Patent ID: 8451865
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A signal processing apparatus comprising: a first description contents setting means for setting information to be described in a first packet indicating a discontinuity point of a transport stream; a first generation means for generating the first packet by inserting the information set by said first description contents setting means and described in the first packet; a second description contents setting means for setting information to be described in a second packet indicating a discontinuity point of service information concomitantly with the discontinuity of the transport stream; a second generation means for generating the second packet by inserting the information, set by said second description contents setting means and described in the second packet, and a transmission control means for controlling transmission of the first packet generated by said first generation means and transmission of the second packet generated by said second generation means based on a transmission timing, wherein said transmission control means transmits the second packet after a lapse of a predetermined time period from the transmission of the first packet, and inhibits transmission of any other packet supplied during such a time period.