公开(公告)号：US20170238160A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15519153

申请日：2015-10-07

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： KAZUYUKI TAKAHASHI ,  NAOHISA KITAZATO ,  JUN KITAHARA ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04W4/22 ,  H04H20/59

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04H20/59 ,  H04H20/95 ,  H04L1/0079 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/814

Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method which can use binary format signaling data and text format signaling data in combination. There is provided a reception apparatus including a first acquisition unit which acquires, preceding text format second signaling data to be transmitted in a lower-level layer than an IP layer in a hierarchy of a protocol of an IP transmission system and containing control information independent of a service identified by an IP address, binary format first signaling data containing a flag indicating whether the second signaling data exists in digital broadcast using the IP transmission system, a second acquisition unit which acquires the second signaling data on the basis of the first signaling data, and a control unit which controls operation of the units which perform various types of processing on the basis of the second signaling data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20170134782A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15322769

申请日：2015-07-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： TAKETOSHI YAMANE ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/488 ,  G10L13/027 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/26283 ,  G10L13/027 ,  G10L13/043 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4884

Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that can enhance the accessibility for people with visual disabilities. The transmission device includes: a text-to-speech utterance metadata generation unit that generates text-to-speech utterance metadata about the text-to-speech utterance of display information as the producer intends; an electronic program information generation unit that generates electronic program information including the text-to-speech utterance metadata; and a transmission unit that transmits the electronic program information to the reception device capable of displaying the display information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter capable of transmitting a digital broadcast signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170078108A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15310489

申请日：2015-05-08

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： JUN KITAHARA ,  NAOHISA KITAZATO ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/741

CPC classification number: H04L12/1886 ,  H04L12/1845 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/438

Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method, by which efficient filtering processing can be performed. Provided is a reception apparatus, including: a reception unit that receives a broadcast wave of digital broadcasting using an IP (Internet Protocol) transmission system; and a filtering processing unit that performs filtering processing on a packet by using filtering information, the filtering information being provided in a header of the packet, the packet being transmitted in a baseband stream in a first layer via the broadcast wave, the first layer being lower than an IP layer in a hierarchy of a protocol of the IP transmission system. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及可以进行有效的滤波处理的接收装置，接收方法，发送装置和发送方法。 提供一种接收装置，包括：接收单元，其使用IP（因特网协议）传输系统接收数字广播的广播波; 以及滤波处理单元，其通过使用滤波信息对分组进行滤波处理，所述滤波信息被提供在所述分组的报头中，所述分组通过所述广播波在第一层中的基带流中发送，所述第一层为 低于IP传输系统的协议层级中的IP层。 例如，本技术适用于电视接收机。

公开(公告)号：US20170048593A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US15304579

申请日：2015-04-13

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI ,  NAOHISA KITAZATO

IPC: H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/235

CPC classification number: H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/435

Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method that make it possible to provide a broadcasting service by using MPEG-DASH. Provided is a reception apparatus including a control unit that performs, on the basis of a relationship among a plurality of elements which is prescribed in advance in an MPD conforming to a standard of MPEG-DASH which is transmitted via a broadcast wave or a communication network of digital broadcasting, and a first element for grouping of target elements in a specific layer in which selection or structuring of a component having a structure including a plurality of layers for the selection and the structuring is performed, at least one of the selection and the structuring of the component, and controls reproduction of a content constituted of one or more components. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver, for example.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及使得可以通过使用MPEG-DASH提供广播服务的接收装置，接收方法，发送装置和发送方法。 提供了一种接收装置，包括：控制单元，其基于通过经由广播波或通信网络发送的符合MPEG-DASH的标准的MPD预先规定的多个元素之间的关系来执行 数字广播的第一元素，以及用于对特定层中的目标元素进行分组的第一元素，其中执行具有包括用于选择和结构化的多个层的结构的组件的选择或构造，所述选择和 构成组件，并且控制由一个或多个组件构成的内容的再现。 例如，本技术可以应用于电视接收机。

公开(公告)号：US20160150273A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14899237

申请日：2014-06-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/4384 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/6437 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, a terminal device, and a content supply system, which are capable of implementing rapid zapping between channels in DASH. The content supply device of the present disclosure generates a zapping segment stream by delimiting zapping streaming data among a plurality of pieces of streaming data into minimum units when reception of the streaming data is switched, according to a common timing with another channel, unicast-delivers the zapping segment stream, multicast-delivers the zapping segment stream, and generates a metafile for a reception side to receive the zapping segment stream that is unicast-delivered and multicast-delivered. The present disclosure can be applied to a system that delivers content in a streaming manner.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及能够实现DASH中的频道之间的快速切换的内容提供装置，内容提供方法，程序，终端装置和内容供应系统。 本公开的内容提供装置根据与另一个信道的公共定时，在接收流数据被切换时，将多条流数据之间的转换数据划分为最小单位，从而生成切换段流， 跳频段流，组播 - 传送切换段流，并为接收端生成图元文件，以接收单播传送和组播传递的切换段流。 本公开可以应用于以流式传送内容的系统。

公开(公告)号：US20170317773A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15520150

申请日：2015-10-21

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI ,  TATSUYA IGARASHI ,  NORIFUMI KIKKAWA ,  YOSHIHARU DEWA

IPC: H04H60/13 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04H20/91

CPC classification number: H04H60/13 ,  G06F16/907 ,  G06F16/9566 ,  H04H20/91 ,  H04H40/27

Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which are capable of performing selection acquisition and utilization processes for a service worker (SW) that performs data management optimized for each reception device. It is possible to selectively acquire a service worker (SW) of a specific class from service workers (SWs) corresponding to a plurality of classes which are data management programs used in a reception device and have different data management types. For example, use of a service worker (SW) corresponding to a class selected according to an application use state in a reception device is implemented. A reception device acquires access information of a service worker (SW) of a specific class using signaling data in which a token used for efficiently searching for the access information of the service worker (SW) of the specific class is recorded, and acquires the service worker (SW).

公开(公告)号：US20170164331A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15309845

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： NAOHISA KITAZATO ,  JUN KITAHARA ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04W72/02 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04W72/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/02 ,  H04H40/18 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04W72/005

Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method, by which channel selection information can be acquired more efficiently. Provided is a reception apparatus, including: a reception unit that receives a broadcast wave of digital broadcasting using an IP (Internet Protocol) transmission system; a communication unit that receives first signaling information for acquiring broadcast content transmitted by the broadcast wave through communication with a server via a network; an acquisition unit that acquires, on the basis of the first signaling information, a physical parameter used in a physical layer in a hierarchy of a protocol of the IP transmission system; and a control unit that controls, on the basis of the physical parameter, operations of respective units that perform channel selection processing. The present technology is applicable to a portable receiver that is movable, for example.

公开(公告)号：US20170055024A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15119404

申请日：2015-02-13

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： NAOHISA KITAZATO ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/434 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04H20/93

Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method that enable various operation modes to be provided by hybrid delivery using broadcasting and communication. A control data acquisition unit acquires control data transmitted via broadcasting or communication, based on a descriptor, which is disposed in transmission data included in a stream transmitted via a broadcast wave of digital broadcasting, and in which information about hybrid delivery using broadcasting and communication is described, and a content control unit controls a function of each unit for performing processing of acquiring content transmitted via broadcasting or communication, based on the acquired control data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及通过使用广播和通信的混合传输来提供各种操作模式的接收装置，接收方法，发送装置和发送方法。 控制数据获取单元基于被包括在通过数字广播的广播波发送的流中的传输数据中的描述符获取通过广播或通信发送的控制数据，并且其中关于使用广播和通信的混合传送的信息是 并且内容控制单元基于所获取的控制数据来控制用于执行通过广播或通信发送的内容的处理的每个单元的功能。 本技术可以应用于例如电视接收机。

公开(公告)号：US20170055006A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15306831

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/435

CPC classification number: H04N21/235 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8543

Abstract: A device and a method for implementing an efficient delivery of signaling data required for reception and reproduction of a content are provided. A receiver stores and holds, in a storage unit, a signaling template as a template for generating a signaling instance required for a content reception process and a content reproduction process. A transmitter transmits, to the receiver, difference information as data to be applied to the signaling template and used for generating a signaling instance. The receiver generates the signaling instance by applying the difference information received from the transmitter to the signaling template, and receives and reproduces a content with reference to the generated signaling instance.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于实现内容的接收和再现所需的信令数据的有效传递的装置和方法。 接收器在存储单元中存储和保存作为用于生成内容接收处理和内容再现处理所需的信令实例的模板的信令模板。 发射机将差分信息作为要应用于信令模板并用于生成信令实例的数据发送到接收机。 接收机通过将从发射机接收到的差分信息应用到信令模板来生成信令实例，并且参考生成的信令实例接收和再现内容。

公开(公告)号：US20160366453A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15110139

申请日：2014-12-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/6437 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/643

CPC classification number: H04N21/23614 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6437 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/85406

Abstract: A configuration in which encoded data is divided into data equal to or less than a maximum data transfer unit (MTU) specified on a communication path and transmitted, and a reception apparatus restores and reproduces the data is provided. A transmission apparatus generates a plurality of packets storing divisional data generated by dividing encoded data serving as a transmission target into data equal to or less than a maximum data transfer unit (MTU) specified on a communication path and additional information serving as arrangement information of the divisional data and sequentially transmits the packets. For example, NAL unit fragments obtained by further dividing a NAL unit are stored in each packet, and the packets are transmitted. The reception apparatus arranges NAL unit fragments stored in the packets in a divided manner with reference to the additional information of the packets and reconstructs and decodes the NAL unit.

Abstract translation: 编码数据被划分为等于或小于在通信路径上指定并发送的最大数据传送单元（MTU）的数据的配置，并且接收装置恢复和再现数据。 发送装置生成存储通过将用作发送对象的编码数据分割为等于或小于在通信路径上指定的最大数据传送单位（MTU）以下的数据而生成的分割数据的多个分组，以及作为 分割数据并顺序发送分组。 例如，通过进一步划分NAL单元获得的NAL单元片段被存储在每个分组中，并且分组被发送。 接收装置参照分组的附加信息以分割的方式排列存储在分组中的NAL个单位片段，并对NAL单元进行重构和解码。