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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Hong Jiang, Warren, NJ (US);
Kim N. Matthews, Watchung, NJ (US);
Paul Albin Wilford, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Hong Jiang, Warren, NJ (US);
Kim N. Matthews, Watchung, NJ (US);
Paul Albin Wilford, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 19/177 (2014.01); H04N 19/39 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/505 (2013.01); H04L 1/007 (2013.01); H04L 1/0071 (2013.01); H04N 21/4384 (2013.01); H04N 19/177 (2014.11); H04N 19/39 (2014.11);
Abstract
Providing a fast channel change function in a digital television system by hierarchically modulating each channel to provide both high priority (long interleave) and low priority (short interleave) signals, wherein a receiver may rapidly demodulate and use information within the low priority signal of a new channel to more rapidly change to the new channel.