Apparatus and method for communicating burst mode activity
View Patent ↗Information is transmitted indicating when a burst mode will take place which intervenes during a regular transmission mode. The information transmitted can also include information indicating how long such a burst mode will be and the contents of the burst mode where such contents can be identified as video, audio, system information, advertisements, or interactive content.
1. A method for communicating burst mode information in a digital broadcast system, the method comprising:
Transmitting, from a transmitter, a packet including data indicating when a burst mode will take place during first transmission mode; such information including a length of a burst mode and wherein information about when a burst mode will take place is inserted into a header of the packet, and information about content of a burst mode is inserted into the packet payload.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising transmitting burst mode information including data indicating the content of the burst mode information.
3. The method of claim 2 , comprising transmitting burst mode information including at least one of: a video program, an audio program, system maintenance information, an advertisement, and interactive information.
4. The method of claim 2 , comprising transmitting burst mode information indicating an encoding format of content transmitted during the burst mode.
5. The method of claim 2 , comprising transmitting burst mode information indicating that the burst mode information is an advertisement and said advertisement is to be played back in accordance with a user profile.
6. The method of claim 2 , comprising transmitting burst mode information indicating to a receiver when to power up to capture burst mode content and when to power down to ignore such burst mode content.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said information is inserted into a field sync packet used for a Vestigial Side Band transmission.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said information is inserted into a packet identifier.
9. A transmitter for communicating burst mode information in a digital broadcast system, the transmitter comprising:
an encoder configured to generate a packet including data indicating when a burst mode will take place during first transmission mode; such information including a length of a burst mode and wherein information about when a burst mode will take place is inserted into a header of the packet, and information about content of a burst mode is inserted into the packet payload.
10. The transmitter of claim 9 , further configured to transmit burst mode information including data indicating the content of the burst mode information.
11. The transmitter of claim 10 , wherein the burst mode information further includes at least one of: a video program, an audio program, system maintenance information, an advertisement, and interactive information.
12. The transmitter of claim 10 , wherein the burst mode information further indicates an encoding format of content transmitted during the burst mode.
13. The transmitter of claim 10 , wherein the burst mode information further indicates that the burst mode information is an advertisement and said advertisement is to be played back in accordance with a user profile.
14. The transmitter of claim 10 , wherein the burst mode information further indicates to a receiver when to power up to capture burst mode content and when to power down to ignore such burst mode content.
15. The transmitter of claim 9 , wherein said information is inserted into a field sync packet used for a Vestigial Side Band transmission.
16. The transmitter of claim 9 , wherein said information is inserted into a packet identifier.