Abstract: 3D glasses which can individually acquire information according to 3D content that users view. The 3D glasses include a transparent display unit displaying at least one of information on 3D content and a control screen for controlling a 3D display device on a 3D glasses unit, a transmission/reception unit receiving at least one of the information on the 3D content and the control screen for controlling the 3D display device from the 3D display device and transmitting the received signal to the transparent display unit, and a control unit controlling the transparent display unit to display the information on the 3D content or the control screen for controlling the 3D display device.

Abstract: A broadcasting signal receiving apparatus a method of controlling the same are provided. The broadcasting signal receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal including a stream of data for displaying an image; a buffer configured to store the stream; an interface configured to interface the buffer and a storage device including a storage space for reproducing the stream; a controller configured to control the interface to receive storage information about the stream from the buffer, to receive the stream from the buffer based on the received storage information, and to store the stream in the storage device.

Abstract: A display apparatus and method for channel changing are provided. The method includes receiving broadcast signals through channels; decoding and outputting a broadcast signal of a watching channel among the channels; generating and storing tables including address information and time information used to decode broadcast signals of standby channels among the channels; and in response to receiving a command to change the watching channel to one of the standby channels, decoding and outputting a broadcast signal of the changed standby channel using a table of the one of the standby channels.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive transmission streams and output a first number of transmission stream signals; a first signal processor configured to receive the first number of transmission stream signals in parallel, group the received transmission stream signals according to kinds thereof, and output a second number of transmission stream signals, the second number being less than the first number; a second signal processor configured to receive the second number of transmission stream signals output from the first signal processor, restore the received transmission stream signals into the first number of transmission stream signals, and form output data using the restored transmission stream signals; and an output configured to output the output data formed in the second signal processor.

Abstract: An image recording method for a time shift function and an image recording apparatus thereof are provided. The image recording method includes, if a channel is changed, tuning one of first and second tuners to the change channel, based on time information of each channel received through the first and second tuners, and controlling a record progress state of each channel image received through the first and second tuners based on the time information.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive transmission streams and output a first number of transmission stream signals; a first signal processor configured to receive the first number of transmission stream signals in parallel, group the received transmission stream signals according to kinds thereof, and output a second number of transmission stream signals, the second number being less than the first number; a second signal processor configured to receive the second number of transmission stream signals output from the first signal processor, restore the received transmission stream signals into the first number of transmission stream signals, and form output data using the restored transmission stream signals; and an output configured to output the output data formed in the second signal processor.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: 3D glasses which can individually acquire information according to 3D content that users view. The 3D glasses include a transparent display unit displaying at least one of information on 3D content and a control screen for controlling a 3D display device on a 3D glasses unit, a transmission/reception unit receiving at least one of the information on the 3D content and the control screen for controlling the 3D display device from the 3D display device and transmitting the received signal to the transparent display unit, and a control unit controlling the transparent display unit to display the information on the 3D content or the control screen for controlling the 3D display device.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: Provided is a method of improving a channel switching speed in a digital television (TV) receiver. The method includes: generating transport stream packets by channel tuning and demodulating a broadcasting signal of a channel selected by the channel change instruction; outputting the transport stream packets before completion of tuning and demodulating of the broadcast signal; and generating video and/or audio data by demultiplexing and decoding the outputted transport stream packets. In addition, a digital TV receiver applying the improvement of the channel switching speed is provided. The digital TV receiver includes a tuning and demodulating unit generating transport stream packets by tuning and demodulating a broadcasting signal of a broadcasting channel selected by a channel change instruction and outputting the transport stream packets before completion of the tuning and demodulation of the transport stream packets.

Abstract: An image recording method for a time shift function and an image recording apparatus thereof are provided. The image recording method includes, if a channel is changed, tuning one of first and second tuners to the change channel, based on time information of each channel received through the first and second tuners, and controlling a record progress state of each channel image received through the first and second tuners based on the time information.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for converting a program stream (PS) into a transport stream (TS) and a method of and apparatus for recording a data stream using the method and apparatus are provided. The method for converting the PS includes extracting a system clock reference (SCR) and a program mux rate; extracting a stream identifier (ID) from a packetized elementary stream (PES) packet header; identifying a data type of PES packets using the stream identifier (ID); dividing the PES packets according to a payload size of a TS packet if the identified data type is video or audio data; generating consecutive TS packets by adding a TS pack header to each of the divided PES packets; and setting a program clock reference (PCR) of an adaptation field included in a TS packet header of the first generated TS packet equal to the extracted SCR.

Abstract: Provided are a broadcast program recorder, a method of displaying a status of the broadcast program recorder, and a method of managing the broadcast program recorder by checking a remaining storage space of a storage medium, displaying a usage status of the storage medium to a user, and managing stored broadcast programs so as to successfully record a broadcast program. In the broadcast program recorder and the method of managing the recorder, a storage space size required for a broadcast program to be recorded is predicted before recording, the predicted storage space size for the broadcast program and a predicted information on the change in a remaining available storage space, when the broadcast program is recorded, is displayed to a user, thereby enabling the user to manage the storage space for the broadcast program recorder efficiently.

Abstract: A method of formatting a digital broadcast transport stream packet, a digital broadcast transmitter, and a signal processing method thereof, includes constructing a transport stream packet that includes a stuffing region for an insertion of a known supplementary reference signal (SRS) data therein, randomizing the packet that includes the stuffing region is randomized, and the SRS data is inserted into the stuffing region of the randomized packet. Adding a parity for an error correction to the packet into which the SRS data has been inserted, the packet to which the parity has been added is interleaved, and a trellis encoding of the interleaved packet is performed. Inserting a segment sync signal and a field sync signal into the trellis-encoded packet, and a vestigial side band (VSB) modulation and an RF conversion of the packet are performed to transmit the VSB-modulated and RF-converted packet.

Abstract: A multiplexing method and apparatus are provided to generate a transport stream. According to the multiplexing method, multiplexing is performed for each access unit, an insertion interval for null transport stream packets, an insertion interval for video transport stream packets, and an insertion interval for audio transport stream packets are calculated, and a transport stream is generated by inserting the video transport stream packets, the audio transport stream packets, and the null transport stream packets to fit into the insertion intervals.