公开(公告)号：US10084571B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15072919

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC

Inventor： Nabil Loghin ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Joerg Robert

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/70

CPC classification number: H04L1/0083 ,  H04L1/0006 ,  H04L41/0226 ,  H04L69/323 ,  H04L2012/5673

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a corresponding method for mapping error correction code encoded time-domain data of at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto a time-domain mapping output data stream (Q) having a frame structure, comprising a data input (102) for receiving said at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) each being segmented into data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) carrying error correction code encoded data, a data mapper (104) for mapping the data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) of said at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto frames of said mapping output data stream (Q), each frame comprising a number of frame intervals (F1, F2, . . . , FM), wherein the data mapper (104) is adapted for mapping the data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) onto said frame intervals such that each frame interval (F1, F2, . . . , FM) carries sequentially arranged data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) from various mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) and that within a frame the mapping of data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) from the various mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto frame intervals (F1, F2, . . . , FM) is different from frame interval to frame interval, and a data output (110) for outputting said mapping output data stream (Q).

公开(公告)号：US09660839B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US15017166

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Jan Zoellner ,  Joerg Robert ,  Lothar Stadelmeier

IPC: H04B1/10 ,  H04L25/03 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04B1/04

CPC classification number: H04L25/03006 ,  H04B1/0475 ,  H04L25/03343 ,  H04L27/2626 ,  H04L27/2628 ,  H04L27/2647 ,  H04L27/265 ,  H04L2025/03414

Abstract: A transmission apparatus and a corresponding transmission method for transmitting data within a multi-carrier transmission system comprising two or more transmission apparatuses that are configured to transmit the same data. To avoid destructive interferences a transmission apparatus comprises a signal input configured to receive multi-carrier signals carrying data to be transmitted, a distortion unit configured to distort the multi-carrier signals by use of a distortion function including a phase parameter for differently modulating the phase of the multi-carrier signals wherein the distortion function is different from distortion functions used by other transmission apparatuses, whose coverage areas overlap with the coverage area of the present transmission apparatus, by using a phase parameter that is different from the phase parameter used by the other transmission apparatuses, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the distorted multi-carrier signals as a transmission signal.

公开(公告)号：US10250358B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15250489

申请日：2016-08-29

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Nabil Loghin ,  Joerg Robert

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H03M13/29 ,  H03M13/00

Abstract: A transmitter and transmission method for broadcasting data. To enable a receiver, such as a moving receiver, to improve decoding quality, if needed, a transmitter includes: a data input receiving at least one transmitter input data stream segmented into input data words; an encoder error correction code encoding the input data words into codewords including a basic codeword portion and an auxiliary codeword portion, the encoder generating the basic codeword portion from an input data word according to a first code and generating the auxiliary codeword portion from an input data word according to a second code, the basic codeword portion for regular decoding and the auxiliary codeword portion for incremental redundancy if regular decoding of the codeword by using the basic codeword portion is erroneous; a data mapper mapping the codewords onto frames of a transmitter output data stream; and a transmitter transmitting the transmitter output data stream.

公开(公告)号：US12040932B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17816158

申请日：2022-07-29

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Jan Zoellner

IPC: H04L27/36 ,  H03M13/25 ,  H03M13/35 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/34

CPC classification number: H04L27/36 ,  H03M13/25 ,  H03M13/251 ,  H03M13/255 ,  H03M13/356 ,  H04L1/0003 ,  H04L1/0058 ,  H04L1/0071 ,  H04L27/3405

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus comprises an encoder that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector w0 . . . b-1, wherein b=M/4.

公开(公告)号：US11843458B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US16530343

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Junge Qi ,  Joerg Robert ,  Jan Zoellner ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Nabil Loghin

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H03M13/00 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04L1/1867 ,  H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L1/0033 ,  H03M13/6306 ,  H03M13/6522 ,  H03M13/6552 ,  H04L1/007 ,  H04L1/0042 ,  H04L1/0047 ,  H04L1/0086 ,  H04L1/1819 ,  H04L1/1893 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H03M13/6519 ,  H03M13/6541

Abstract: A control device for use in a broadcast system includes a broadcast controller that controls a broadcast transmitter of the broadcast system that broadcasts broadcast signals in a coverage area for reception by terminals including a broadcast receiver and a broadband receiver, and a broadband controller that controls a broadband server of a broadband system that provides redundancy data to terminals within the coverage area. The broadband controller is configured to control the provision of redundancy data by the broadband server for use by one or more terminals which use the redundancy data together with broadcast signals received via said broadcast system for recovering content received within the broadcast signals and/or provided via the broadband system.

公开(公告)号：US11716238B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17993373

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC

Inventor： Nabil Loghin ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Jan Zoellner ,  Yuji Shinohara

IPC: H04L27/34 ,  H04L27/00 ,  H04L27/38 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/36

CPC classification number: H04L27/3405 ,  H04L1/0003 ,  H04L1/0009 ,  H04L1/0042 ,  H04L1/0057 ,  H04L27/0008 ,  H04L27/36 ,  H04L27/362 ,  H04L27/38 ,  H04L1/0041

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus comprises an encoder that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate, a non-uniform constellation from one or several groups of constellations each comprising one or more constellations.

公开(公告)号：US11522746B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16844844

申请日：2020-04-09

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Jan Zoellner ,  Nabil Loghin

IPC: H04L27/34 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H03M13/25 ,  H03M13/35 ,  H04L27/00 ,  H04L27/38 ,  H04L27/36

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus (10) comprises an encoder (11) that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator (12) that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator (12) is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation, the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB and the channel characteristics, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector u1 . . . v, wherein v=sqrt(M)/2−1.

公开(公告)号：US11159274B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16713127

申请日：2019-12-13

Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC

Inventor： Luke Fay ,  Lachlan Michael ,  Daniel Schneider ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Samuel Atungsiri

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04H20/42 ,  H04H60/13 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04H20/59 ,  H04H60/72

Abstract: A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame including a bootstrap portion, a preamble portion, and a payload portion. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information from the bootstrap portion to decode the preamble portion, and extract second signaling information from the preamble portion to decode the payload portion. The bootstrap portion includes at least one of a first symbol used for synchronization, a second symbol that signals emergency alert information, or a third symbol that signals the first signaling information.

公开(公告)号：US20210314634A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17352212

申请日：2021-06-18

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Muhammad Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Satoshi Okada ,  Lothar Stadelmeier

IPC: H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/2362 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: A data processing method is provided in which a transmission frame is received from a transmitting device. The transmission frame is based on a split stream for one of a plurality of channels and channel bonding signaling information. Further, the received transmission frame is processed. The channel bonding signaling information includes signature information that uniquely identifies the input stream, and the signature information is contained in a header of the transmission frame.of a plurality of channels and transmits the split streams, for example.

公开(公告)号：US11115255B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16989772

申请日：2020-08-10

Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC

Inventor： Jan Zoellner ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Daniel Schneider

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/14

Abstract: A transmitter and a receiver for communicating data using at least two separate RF channels using channel bundling. The transmitter includes a data stream partitioner configured to partition a data stream of data to be communicated into two or more stream partitions, two or more modulators configured to each receive a stream partition and to generate modulated data from the received stream partition, and an interleaver configured to assign the modulated data generated by a modulator from a received stream partition to different RF channels for transmission.