Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140072056 | COMBINATION A/53 AND A/153 RECEIVER USING A HIHO VITERBI DECODER - A broadcast and receiver system for performing content from combined A/53 and A/153 standard transmissions enabling simultaneous reception of both signal types with one device. A combination HDTV/Mobile DTV chip can be used that does not alter the legacy HDTV forward error correction (FEC) decoder and Mobile DTV standard transmissions may include extra training signals aiding the demodulation of legacy HDTV reception. Two separate Trellis decoders can be used: one for A/53 legacy HDTV decoding and the other for A/153 Mobile DTV decoding that uses a Hard Input Hard Output (HIHO) type of architecture. Separate Viterbi decoders are allocated for each block of data with a block Viterbi rotator to parse out/collect results of each Viterbi decoder. Each block has its convolutional encoder reset at the beginning. The second Trellis decoder operates serially so as not to disturb the A/53 HDTV data but could also be operated in parallel. | 03-13-2014 |
20140137153 | ON-DEMAND ACCESS TO SCHEDULED CONTENT - A method is provided for a reception apparatus to access content. The method includes outputting a distribution schedule for a plurality of content and receiving a selection of one of the plurality of content for which distribution started before or starts after a current time. At least one processor of the reception apparatus determines whether on-demand access is requested for the selected content. When on-demand access is determined to be requested for the selected content, a request for the selected content is sent over a first communication medium and the selected content is received via a second communication medium. | 05-15-2014 |
20140157304 | BROADCAST TRANSITION CHANNEL - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter. The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel. | 06-05-2014 |
20140208375 | DISTRIBUTED NON-REAL-TIME CONTENT - A method is provided for a reception apparatus to access non-real-time (NRT) content. The method includes receiving, by the reception apparatus, a selection of the NRT content included in a digital television broadcast signal broadcast by a content source. The reception apparatus determines whether the selected NRT content is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. When the selected NRT content is determined not to be stored in the memory, the reception apparatus determines whether the selected NRT content can be downloaded from an external device that is accessible via a communication network. When the selected NRT content is determined to be downloadable from an external device that is accessible via the communication network, the reception apparatus downloads the selected NRT content from the external device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208380 | STORING NON-REAL TIME CONTENT - A method is provided for a reception apparatus to store non-real-time (NRT) content. The method includes receiving, by the reception apparatus, the NRT content included in a digital television broadcast signal broadcast from a content source. The received NRT content, included in the digital television broadcast signal broadcast from the content source, is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. The reception apparatus outputs the NRT content stored in the memory for presentation to a user. The reception apparatus receives a request to store the NRT content in an external device and, in response, sends an instruction via a communication network to store the NRT content in the external device. | 07-24-2014 |
20150033280 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSITIONING TO NEW SERVICES - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of non-backwards-compatible services. The broadcasting method includes receiving, by a first service provider, a plurality of first services, which include a first service from each of the first and second service providers. The first service provider generates a first broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of first services, and broadcasts the first broadcast multiplex on a first broadcast channel allocated to the first service provider. A second service provider receives a plurality of second services, which include a second service from each of the first and second service providers. The second service provider generates a second broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of second services, and broadcasts the second broadcast multiplex on a second broadcast channel allocated to the second service provider. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION ON MULTIPLE INPUT SIGNALS - A method, computer-readable storage medium, and signal processing apparatus for processing a plurality of input signals. The method includes receiving or generating a first intermediate signal and a second intermediate signal. The first and second intermediate signals are summed and the summed signals are output to a signal analog-to-digital converter having a predetermined sampling frequency. | 02-05-2015 |
20150195678 | SITUATION SENSITIVE INFORMATION PUSH - A method involves an MNO receiving data from a mobile device representing a current situation of a user of the device. The MNO stores data characterizing products and services represented in a solution knowledgebase. The MNO stores data characterizing the user in a user knowledgebase. An inference engine analyzes the data in order to determine if the data corresponds to an actionable event relevant to the user. If so, a search of information relevant to the event and the mobile device data at least in the solution knowledgebase is conducted and the results are pushed to the mobile device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 07-09-2015 |