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Abstract
【解決手段】 ディジタル的に符号化された複数のテレビジョン番組に対応する複数のデータ・パケットから、制御信号に応答して、ある特定のディジタル的に符号化されたテレビジョン番組に対応するデータ・パケットを選択する選択手段と、データを入力するためのユーザが操作できるデータ入力手段と、選択手段とデータ入力手段に結合され、ユーザが入力するデータに応答して制御信号を発生する制御手段とから成り、制御手段は、ユーザが入力したデータに応答して、ディジタル的に符号化されたテレビジョン番組を選択し、テレビジョン番組スケジュール・データは、ディジタル的に符号化されたテレビジョン番組の各々と複数のデータ伝送チャンネルの各々との関係を定める。
【選択図】 図6
Description
ディジタルのビットストリームから番組に関連する情報を選択する方法であって、ビデオおよびオーディオ情報を表す圧縮されたディジタル・データのパケットによって表される前記番組の選択に関連する複数のディジタルのデータ・ユニットを受信するステップを含み、前記データ・ユニットは、ビットストリーム内に含まれ、オフセットによって分けられ、さらに、ベース・データ・ユニットから所望の番組に対応する所望のデータ・ユニットの選択を開始するステップと、前記オフセットを利用して、前記ベース・データ・ユニットに関連する前記所望の番組に対応する前記所望のデータ・ユニットを見つけるステップと、を含む、前記方法。
発明の効果
番組に関連するパケット化された個々のデータストリームおよび個々の番組を識別するパケット識別子を含むデータ形式で複数のパケット化されたデータ番組を含むビデオ情報を表すディジタルのビットスリームを受信する受信システムを提供することができる。
601 送信機
602 符号化器
603 変調器/誤り訂正器
604 アップリンク・ユニット
605 アンテナ・ディッシュ
606 マイクロプロセッサ
607 復調器/誤り訂正復号器
608 トランスポート・ユニット
609 復号器
610 NTSC符号化器
611 TV受像機
612 受信機
613 衛星
614 信号源
705 アンテナ・ディッシュ・ユニット
706 システム・マイクロ制御器
707 ブロック
708 スマートIC
721 ビデオ符号化器
722 RF変調器
723 MPEG複合器
724 電話用モデム
725 IRインタフェース
734 同調器
735 復調器
805 アンテナ・ディッシュ
806 マイクロプロセッサ
807 復調器/順方向誤り訂正器
808 トランスポート
832 制御
833 比較器
834 同調器
835 QPSK復調器
836 VITERBI復号器
837 デ・インタリーブ器
838 リード・ソロモン復号器
Claims (1)
- ディジタル的に符号化された複数のテレビジョン番組を受信するためのテレビジョン・システムであって、
制御信号に応答して、複数のディジタル・データ伝送チャンネルから、ある特定のディジタル・データ伝送チャンネルにおける前記ディジタル的に符号化されたテレビジョン番組のうちの所望の1つを選択する選択手段であって、前記データ伝送チャンネルは全て前記データ伝送チャンネルの全てのものについてテレビジョン番組スケジュール・データを含んでおり、該テレビジョン番組スケジュール・データは前記複数のテレビジョン番組の各々を前記複数のディジタル・データ伝送チャンネルの各々に関連づける、前記選択手段と、
データを入力するための、ユーザが操作できるデータ入力手段と、
前記選択手段と前記データ入力手段に結合され、ユーザが入力する前記データに応答して前記制御信号を発生する制御手段とから成り、
前記制御手段は、ユーザが入力する前記データに応答して、複数の仮想チャンネルからの1つの仮想チャンネルにおける前記ディジタル的に符号化されたテレビジョン番組の所望の1つを選択し、各仮想チャンネルは前記複数のディジタル・データ伝送チャンネルのうちの異なる1つのチャンネルに再び割り当てられ、
前記各テレビジョン番組のテレビジョン信号は圧縮された形で伝送され、前記テレビジョン・システムが、前記テレビジョン番組の信号を表示用に復元する手段を含む、前記テレビジョン・システム。
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