Patent ID: 8190081
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiver, comprising: a signal receiver for receiving a broadcast signal in which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, wherein a parade of data groups in the broadcast signal are received during slots within a transmission frame, the slots being basic time periods for multiplexing the mobile service data and the main service data, and wherein each of the parade of data groups includes the mobile service data, a transmission parameter, signaling information and a plurality of known data sequences; a demodulator for demodulating the received broadcast signal and obtaining, from the signaling information, fast information channel (FIC) data having cross layer information between a physical layer and an upper layer and transmission parameter channel (TPC) data indicating a version of the FIC data, wherein the TPC data are Reed-Solomon (RS) encoded and are multiplexed with the FIC data, and wherein the FIC data are block-interleaved RS-encoded; a transmission parameter detector for detecting the transmission parameter; a block decoder for symbol-decoding the mobile service data in block units based upon the detected transmission parameter; an RS frame decoder for performing cyclic redundancy check (CRC)-decoding and RS-decoding on an RS frame in order to correct errors in the corresponding mobile service data, wherein the RS frame is configured by at least one data group of the parade of data groups, and wherein the RS frame includes at least one data packet corresponding to the mobile service data, an RS parity generated based upon the mobile service data, and a CRC checksum generated based upon the mobile service data and the RS parity; a storage unit for storing the symbol-decoded mobile service data; and a data manager for reading a request for specific mobile service data from the storage unit according to a user selection, and providing the specific mobile service data.