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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);
David Emery Virag, Noblesville, IN (US);
Barth Alan Canfield, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Scott Matthew Lopresto, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, IL (US);
David Emery Virag, Noblesville, IN (US);
Barth Alan Canfield, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Scott Matthew Lopresto, Chicago, IL (US);
THOMSON LICENSING, Issy les-Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a system for transmitting a plurality of modes of digital television signals within the same transmission channel where one transmission mode is more robust than another mode. The present invention also concerns a system for receiving and decoding such signals. More specifically, an aspect of the present invention involves a method and an apparatus for utilizing a proper length of preamble data for the improvement of reception. Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention involves a method and an apparatus for inserting a preamble into a proper place in a transmitted data stream relative to the filed synchronization data. Another aspect of the present invention involves a method and an apparatus for decoding trellis-coded data, using the predetermined preamble data.