Jangwon
• Ko Woosuk

Classifications

• H04L1/0057

  Block codes (H04L1/0061, H04L1/0064 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04L1/0041

  Arrangements at the transmitter end · CPC title

• H04L2001/0093

  Point-to-multipoint · CPC title

• H04L1/0075

  Transmission of coding parameters to receiver (H04L1/0023 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N21/4302

  Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation · CPC title