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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The MPEG2TS packet S as the digital broadcast data is obtained from the ECC decoder. The NIT detecting circuit detects NIT from this packet S , changes the transmitting frequency information and deletes the information (service information) of the program to be limited for viewing, thereby to obtain the table NITb. The NIT replacing circuit detects NIT from the packet S and replaces it to the table NITb, thereby to obtain the MPEG2TS packet S as the digital broadcast data in CATV. The digital broadcast signal BS for CATV can be obtained by executing the error correction code adding process, modulating process and frequency-converting process to the packet S . The receiving apparatus for receiving the predetermined program on the basis of the program information of NIT can no longer receive the program in relation to the program information deleted by NIT.