Abstract:
A method of and apparatus for encoding and decoding a signal by illumination change compensated motion estimation are provided. The apparatus for encoding a signal by illumination change compensated motion estimation includes: an illumination change compensation unit performing compensation for an illumination change by performing a differential calculation between each pixel value of a current block and the means pixel value of a reference block indicated by a motion vector of the current blok and the mean pixel value of the reference block; a residual signals generation unit generating redisual signals based on the blocks in which illumination change compensation is performed; and an illumination changed amount prediction unit performing differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) based on the illumination change amount prediction value by reflecting the closeness between neighboring blocks in which illumination change occurs.
Abstract:
Provided is a conditional access apparatus and method for providing a terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) service. The apparatus includes: an ensemble data analyzer for extracting ensemble configuration information, and hierarchically managing program data, respectively; a control word generator for generating a control word; a scrambler for scrambling a specific program from the ensemble data analyzer; a conditional access data coder for receiving subscriber and program information from outside, ensemble configuration information and the control word, and coding conditional access data; and an ensemble data multiplexer for creating ensemble data by multiplexing specific program data, non-scrambled program data, fast information group (FIG) data, and the conditional access data, correcting and adding parameters required for the conditional access in conformity to a broadcasting standard.
Abstract:
An apparatus for correcting a non-linear distortion includes a pre-distorter for pre-distorting a transmit signal inputted from an external apparatus based on pre-distortion characteristics outputted from a pre-distortion characteristic predictor; a modulator for modulating the pre-distorted signal to thereby generate a modulated signal; a frequency up-converter for up-converting a frequency of the modulated signal to thereby generate an up-converted signal; a high power amplifier for amplifying the up-converted signal to a high power amplified signal; a frequency down-converter for down-converting a frequency of the high power amplified signal, thereby generate a down-converted signal; a demodulator for demodulating the down-converted signal, to thereby generate a demodulated signal; a high power amplifying characteristic predictor for predicting characteristics of the high power amplifier based on the pre-distorted signal and the demodulated signal; and a pre-distortion characteristic predictor for predicting the pre-distortion characteristics based on the pre-distorted signal and the predicted high power amplifying characteristics.
Abstract:
Provided are a data service managing apparatus and method for a frequency band extension, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) data server using the same, and a DMB receiving system for a broadband data service. The data service managing apparatus for the frequency band extension accommodates a broadband DMB data service by using a basic DMB transmission system having a predetermined basic frequency band and an additional DMB transmission system having an additional frequency band other than the basic frequency band. The apparatus includes: a band confirmation unit for confirming a frequency band used for each data service; and a data distributor for distributing service data to a system capable of processing the service data among the basic DMB transmission system and the additional DMB transmission system based on the frequency band confirmed by the band confirmation unit.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus and method for providing service information in a digital data broadcast receiver, more particularly, a service information providing apparatus and method adopting a query and view method in a data broadcast receiver, such as a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) receiving terminal. The service information providing method adopting a query and view method in a data broadcast receiver includes the steps of : a) receiving a query on a specific service information from an application program; b) searching a service information database for the query, acquiring a list of service information objects, and generating and storing a service information view; and c) providing the generated service information view to the application program.
Abstract:
Provide is a 3-dimensional Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (3D DMB) system. The present invention can provide a 3D DMB system providing a more realistic 3D Audio/Video (AV) service to a user, while maintaining comparability with a conventional DMB system, by processing a binocular 3D image and 3D sound based on a conventional system structure. The 3D DMB system includes: a video encoder for receiving and encoding a video signal of a binocular 3D image; an audio encoder for receiving and encoding an audio signal of a 3D sound; a packetizor for packetizing the encoded video and audio signals into an Sync Layer (SL) packet; and a multiplexer for transforming and multiplexing the SL packet packetized by the packetizer. A 3D DMB receiving system includes: a demultiplexer for demultiplexing a stream including binocular 3D image information and 3D sound information; a depacketizer for depacketizing the SL packet and outputting a decoding stream of an 3D video signal and a 3D sound audio signal; a video decoder for decoding a encoding stream for a video signal of the binocular 3D image; an audio decoder for decoding a encoding stream for the 3D sound audio signal; and a scene restorer for forming and outputting a 2D AV or 3D AV scene by using a video/3D additional video and an audio/3D additional audio signal which are received from the video decoder and the audio decoder.
Abstract translation:提供是一个三维数字多媒体广播(3D DMB)系统。 本发明可以通过基于常规系统结构处理双目3D图像和3D声音来提供对用户提供更逼真的3D音频/视频(AV)服务的3D DMB系统,同时保持与常规DMB系统的可比性。 3D DMB系统包括:用于接收和编码双目3D图像的视频信号的视频编码器; 用于接收和编码3D声音的音频信号的音频编码器; 用于将编码的视频和音频信号打包成同步层(SL)分组的分组; 以及多路复用器,用于变换和复用由分组器打包的SL分组。 3D DMB接收系统包括:解复用器,用于解复用包括双目3D图像信息和3D声音信息的流; 解包器,用于对SL包进行解包并输出3D视频信号和3D声音信号的解码流; 用于解码双目3D图像的视频信号的编码流的视频解码器; 用于解码用于3D声音音频信号的编码流的音频解码器; 以及场景恢复器,用于通过使用从视频解码器和音频解码器接收的视频/ 3D附加视频和音频/ 3D附加音频信号来形成和输出2D AV或3D AV场景。
Abstract:
Provided are a Vestigial Side Band (VSB) digital television (DTV) receiver based on is A/53 of the Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) that can secure backward compatibility of a low-ranked DTV receiver by using parity bytes added to robust data for error correction and obtain RS coding gain from the robust data, and a method thereof. The DTV receiver includes: a receiving unit for receiving a transmission signal including general data and robust data and converting the transmission signal into a base-band signal; an equalizer for determining a symbol level of the transmission signal; a trellis decoder for performing trellis decoding on a symbol of the determined level; a nonsystematic Reed Solomon (NRS) decoder for performing NRS decoding on the trellis-decoded robust data and correcting an error; and a restoring unit for restoring a digital video data stream with respect to the trellis-decoded general data and the NRS-decoded robust data.
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Provided is an outdoor optical node unit (ONU) and method for converting/combining frequencies, and an apparatus and method for converting/combining frequencies in a cable television headend system. The optical node unit (ONU) includes: a downstream optic-to-electric converting unit for converting a downstream optic signal transferred through an optical cable network from a headend system to a downstream electric signal; a down frequency converting and combining unit for isolating the downstream electric signal to a broadcasting signal transmitted as a coaxial cable usable frequency band (In-Band signal) and a band signal higher than the coaxial cable usable frequency band (Super-Band (SB) signal), isolating each of channel signals in the SB signal, converting the isolated channel signals to downstream signals in a coaxial cable usable frequency band, and combining each of the frequency-converted downstream signals with the In-Band signal to generate a coaxial cable usable frequency band downstream signal; an up/down band isolating unit for outputting each of the coaxial cable usable frequency band downstream signals inputted from the down frequency converting and combining unit to a corresponding coaxial cable, or dividing an upstream signal transferred through a coaxial cable from each of subscriber's sub cells to a cable TV upstream frequency band signal and In-Band upstream channel band signal (IUC band signal) which is other upstream channel in a coaxial cable usable frequency band excepting the cable TV upstream frequency band, and outputting the cable TV upstream frequency band signal and the IUC band signal to an upstream frequency converting and combining unit; an upstream frequency converting and combining unit for converting the upstream signals which are the cable TV upstream frequency band signal and the IUC band signal inputted from the up/down band isolating unit to channels not overlapped in the coaxial cable usable frequency band, combining the converted channel signals to generate a coaxial cable usable frequency band upstream electric signal; an up electric-to-optic converting unit for receiving the optical cable usable frequency band upstream electric signal, converting the optical cable usable frequency band upstream electric signal to an upstream optical signal, and outputting the upstream optical signal to the headend system through an optical cable network; and a local oscillating unit for generating local oscillating signal for frequency-conversion, and providing the generated local oscillating signal to the down frequency converting and combining unit or the up frequency converting and combining unit.
Abstract:
A digital broadcasting receiver with DGPS RTCM data output port and a terminal for supporting the DGPS service using the same are disclosed. The digital broadcasting receiver having DGPS RTCM data output port, includes: a radio frequency processing unit for receiving digital broadcasting signals and converting the received signals into baseband data; a decoding unit for decoding the baseband data to generate decoded data; a DGPS information extractor unit for extracting a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) information from a DGPS data which is one of the decoded data; and a RTCM104 formatting unit for converting the DGPS information into RTCM104 data which is compatible with the DGPS RTCM data input port and outputting the RTCM104 data through the DGPS RTCM data output port.
Abstract:
Provided are a data broadcast receiving apparatus that can be easily connected with mobile communication terminals of diverse access specifications by easily upgrading middleware or plug-in software in digital broadcast mobile and fixed receiving environments, and a method thereof. The data broadcast receiving apparatus includes a demultiplexer for separating signals transmitted from the outside into signals of a kind; a controller for controlling elements of the data broadcast receiving apparatus, receiving and outputting contents separated in the demultiplexer; a download processor for receiving downloadable data divided in the demultiplexer, determining the kind of the downloadable data, and performing upgrade by downloading the downloadable data; and a mobile terminal accessing unit for accessing to a mobile communication network based on the downloadable data.