Patent Publication Number: US-7224295-B2

Title: System and method for modulation and demodulation using code subset conversion

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
   This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/595,489, filed on Jul. 11, 2005, entitled “System and Method for Modulation and Demodulation Bit Sub-Set Conversion,” and incorporated herein by reference. 

   BACKGROUND  
   The high-density digital-versatile disc (HD-DVD) uses an eight to twelve modulation (ETM) technique. That is, 8-bit symbols (i.e., user bytes or data words) are converted into 12-bit code words that are stored on the disc. 
     FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating a related art modulating and demodulating method. As shown in  FIG. 1 , an input code IC (for example, a data word) is converted into an output code OD (for example, a code word) according to a table  101 . A factor S n  called state or case is also determined according to the input code IC, the output code OD, and the table  101 . For HD-DVD modulation, input code IC represents an 8-bit data word, output code represents a 12-bit code word, and table  101  is a preset modulation table; however, for HD-DVD demodulation, input code IC represents a 12-bit code word, output code represents an 8-bit data word, and table  101  is a preset demodulation table. 
   Taking HD-DVD encoding for example, this modulation table requires 256 (8-bit)×3 (12-bit) entries.  FIG. 2  illustrates a portion of a related art modulation table. As shown in  FIG. 2 , if a data word needs to be transformed to a code word, the location of the data word in the modulation table must first be confirmed, and then the code word corresponding to the data word is determined in view of the state value. Taking data word 1D (hex) for example, if the state is 0, then the codeword is 100010 000101(binary); if the state is 1, the codeword is 010000 000101(binary); and if the state is 2, the codeword is 010000 000101(binary). 
   The bit asterisk “*” in the code conversion table  FIG. 2  shows that the bit is a merging-bit. Some code words of the conversion table have merging-bit in their LSB. The merging-bit is set to 0(binary) or 1(binary) by code connector according to channel bit following itself. If the following channel bit is  0   b , the merging-bit shall be set to  1   b . If the following channel bit is  1   b , the merging-bit shall be set to  0   b.    
   The bit sharp “#” in the conversion table  FIG. 2  shows that the bit is a DSV (Digital Sum Values) control bit. The DSV control bit is determined by executing DC component suppression control by DSV controller. The purpose is to minimize the absolute value of the accumulated DSV. 
   For HD-DVD decoding, the demodulation table requires 355 (12-bit)×3 (8-bit) entries.  FIG. 3  illustrates a portion of a related art demodulation table. As shown in  FIG. 3 , if a code word needs to be transformed to a data word. The location of the code word must first be confirmed, and then the data word corresponding to the code word is determined in view of the case value. Taking code word 000010 000000 for example, if the case is 1, then the data word is C 0 ; if the case is 2, then the data word is E; if the case is 3, then the data word is C 1 . 
   However, the modulation table shown in  FIG. 2  and the demodulation table shown in  FIG. 3  are not complete. The actual modulation table and demodulation table dimensions are many times greater than that shown in the modulation table in  FIG. 2  and the demodulation table in  FIG. 3 . Thus, the modulation and demodulation tables are difficult to implement and consume a large space because of a high channel bit rate. Therefore, a system or method for solving this problem is needed. 
   SUMMARY  
   One of the objectives of this disclosure is therefore to provide a method and apparatus for simplifying the modulation table and the demodulation table. 
   According to the claimed disclosure, a method for converting an input code into an output code includes: determining a plurality of input code subsets of the input code; converting the input code subsets into a plurality of output code subsets, respectively; and merging the output code subsets to generate the output code. Also, the step of converting the input code subsets may modulate the input code subsets into the output code subsets, or demodulates the input code subsets into the output code subsets. 
   According to the claimed disclosure, a system for converting an input code into an output code includes: a splitter, for determining a plurality of input code subsets of the input code; a mapper, coupled to the splitter, for converting the input code subsets into a plurality of output code subsets, respectively; and a merger, coupled to the mapper, for merging the output code subsets to generate the output code. 
   The mapper modulates the input code subsets into the output code subsets or demodulates the input code subsets into the output code subsets. 
   These and other objectives of the present disclosure will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating a related art method for modulation/demodulation. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a portion of a related art modulation table. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a portion of a related art demodulation table. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a schematic diagram of a method for modulation/demodulation according to a preferred embodiment of this disclosure. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a flow chart of a method for modulation/demodulation according to the preferred embodiment of this disclosure. 
       FIG. 6  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for modulating an input code. 
       FIG. 7  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for demodulating an input code. 
       FIG. 8  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for demodulating an output code corresponding to a third case to generate an output code corresponding to a second case. 
       FIG. 9  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for demodulating an input code to generate an output code corresponding to a first case. 
       FIG. 10  is a flow chart illustrating the detailed operation of a case  2  modulation step shown in  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 11  is a block diagram illustrating a system for carrying out the method for modulation/demodulation shown in  FIGS. 5 through 9 . 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
     FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the input code IC is defined to include a plurality of input code subsets, and then the input code subsets IS 1 -IS n  are converted into a plurality of output code subsets IO 1 -IO n , respectively. After that, the output code subsets are merged to generate the desired output code OC corresponding to the input code IC. 
   In other words, the method for modulating and demodulating according to the preferred embodiment of this disclosure may be shown according to  FIG. 5(   a ). In  FIG. 5(   a ), step  501  determines a plurality of input code subsets of the input code. Next, step  503  converts the input code subsets into a plurality of output code subsets, respectively. After that, step  505  merges the output code subsets to generate the output code to complete the modulation or demodulation of the input code. 
     FIG. 5(   b ) is another embodiment of  FIG. 5(   a ), comparing with  FIG. 5(   a ),  FIG. 5(   b ) further includes a step  507  for converting the raw data into input codes. For example, performing an “OR” operation of the raw data and 00010000 to generate an input data. It should be noted that, according to the present invention, the input code subsets can be converted from the raw data or input data partially or fully. For example, one part of the input subsets are generated from the raw data, the other part of the input subsets are generated from the input data converted from the raw data, and the two parts of the input data are merged. 
   Also, in  FIG. 5(   a ) and  FIG. 5(   b ), the step  505  can further include a step for applying a logic calculation on the output code, subtracting 1 from the output data, for example. 
     FIG. 6  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for modulating an input code IC. Step  601  and step  603  are used to modulate a leading input code subset LIS to a leading output subset. Step  601  modulates the leading input code subset LIS into the leading output code subset using a head rule. To comply with the above-mentioned related art modulation table, step  603  is implemented to adjust the leading output code subset generated from step  601  when a special head rule is satisfied. Also, correspondingly, step  605  and step  607  cooperate to modulate an ending input code subset EIS to an ending output code subset. To make the output of the following step  607  generate a correct result, step  605  is implemented to modulate the input code IC into an updated input code ICT when a specific rule (i.e., a tail rule conversion) is satisfied. In other words, if the tail rule conversion is not performed, the updated input code ICT is identical to the original input code IC; otherwise, the updated input code ICT is different from the original input code IC. That is, step  607  modulates the original ending input code subset into an ending output code subset when the specific rule is not met, and modulates the updated ending input code subset into the ending output code subset when the specific rule is met. As shown in  FIG. 6 , step  608  merges the leading output code subset from steps  601  through  603  and the ending output code subset from steps  605  through  607 . 
   When steps  601 ,  603 ,  605 , and  607  fail to generate the output code sub sets, then step  609  directly modulates the input code into the output code using an exception rule. Additionally, step  611  is executed to reference a special rule to add a control bit (#) or a merging bit (*) to the output code according to at least one of the input code subsets and the output code subsets, wherein the control bit is utilized for controlling a DC value, and the merging bit is utilized for controlling merging of two output codes. Then, step  613  determines the next state according to at least one of an output code subset and an input code subset. 
   However, assuming that the same result is obtained, it should be noted that the order of steps  601  through  613  is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 6 . 
   That is, the value of the output code depends on the input code, and the same output code is generated while the input code being converted utilizing steps  601  through  613 , regardless of the order in which the steps  701  through  709  are performed. 
   In this embodiment, step  601  follows the rules as shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC [0000----]=&gt;CS0 [100010------] CS1,2 [010100------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0001----]=&gt;CS0 [100010------] CS1,2 [010000------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0010----]=&gt;CS0 [100000------] CS1,2 [010100------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0011----]=&gt;CS0 [100000------] CS1,2 [010101------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [010X----]=&gt;CS0 [101010------] CS1,2 [010010------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0110----]=&gt;CS0 [101000------] CS1,2 [010000------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0111----]=&gt;CS0 [101001------] CS1,2 [010001------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1000----]=&gt;CS0 [100100------] CS1,2 [000100------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1001----]=&gt;CS0 [101000------] CS1,2 [001000------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1010----]=&gt;CS0 [100100------] CS1,2 [000100------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1011----]=&gt;CS0 [100101------] CS1,2 [000101------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [110x----]=&gt;CS0 [000010------] CS1,2 [001010------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1110----]=&gt;CS0 [000000------] CS1,2 [001000------] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1111----]=&gt;CS0 [000001------] CS1,2 [001001------] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   In these rules, IC means input code, and CSx means the state to which the input code corresponds. For instance, CS 0  represents a state equal to 0, CS 1  represents a state equal to 1, and CS 2  represents a state equal to 2. Therefore, the same leading input code subset is converted to different leading output code subset according to different states. For example, if the first four bits in binary format of the leading input code subset are “1111” and the state is 0, then the first six bits in binary format of the leading output code are “000001”. However, if the state is 0, the first six bits of the leading output code sub set are “001001.” 
   Step  603  follows the rule shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
               IC [--1000--]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [-----1------] 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  605  follows the rule shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               If IC=[1000----] or 
             
             
                 
                 {(State=1 or State=2) and IC is [0000----]} 
             
             
                 
                 then ICT= IC with the 4 th  MSB bit replaced with 1 
             
             
                 
               else 
             
             
                 
                 ICT=IC 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  607  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               ICT [---000--]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ 00----] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---001--]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ 10----] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---10---]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ 01----] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----000x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0001] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----001x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0010] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---0010x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0000] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---1010x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0101] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---0011x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0010] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---10110]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0100] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---10111]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0000] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---01---]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ 10----] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [---11---]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ 00----] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----100x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --1001] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----101x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --1010] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----110x]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0101] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----1110]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --0100] 
             
             
                 
               ICT [----1111]=&gt;CS0,1,2 [------ --1000] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  609  in this embodiment is applied to data words of values in hex format 34-35, 48, 49, 4A-4B, 4F, 75, CA, F5, and follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               34~35: IC [0011010x] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [100000 010101] CS1,2 [010000 000001] 
             
             
                 
               48: IC [01001000] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [000000 001001] CS1,2 [010010 101001] 
             
             
                 
               49: IC [01001001] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [100000 000001] CS1,2 [010010 101001] 
             
             
                 
               4A~4B: IC [0100101x] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [100000 000010] CS1,2 [010010 101010] 
             
             
                 
               4F: IC [01001111] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [000000 001000] CS1,2 [010010 101000] 
             
             
                 
               75: IC [01110101] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [101001 010101] CS1,2 [010001 000000] 
             
             
                 
               CA: IC [11001010] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [000010 101010] CS1,2 [001000 000010] 
             
             
                 
               F5: IC [11110101] 
             
             
                 
               =&gt;CS0 [000000 010101] CS1,2 [001001 010101] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  611  is used to determine the merging-bit ‘i” and the DC control bit “#” following the rules shown below. It should be noted that, the following examples are used for determining the merging-bit ‘*” and the DC control bit “#” utilizing the input subsets, but it doesn&#39;t mean to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, the merging-bit ‘*” and the DC control bit “#” can also be determined according to the output code subsets or the mixing of the input code subsets and the output code subsets. 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC [------00] =&gt; CS0, 1 ,2 [------ -----*] 
             
             
                 
               IC [---00-01] =&gt;CS0[------ -----#], where if IC= [10000001] 
             
             
                 
               then CS0=[100100010001] or if IC =[10000101], then 
             
             
                 
               CS0=[100100010101] 
             
             
                 
               IC [100-10--]=&gt;CS0 [------ --#---] 
             
             
                 
               IC [(0011----or 1111----) and (----0101)] =&gt;CS0 [-----# ------], 
             
             
                 
               where if IC= [11111000], then CS0=[00000100100*] or if IC= 
             
             
                 
               [11111111], then CS0=[000001001000] 
             
             
                 
               IC [(---00-01) and (-00-----)]=&gt;CS1, 2 [------ -----#], where if 
             
             
                 
               IC= [01100001,61], then CS1=[010001000001] 
             
             
                 
               IC [(-00010--) or (-00110-and 0-----0-)]=&gt; CS1, 2 [------ -- 
             
             
                 
               #---], where if IC= [10011010,9A], then CS1=[001000001010] 
             
             
                 
               IC [11------]=&gt;CS2 [--#--- ------] 
             
             
                 
               However, if IC [11001010,CA], then CS2=[001000000010] 
             
             
                 
               and if IC [11110101,F5], then CS2=[001001010101] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  613  follows the rules shown below to determine the next state. It should be noted that though the next state is determined according to the output code subsets in the following rules, but it doesn&#39;t mean to limit the scope of the present invention. The next state can also be determined according to the input code subsets or the mixing of the input code subsets and the output code subsets. 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ -----*]=&gt;Next State=0 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ -----#]=&gt;Next State=1 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ ------1]=&gt;Next State=1 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ -00000]=&gt;Next State=1 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ ----00] and IC [------ -000001]=&gt; Next 
             
             
                 
               state=2 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ ----10] and IC [-------0]=&gt; Next state=0 
             
             
                 
                 CS0, 1, 2 [------ ----10] and IC [-------1]=&gt; Next state=1 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   It should be noted that the input code and the output code comply with HD-DVD specification in this embodiment. That is, input code is an 8-bit code, output code is a 12-bit code, and the output code satisfies the bit string rule. The bit string rule dictates that the number of bits with logic value “0” positioned between two bits having a logic value “1” is limited to an amount from one to ten. Also, the input code itself may be converted from a raw data before the steps shown in  FIG. 6  are performed. Besides, according to the aforementioned rules, it is apparent that the output code corresponding to the first state is derived from the value of the output code corresponding to the second state. 
   Utilizing steps  601  through  613 , a simplified modulation table utilized for converting an 8-bit data word to a 12-bit code word is formed, thus the dimensions and complexity of the modulation table are decreased. 
   Besides, according to another embodiment, the steps  601 ,  603 ,  605 ,  607 ,  609  and  611  follows the different rules from the rules described above. 
   The step  601  and  603  follows the rules described below, wherein the value of the input code IC indicates the first four bits of the input code IC in hex format and the value of the output code OC indicates the first six bits of the output code OC in binary format: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               State 0 
             
             
                 
               IC [E] or IC [F]-&gt;OC [000000] IC [F]-&gt;OC [000001] 
             
             
                 
               IC [C] or IC [D]-&gt;OC [000010] IC [2] or IC [3]-&gt;OC[100000] 
             
             
                 
               IC [3]-&gt;OC [100001]  IC [0] or IC [1]-&gt;OC[100010] 
             
             
                 
               IC [8] or IC [A]-&gt;OC [100100]  IC [B]-&gt;OC [100101] 
             
             
                 
               IC [6] or IC [9]-&gt;OC [101000]  IC [7]-&gt;OC [101001] 
             
             
                 
               IC [4] or IC [5]-&gt;OC [101010] 
             
             
                 
               State 1, State 2 
             
             
                 
               IC [8] or IC [A]-&gt;OC [000100] 
             
             
                 
               IC [B]-&gt;OC [000101] 
             
             
                 
               IC [9] or IC [E]-&gt;OC [001000] 
             
             
                 
               IC [F]-&gt;OC [001001] 
             
             
                 
               IC [C] or IC [D]-&gt;OC [001010] 
             
             
                 
               IC [1] or IC [6]-&gt;OC [010000] 
             
             
                 
               IC [7]-&gt;OC [010001] 
             
             
                 
               IC [4] or IC [5]-&gt;OC [010010] 
             
             
                 
               IC [0] or IC [2]-&gt;OC [010100] 
             
             
                 
               IC [3]-&gt;OC [010101] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Additionally, the step  605  and the step  607  follow the steps described as below, wherein the value of IC indicates the final four bits of a 8-bit code: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
               State=0 and the first four bits of IC=0,2,4~6,A,C,E in hex format 
             
             
               State=1 or 2 and the first four bits of IC =2,4,6,A,C,E in hex format 
             
             
               IC [*]-&gt;OC [000000] 
             
             
               IC [0] or IC [1]-&gt;OC [000001] 
             
             
               IC [2] or IC [3]-&gt;OC [000010] 
             
             
               IC [*]-&gt;OC [100000] 
             
             
               IC [4] or IC [5]-&gt;OC [100001] 
             
             
               IC [6] or IC [7]-&gt;OC [100010] 
             
             
               IC [E]-&gt;OC [100100] 
             
             
               IC [C] or IC [D]-&gt;OC [100101] 
             
             
               IC [F]-&gt;OC [101000] 
             
             
               IC [8] or IC [9]-&gt;OC [101001] 
             
             
               IC [A] or IC [B]-&gt;OC [101010] 
             
             
               State=0 and the first four bits of IC=1,3,5,7,8,9,B,D,F in hex format 
             
             
               State=1 or 2 and the first four bits of IC=0,1,3,5,7,8,9,B,D,F in hex 
             
             
               format 
             
             
               IC [E]-&gt;OC [000100] 
             
             
               IC [C] or IC [D]-&gt;OC [000101] 
             
             
               IC [F]-&gt;OC [001000] 
             
             
               IC [8] or IC [9]-&gt;OC [001001] 
             
             
               IC [A] or IC [B]-&gt;OC [001010] 
             
             
               IC [7]-&gt;OC [010000] 
             
             
               IC [0] or IC [1]-&gt;OC [010001] 
             
             
               IC [2] or IC [3]-&gt;OC [010010] 
             
             
               IC [6]-&gt;OC [010100] 
             
             
               IC [4] or IC [5]-&gt;OC [010101] 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Furthermore, step  609  follows the rules described as below: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
               State=0 or 1 or 2 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[2] or [6] or [A] or [E] and the 
             
             
               final four bits in hex format of IC=[0] or [1], then OC=[xxxxx1, 
             
             
               000010] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[2] or [6] or [A] or [E] and the 
             
             
               final four bits in hex format of IC=[2] or [3], then OC=[xxxxx1, 
             
             
               000010] in binary format 
             
             
               State=1 or 2 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[3] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[4], IC=[5], then OC=[010000,000001] in binary 
             
             
               format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[7] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[5], then OC=[010001,000000] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[C] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[A], then OC=[001000,000010] in binary format 
             
             
               State=0 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[4] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[8], then OC=[000000,00100*] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[4] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[9], then OC=[100000,000001] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[4] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[A], then OC=[100000,000010] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[4] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[B], then OC=[100000,000010] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[4] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[F], then OC=[000000,001000] in binary format 
             
             
               If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[3] and the final four bits in 
             
             
               hex format of IC=[5], then OC=[100000,010101] in binary format 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Additionally, the step  611  follows the rules described as below: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
                If the final two bits of IC=[00], then the final bit of OC=* 
             
             
               State=0 
             
             
                If the final four bits in hex format of IC =[1] or =[5], then the 
             
             
               final bit of output code is #. 
             
             
                If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[8] or [9] and the final 
             
             
               four bits of IC=[8] or [9] or [0] or [A] or [B], then the ninth bit of the 
             
             
               output code is # 
             
             
                If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[3] (but IC=[35] is not 
             
             
               included), 
             
             
               or [F] (but IC=[F5],[F8],[FF] are not included), than the sixth bit of OC 
             
             
               is # 
             
             
               State=1 or State=2 
             
             
                If the final four bits in hex format of IC =[1] or =[5], then the 
             
             
               final bit of output code is #. (but IC=[61] is not included) 
             
             
                If the first four bits in hex format of IC=[0] or [1] or [8] or [9] and 
             
             
               the final four bits of IC=[8] or [9] or [0] or [A] or [B], then the ninth bit 
             
             
               of the output code is # (but IC=[18], [19], [9A] are not included) 
             
             
               State=2 
             
             
                If the value of first four bits in hex format of IC=[C] or [D] or [E] 
             
             
               or [F], then the third bit of the output code is # (but IC=[CA] and 
             
             
               IC=[F5] are not included) 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
     FIG. 7  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for demodulating an input code IC to generate an output code corresponding to a third case. The method shown in  FIG. 7  utilizes a code word as the input code and demodulates this input code to generate an output code, i.e., a data word. Step  701  demodulates a leading input code subset to a leading output code subset corresponding to the third case by referencing a case  3  head rule, and step  703  converts an ending input code subset to an ending output code subset corresponding to the third case by referencing a case  3  tail rule. Then, step  705  merges the leading output code subset from step  701  and the ending output code subset from step  703  to generate an output code. Similar to the above-mentioned modulation process, it is possible that there is a demodulation exception. In the case of an exception, step  707  directly converts the input code that step  701  and step  703  fail to convert into the output code corresponding to the third case by referencing a case  3  exception rule. 
   Also, step  709  determines if the input code has an error, that is, if the input code meets a case  3  Z rule, the output code corresponding to the third case is assigned by a symbol Z indicating demodulation error and doesn&#39;t care value. 
   Utilizing steps  701  through  709 , the input code is converted to an output code corresponding to the third case (i.e., the case  3  OC shown in  FIG. 7 ). However, it should be noted that, assuming the same result is obtained, the order of steps  701  through  709  is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 7 . That is, the value of the output code depends on the input code, and the same output code is generated while the input code being converted utilizing steps  701  through  709  regardless of the order of the steps. 
   In this embodiment, step  701  follows the rules shown below: The input is in binary format and the output is in hex format 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
                IC=[010100 0-----] or [100010 1-----] or [100010 0000-] =&gt; 
             
             
                 
               case 3 OC =[0-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010100 1-----] or [010101 0000--] or [100000 1-----] or 
             
             
                 
               [100001 0000--] =&gt; case 3 OC =[2-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010010 1-----] or [010010 0000--] or [101010 1-----] or 
             
             
                 
               [101010 0000--] or [100000 0000--] =&gt; case 3 OC =[4-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[101000 1-----] or [101001 0000--] or [010001 0000--] or 
             
             
                 
               [010000 1-----] =&gt; case 3 OC =[6-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010000 0-----] or [100010 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[1-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010101 0-----] or [10000- 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[3-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010010 0-----] or [101010 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[5-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[010001 0-----] or [101001 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[7-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[-00100 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[8-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[-01000 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[9-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[-00101 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[B-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[00-010 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[D-] 
             
             
                 
                IC=[00000- 0-----] or [001001 0-----] =&gt;case 3 OC=[F-] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Also, step  703  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
                IC=[------ -10101] or [------10000-] or [----00 000000] 
             
             
                OR [----00 000000] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-5] 
             
             
                IC=[------ -10000] or ]------ 100010] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-7] 
             
             
                IC=[------ --1001] or [----00 000001] =&gt;case 3OC=[-9] 
             
             
                IC=[------ --1010] or [----00 000010] =&gt;case 3OC=[-B] 
             
             
                IC=[------ --0001] or [----10 000000] or [----01 000000] =&gt;case 
             
             
               3 OC=[-1] 
             
             
                IC=[------ --0010] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-3] 
             
             
                IC=[------ -10100] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-6] 
             
             
                IC=[------ -00101] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-D] 
             
             
                IC=[------ -00100] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-E] 
             
             
                IC=[------ --1000] =&gt;case 3 OC=[-F] 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
               IC=[000000 001000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[4F] 
             
             
               IC=[000100 000000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[B5] 
             
             
               IC=[001000 000000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[F5] 
             
             
               IC=[010000 000001]=&gt; case 3 OC=[35] 
             
             
               IC=[010001 000000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[75] 
             
             
               IC=[100100 000000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[B5] 
             
             
               IC=[101000 000000]=&gt; case 3 OC=[75] 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Furthermore, step  709  follows the rule shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
                 
             
           
          
             
               If IC=[01xx00 000000] or [xx0001 010101]=&gt;case 3 OC=[Z] 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   It should be noted that in the above case  3  Z rule, x could be “0” or “1”. 
     FIG. 8  is a flow chart illustrating detail steps for demodulating the output code corresponding to the third case to generate an output code corresponding to a second case. According to this embodiment, demodulation output code of one case can be generated from demodulation output code from another case. For example, in this embodiment the demodulation output code of the second case can be generated from demodulation output code of the third case. However, it doesn&#39;t mean to limit the scope of the present invention. The demodulation output code of the second case can be generated from the input code subset directly. 
   Step  801  demodulates the input code (i.e., the output code corresponding to the third case) if the input code meets a case  2  equivalence rule. Step  803  directly demodulates the input code that step  801  failed to demodulate to generate an output code by referencing a case  2  exception rule. Step  805  determines if the input code has an error, that is, if the input code meets a case  2  Z rule, the output code corresponding to the second case is assigned by a symbol Z indicating demodulation error and doesn&#39;t care value. Assuming the same result is obtained, it should be noted that the order in which steps  801  through  805  is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 8 . 
   In this embodiment, the step  801  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               If IC=[------ ----00] then 
             
             
                 
               Case2 OC=Case 3 OC 
             
             
                 
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               Case2 OC =Case 3 OC − 1 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  803  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC=[000000 001001]=&gt; Case2 OC=[48] 
             
             
                 
               IC=[001000 000010]=&gt;Case2 OC=[CA] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  805  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC=[------ -00000]=&gt;Case 2[Z] 
             
             
                 
               IC=[001010 101010]=&gt;Case 2[Z] 
             
             
                 
               IC=[100000 000001]=&gt;Case 2[Z] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
     FIG. 9  is a flow chart illustrating detailed steps for demodulating the input code to generate an output code corresponding to a first case. Also,  FIG. 9  illustrates that the input data is converted from the raw data first and then the input subsets are generated from the input data. Moreover, the output code of the first case can generated from the input code subsets, the output codes of the second case or the third case, or generated from the mixing of the output codes of the second case or the third case. As shown in  FIG. 9 , step  901  demodulates the input code IC to generate an input code N (ICN). Step  903  performs a case  2  modulation utilizing the input code N as an input code to generate an output code corresponding to the second case (i.e., Case  2  OC). After that, step  905  determines if the input code corresponding to the second case has an error, that is, if the output code corresponding to the second case meets a case  1  Z rule, the output code corresponding to the first case (i.e., case  1  OC) is assigned by a symbol Z indicating the demodulation error and doesn&#39;t care value. However, if the output code corresponding to the second case has no error, the output code corresponding to the second case, generated from step  903 , directly serves as an output code corresponding to case  1 . Assuming the same result is obtained, it should be noted that the order in which steps  901  through  905  is performed is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 9 . 
     FIG. 10  is a flow chart illustrating the detailed operation of the case  2  modulation step shown in  FIG. 9 . As shown in  FIG. 10 , step  1001  determines if the final two bits of the input code N (i.e., ICN) from step  901  are 0&#39;s. If the final two bits are not 0&#39;s, go to step  1003 , which determines the output code corresponding to the second case as the output code corresponding to the third case minus 1; otherwise, go to step  1005 , which determines the output code corresponding to the second case as the output code corresponding to the third case. In addition, if the input code N meets a specific pattern, step  1007  directly demodulates the input code N into the output code corresponding to the second case by referencing a case  2  exception rule. In short, if the case  2  exception rule is met, the output of step  1003  or  1005  is discarded. Next, step  1009  determines if the input code N has an error, that is, if the input code N meets specific rules, the output code corresponding to the second case is assigned by a symbol Z indicating an error. In this case, the symbol indicating an error is Z. Utilizing steps  1001  through  1009 , the input code N is demodulated to the output code corresponding to the second case. Assuming the same result is obtained, the order of steps  1001  through  1009  is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 10 . 
   The step  901  follows the rules shown below: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               If IC =[------ ----00] then 
             
             
                 
                 ICN= IC with a final bit replaced with 1 
             
             
                 
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                ICN=IC 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  905  follows the rules shown below, wherein the symbol Z means that the input code has an error: 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC [------ -----1]=&gt; Case 1 OC =[Z] 
             
             
                 
               IC [001010 101010]=&gt;Case 1 OC=[Z] 
             
             
                 
               IC [010101 010100]=&gt;Case 1 OC=[Z] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Step  1007  follows the rules shown below: input is in binary format and the output is in hex format 
   
     
       
         
             
             
           
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               IC =[000000 001001]=&gt;Case2 OC=[48] 
             
             
                 
               IC= [001000 000010]=&gt;Case2 OC=[CA] 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   It should be noted that the input code and the output code comply with HD-DVD specification in this embodiment. That is, input code is a 12-bit code word, output code is an 8-bit data word, and the input code meets the aforementioned bit string rule. Also, the input code may be converted from raw data before the demodulation process starts. 
     FIG. 11  is a block diagram illustrating a converting system  1100  for implementing the method for modulation/demodulation shown in  FIGS. 5 through 10 . The converting system  1100  includes a splitter  1101 , a mapper  1103 , and a merger  1105 . The splitter  1101  is used for determining a plurality of input code subsets (ICS) of the input code (IC). 
   Also, the splitter  1101  can further convert the input code (IC) to the input code N (ICN). The mapper  1103 , which is coupled to the splitter, is used for converting the input code subsets into a plurality of output code subsets (OCS), respectively. The merger  1105 , which is coupled to the mapper, is used for merging the output code subsets to generate the output code. 
   Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the disclosure. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.