Sony Corporation

Saturn Licensing LLC

Sony Deutschland Gmbh

Saturn Licenscing LLC

Lothar Stadelmeier

Nabil Sven Loghin

Jan Zoellner

Andreas Schwager

Daniel Schneider

Joerg Robert

Dietmar Schill

Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri

Yuji Shinohara

Markus Zumkeller

Stephen Tiedemann

Gralf Gaedeken

Lachlan Bruce Michael

Junge Qi

Frank Dawidowsky

Luke Fay

Weiyun Lu

Satoshi Okada

Muhammad Nabil Sven Loghin

Martin Lovell

Antonio Alarcon Gonzalez

Tamotsu Ikeda

Matthew Paul Athol Taylor

Thomas Handte

Gholam Hosein Asjadi

Makiko Kan

Arthur Simon Waller

Heimo Guth

Makiko Yamamoto

Takashi Yokokawa

Thomas Kemp

Gerd Spalink

Ben Eitel

Lui Sakai

Carsten Merkle

Peter Buchner

Joérg Robert

Jens Höfflinger

Jens Hoefflinger

Khaled Daoud

Nabil Muhammad

Philipp Hasse

Matthew Paul Taylor

A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus comprises an encoder that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate, a non-uniform constellation from one or several groups of constellations each comprising one or more constellations.

Coding and modulation apparatus using non-uniform constellation

A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus comprises an encoder that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector w, wherein b=M/4.

A control device for use in a broadcast system includes a broadcast controller that controls a broadcast transmitter of the broadcast system that broadcasts broadcast signals in a coverage area for reception by terminals including a broadcast receiver and a broadband receiver, and a broadband controller that controls a broadband server of a broadband system that provides redundancy data to terminals within the coverage area. The broadband controller is configured to control the provision of redundancy data by the broadband server for use by one or more terminals which use the redundancy data together with broadcast signals received via said broadcast system for recovering content received within the broadcast signals and/or provided via the broadband system.

Broadcast system and method for error correction using separately received redundant data and broadcast data

A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus () comprises an encoder () that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator () that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator () is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation, the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB and the channel characteristics, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector u1 . . . v, wherein v=sqrt(M)/2&#x2212;1.

Reception methods and apparatuses for non-uniform constellation modulated signals

A data processing method is provided in which a transmission frame is received from a transmitting device. The transmission frame is based on a split stream for one of a plurality of channels and channel bonding signaling information. Further, the received transmission frame is processed. The channel bonding signaling information includes signature information that uniquely identifies the input stream, and the signature information is contained in a header of the transmission frame of a plurality of channels and transmits the split streams, for example.

Data processing device and data processing method

A transmitter for transmitting payload data and emergency information using data symbols in a single-carrier or multi-carrier broadcast system comprises a modulator configured to modulate one or more transmission symbols with signaling data for use in detecting and recovering the payload data at a receiver and to modulate one or more transmission symbols with the payload data. An emergency information receiver receives emergency information carrying information of an actual emergency. An emergency information embedder embeds emergency information into one or more transmission symbols, wherein the emergency information is embedded within a predetermined time period after its reception by using a resource used for carrying signaling data and/or payload data if no emergency information shall be transmitted. A transmission unit transmits the transmission symbols.

Receiver and reception method for receiving payload data and emergency information

A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus () comprises an encoder () that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator () that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator () is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector w, wherein b=M/4.

A transmitter for transmitting payload data and emergency information using data symbols in a single-carrier or multi-carrier broadcast system includes a modulator configured to modulate one or more transmission symbols with signaling data for use in detecting and recovering the payload data at a receiver and to modulate one or more transmission symbols with the payload data. An emergency information receiver receives emergency information carrying information of an actual emergency. An emergency information embedder embeds emergency information into one or more transmission symbols, wherein the emergency information is embedded within a predetermined time period after its reception by using a resource used for carrying signaling data and/or payload data if no emergency information shall be transmitted. A transmission unit transmits the transmission symbols.

Transmitter and transmission method for transmitting payload data and emergency information

A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame including a bootstrap portion, a preamble portion, and a payload portion. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information from the bootstrap portion to decode the preamble portion, and extract second signaling information from the preamble portion to decode the payload portion. The bootstrap portion includes at least one of a first symbol used for synchronization, a second symbol that signals emergency alert information, or a third symbol that signals the first signaling information.

Signaling methods and apparatus

A transmitter and a receiver for communicating data using at least two separate RF channels using channel bundling. The transmitter includes a data stream partitioner configured to partition a data stream of data to be communicated into two or more stream partitions, two or more modulators configured to each receive a stream partition and to generate modulated data from the received stream partition, and an interleaver configured to assign the modulated data generated by a modulator from a received stream partition to different RF channels for transmission.

Transmitter and receiver for communication using at least two different RF channels

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