SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receiver that receives a digital bit stream representing video information, including a plurality of packetized data programs with a form of data including packet identifiers for identifying each program. SOLUTION: The receiver is provided with a 1st processor, that captures program guide information in response to a digital bit stream and with a 2nd processor that captures selected program data in response to the digital bit stream. The program guide information includes a 1st packet identifier identifying a 1st program and a 2nd packet identifier, to identify a 2nd program that has a prescribed offset with respect to the 1st packet identifier. The 2nd processor captures data with a packet identifier matching with a determined packet identifier among a plurality of identifiers including the 1st and 2nd packet identifiers for capturing the selected program data.