METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING DUAL LAYER HDTV SIGNALS THROUGH BROADCASTING AND STREAMING

摘要

The present invention provides a method and system for delivering SDTV/HDTV services that achieves significant bandwidth savings, while keeping the existing SDTV transmission unchanged. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for delivering HDTV signals. In this system, an HD enhancement layer containing an HD enhancement data stream is obtained/. The HD enhancement layer is delivered to a server to enable a subscriber to access the server, via a set top terminal, to receive the HD enhancement layer over a network system. In another embodiment of the invention, a base layer containing a SD data stream is also delivered to the set top terminal to allow the terminal to integrate the HD enhancement layer and the base layer into a HDTV output.