IP Library Granted Patent US 10,735,232
Granted Patent B2
US 10,735,232 · App. 16/077,659 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Data processing apparatus and data processing method

Inventors: Tatsuki Amimoto (Tokyo, JP); Yuken Goto (Tokyo, JP); Lachlan Bruce Michael (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
H04L27/26H04L5/0048H04W72/04H04W72/0446
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,735,232
App. No.
16/077,659
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method which can enhance multipath propagation resistance. When performing modulation processing on a physical layer frame including a preamble, which includes a modulation parameter, and one or more subframes, which include data, the data processing apparatus can set any modulation parameter for each subframe, and the modulation parameter has a relationship of Tu i /Dx i ≥Tu i+1 /Dx i+1 in a case where an effective symbol length indicating a length of an effective symbol is Tu i and an interval between pilot signals in a frequency direction is Dx i in an i-th (i is an integer equal to or greater than 0) subframe. The present technology can be applied to, for example, data transmission compliant to a broadcast standard such as ATSC 3.0.

Claims (54)

1. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

set modulation parameters for a physical layer frame;

include the modulation parameters in the physical layer frame; and

perform modulation processing on subframes of the physical layer frame according to the modulation parameters, wherein

the subframes of the physical layer frame include a first subframe and a second subframe arranged after the first subframe in a time direction, and

the modulation parameters are set such that

a first ratio between a first effective symbol length of a first effective symbol in the time direction for the first subframe and a first interval between first pilot signals in a frequency direction for the first subframe is equal to or greater than a second ratio between a second effective symbol length of a second effective symbol in the time direction for the second subframe and a second interval between second pilot signals in the frequency direction for the second subframe,

the first effective symbol length is greater than the second effective symbol length, and

a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) size applicable to the first subframe is greater than a second FFT size applicable to the second subframe.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the physical layer frame further includes a preamble,

the first subframe is arranged immediately after the preamble in the time direction, and

the modulation parameters are set such that

a third ratio between a third effective symbol length of a third effective symbol in the time direction for the preamble and a third interval between third pilot signals in the frequency direction for the preamble is equal to or greater than the first ratio.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the physical layer frame further includes a bootstrap arranged at a head portion of the physical layer frame.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the modulation processing is performed according to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), and

the physical layer frame includes a plurality of OFDM symbols.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the physical layer frame further includes a preamble, and

a third effective symbol length of a third effective symbol in the time direction for the preamble is greater than the first effective symbol length for the first subframe.

6. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

set modulation parameters for a physical layer frame;

include the modulation parameters in the physical layer frame; and

perform modulation processing on subframes of the physical layer frame according to the modulation parameters, wherein

the subframes of the physical layer frame include a first subframe and a second subframe arranged after the first subframe in a time direction, and

the modulation parameters are set such that

a first interval between first pilot signals in a frequency direction for the first subframe is less than a second interval between second pilot signals in the frequency direction for the second subframe, and

a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) size applicable to the first subframe is same as a second FFT size applicable to the second subframe.

7. A data processing apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive a physical layer frame that includes subframes;

obtain modulation parameters for the physical layer frame; and

perform demodulation processing on the subframes of the physical layer frame according to the modulation parameters,

wherein

the subframes of the physical layer frame include a first subframe and a second subframe arranged after the first subframe in a time direction, and

the modulation parameters are set such that

a first ratio between a first effective symbol length of a first effective symbol in the time direction for the first subframe and a first interval between first pilot signals in a frequency direction for the first subframe is equal to or greater than a second ratio between a second effective symbol length of a second effective symbol in the time direction for the second subframe and a second interval between second pilot signals in the frequency direction for the second subframe,

the first effective symbol length is greater than the second effective symbol length, and

a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) size applicable to the first subframe is greater than a second FFT size applicable to the second subframe.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the physical layer frame further includes a preamble,

the first subframe is arranged immediately after the preamble in the time direction, and

the modulation parameters are set such that

a third ratio between a third effective symbol length of a third effective symbol in the time direction for the preamble and a third interval between third pilot signals in the frequency direction for the preamble is equal to or greater than the first ratio.

9. The data processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the physical layer frame further includes a bootstrap arranged at a head portion of the physical layer frame.

10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the demodulation processing is performed according to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), and

the physical layer frame includes a plurality of OFDM symbols.

11. The data processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the physical layer frame further includes a preamble, and

a third effective symbol length of a third effective symbol in the time direction for the preamble is greater than the first effective symbol length for the first subframe.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2020
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 052256/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2018
From: AMIMOTO, TATSUKI; GOTO, YUKEN; MICHAEL, LACHLAN BRUCE
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046629/0502 →