Abstract: Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a frame including control information in a broadcasting system. A frame for a broadcast service is generated using an in-band signaling scheme, and includes location information of control information in a next frame and indication information indicating a change/no-change in the control information in the next frame. The new frame structure minimizes power consumption of a receiver supporting the broadcast service.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for encoding information bits. The information bits are segmented, and one or more coded blocks are generated by adding parity bits to each segment of the information bits. Segmenting the information bits includes determining a number of coded blocks to be generated using a reference value, and segmenting the information bits based on the determined number of coded blocks.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises mapping service data onto a first set of multiple Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), mapping the first set of multiple PLPs onto a first set of logical frames, wherein each of the first set of logical frames is of the same size, forming a first logical channel comprising the first set of logical frames, and transmitting the mapped service data over a target delivery system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a variable Fresnel lens, including: an electric active polymer layer of which a form is deformed by an electric field; and a Fresnel lens coupled to an upper portion of the electric active polymer layer, and configured to change a position of a focus according to deformation of the form of the electric active polymer layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving control information in a digital broadcasting/communication system. The method includes receiving signaling information having a fixed number of bits in a coded block of a received frame; and decoding signaling information having a variable number of bits in at least one coded block of the received frame, using the signaling information having the fixed number of bits. The signaling information having the fixed number of bits includes information about a number of Radio Frequency (RF) channels, and the signaling information having the variable number of bits includes information representing a frequency for each of the RF channels, respectively.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving control information in a wireless communication system are provided, in which physical layer signaling information to be transmitted in a frame is determined, a coded block is generated from signaling information having a fixed number of bits included in the physical layer signaling information, and a frame including the coded block is transmitted. The signaling information having the fixed number of bits includes information required for receiving other signaling information having a variable number of bits.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and methods of controlling these apparatuses are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an input processor configured to process a plurality of input streams to generate a plurality of base band frames; a bit interleaved and coded modulation (BICM) processor configured to perform forward error correction (FEC) coding, constellation mapping, and interleaving on the plurality of baseband frames; a symbol generator configured to add signaling data to the plurality of baseband frames output from the BICM processor to generate an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol; and a transmitter configured to select at least one of a plurality of pilot patterns based on a fast Fourier transform (FFT) size and a guard interval fraction, insert a pilot in the OFDM symbol according to the selected pilot pattern, and transmit a stream including the pilot-inserted OFDM symbol.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic 3D image display apparatus is disclosed. The autostereoscopic 3D image display apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: an image display unit configured to display an image; a micro lens array arranged above the image display unit and configured to vary a focus of an image from the image display unit; and an electrode coated on the micro lens array and configured to have an electric signal supplied thereto to cause transformation of the micro lens array.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus is provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a packet classifier configured to receive a transport stream including a content, and classify a plurality of packets constituting the content into a plurality of packet groups according to a predetermined condition; and a transport unit configured to transport the plurality of packet groups through a plurality of signal processing routes to each of which a different signal processing method is applied.

Abstract: An apparatus is capable of distributing power over a number of subcarriers in an OFDM system. The transmission power control method for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication system according to the present invention includes measuring, at a receiver, channel coefficients of subcarriers, classifying the subcarriers into a predetermined number of groups according to sizes of channel coefficients, generating group indices, and transmitting the group indices of the subcarriers to a transmitter. A transmitter is capable of receiving the group indices of the subcarriers, determining per-group transmission powers, allocating the per-group transmission powers to the corresponding groups, distributing the per-group transmission power over subcarriers in the same level within respective groups, and transmitting signals over the subcarriers with the distributed power level.

Abstract: A receiver of a signal frame such as T2 frame used in a DVB-T2 system is provided. The receiver includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a frame including a preamble symbol in which a pseudo random noise (PN) sequence is inserted; a PN sequence detector configured to detect the PN sequence from the received frame; a controller configured to measure a start point of the preamble symbol and frequency offset of the PN sequence inserted in the preamble symbol, based on the detected PN sequence; and a preamble symbol detector configured to detect the preamble symbol according to the measured start point of the preamble symbol and the measured frequency offset of the PN sequence. Therefore, the receiver accurately measures the start point of the preamble symbol and the frequency offset and estimates a channel based on the PN sequence inserted in the preamble symbol.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for encoding, transmitting, and receiving signaling information in a broadcasting/communication system are provided. The method includes generating the signaling information which comprises a plurality of pieces; determining a number of coded blocks to which the signaling information is to be encoded, based on a number of bits of the signaling information and a number of encoder input information bit; segmenting each piece of the signaling information based on the number of the coded blocks; constructing input information bits of each coded block to include segmented parts of each piece of the signaling information; encoding the input information bits to each coded block; and transmitting each coded block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shape-variable optical element including: a shape-variable lens; a first electrode unit configured to be connected to the shape-variable lens; a second electrode unit configured to face the first electrode unit; and a deformation part configured to be disposed between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises mapping service data onto a first set of multiple Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), mapping the first set of multiple PLPs onto a first set of logical frames, wherein each of the first set of logical frames is of the same size, forming a first logical channel comprising the first set of logical frames, and transmitting the mapped service data over a target delivery system.

Abstract: A microlens array and a method for fabricating thereof are provided. The microlens array of the present invention comprises a lens structure part formed by bistable dielectric polymer thin film; first and second electrode parts each formed on the upper surface and the bottom surface of the lens structure part to apply voltage for shape changes of the lens structure part; a circuit part applying heat to the dielectric polymer thin film to change the property of the dielectric polymer thin film to be soft; and a base part formed on the bottom surface of the second electrode in predetermined intervals. The method further comprises a hydraulic part to apply predetermined voltage to the bottom surface of the lens structure part. The microlens array is thus able to change optical properties by deform the shape of a transparent dielectric polymer thin film having bistablity to various sizes of lens shapes by the purposes.

Abstract: An active diffuser for reducing a speckle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: an electroactive polymer film having at least one or more scattering patterns; a first transparent electrode coated on one surface of the electroactive polymer film; and a second transparent electrode coated on the other surface of the electroactive polymer film, and a shape of the scattering pattern of the electroactive polymer film is varied by voltage applied through the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-shape optical element including a variable-shape lens, an actuator connected to the variable-shape lens, and a support configured to support the actuator. Here, the actuator may vary in shape according to an electrical signal.

Abstract: A method of operation of a transmitting node in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication system is provided. The method includes generating a frame including a plurality of physical layer zones, each of the plurality of physical layer zones applying different Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) sizes and different pilot patterns; and transmitting the frame.

Abstract: A transmitter and receiver of a broadcast signal and corresponding methods are provided. The transmitter includes: a preamble symbol inserter configured to insert a preamble symbol including a synchronization part and an information part into a frame; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the frame including the preamble symbol. The synchronization part includes a plurality of first sequences for measuring frequency offset of the preamble symbol, and the information part includes a plurality of second sequences for measuring a phase shift amount of the information part.

Abstract: A transmitter includes: a frame generator configured to generate a frame including a frame starting symbol, at least one data symbol and a frame closing symbol; a pilot and reserved tone inserter configured to insert pilots and reserved tones in at least one of the frame starting symbol, the data symbol and the frame closing symbol such that positions of the reserved tones do not overlap positions of the pilots in the at least one of the frame starting symbol, the data symbol and the frame closing symbol; and a transmitter configured to transmit the frame in which the pilots and the reserved tones are inserted, wherein the reserved tones are not used to transmit data in the frame.