Digital Broadcasting – TV, IPTV + Audio
Interactive and personalized add-on information in IPTV
Fraunhofer FOKUS, Media Interoperability LabStand 02
Following the resounding success of the FOKUS Media Interoperability Lab – a reference environment for future IPTV & media services launched at IFA 2007 – this year the Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS presents brand-new developments from the Lab. Integration of interactive content, personalized advertising and context-dependent add on information are just a few of the many highlights. Another special feature targets communication between a variety of disparate end devices to enable a group of geographically remote media prosumers to share in a common media experience.
Contact:
Oliver Friedrich, oliver.friedrich@fokus.fraunhofer.de
German TV Platform (Deutsche TV-Plattform)
Stand 05Visitors to the Science and Technology Forum can find extensive information, flyers and brochures on many current media topics on the stand of the German TV platform (Deutsche TV-Plattform). Topics range from mobile TV, IPTV, HDTV to DVB-T. The material also offers easy-to-understand explanations of technical terminology and abbreviations, background information on topics such as encoding, digital rights management (DRM) and copy protection, on the latest trends regarding user generated content, and an analysis of the possibilities of future interactive content.
Contact:
Dr. Michael Thiele, info@tv-plattform.de
From digital film to mobile TV
University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden, Department of Engineering Sciences, Television Technology and Electronic MediaStand 07
The new HDTV formats offers a quality, which should be similar to the 35mm film images. The picture quality which can be achieved by different coding algorithms (JPEG 2000, MPEG 2, and H.264) is shown. The influence of the compression methods on the visual perception is demonstrated with different test-sequences.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Ing. Rolf Hedtke, hedtke@ite.fh-wiesbaden.de
Dr. Matthias Schnöll, schnoell@ite.fh-wiesbaden.de
IPTV Metadata Management System
Technical University of Applied Science BerlinStand 08
A server based and TV-Anytime compatible IPTV/WebTV management system for three major tasks: a) the enrichment of program/EPG metadata with extended information and key words, b) for the semantic and temporal segmentation of video sequences and c) for the linkage between program content, the additional and related content, the advertising information as well the web services.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Robert Strzebkowski, robertst@tfh-berlin.de
IPTV@Home
University of Applied Science Giessen-FriedbergStand 08
MediaGateway Server with clients for multiroom viewing over three different network technologies (POF, Ethernet, powerline)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Jäger, rudolf.jaeger@iem.fh-friedberg.de
Personalized television
University of Applied Science Giessen-FriedbergStand 08
Novel television experiences using personalization of television services (manual and automatic configuration).
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Jäger, rudolf.jaeger@iem.fh-friedberg.de
Object Oriented Interactivity
University of Applied Science Giessen-FriedbergStand 08
Novel interactivity through object depending meta data in videos.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Jäger, rudolf.jaeger@iem.fh-friedberg.de
Smart Telephony & IPTV
Technical University Berlin, DAI LaboratoryStand 13
The Smart Telephony Project deals with next generation communication
infrastructures that provide much richer applications than classic telephony.
On the basis of a demonstrator it is shown, how TV-, telephony-, and
Web applications converge and how they provide an interactive media-experience
at home as well as on the way.
Contact:
Dipl.-Inform. Marco Blumendorf, marco.blumendorf@dai-labor.de
High Definition Media-Services
University of Applied Science AachenStand 13
“HD Media-Services“ will focus on innovative and trendsetting service-oriented opportunities in the HDTV-broadcast market. It will introduce product- and application-specific scenarios and discuss their impact on the media services market. The distribution of HD Video-Content, HD, HD-Audio-Surround and Multiview-Application by internet based technology is also a significant subject in this discourse of IPTV, Web-TV and Streaming .
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lohr, lohr@fh-aachen.de
DAB Surround – 5.1 Surround Sound for Digital Radio
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
ANTENNE BAYERN and ROCK ANTENNE are the worldwide first radio stations to broadcast a DAB Surround signal. Together with Fraunhofer IIS, ANTENNE BAYERN and ROCK ANTENNE present at IFA this stunning new radio experience. DAB Surround® brings the concert hall into your living room: Radio listening becomes an immersive experience literally surrounding the listener with a live concert atmosphere. This is even possible for programs which so far do not broadcast 5.1 content or want to mix stereo and 5.1 material. SX Pro® by Fraunhofer IIS analyzes and processes the stereo audio signal to harmonically integrate it into a 5.1 transmission.
Contact:
Olaf Korte, olaf.korte@iis.fraunhofer.de
MP3 Surround Webradio
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
With the mp3 Surround format developed by Fraunhofer IIS, mp3 Internet radio stations can now stream their program in 5.1 surround sound without rising bandwidth requirements and additional transmission costs. The Bavarian DAB Surround broadcasters ROCK ANTENNE already stream their surround program in mp3 Surround using the SX Pro technology by Fraunhofer IIS to integrate stereo content into the 5.1 transmission. Broadcasters and users can enjoy concert atmosphere on www.antenne.de and www.rockantenne.de or test mp3 Surround at www.mp3surround.com by downloading the free evaluation software.
Contact:
Matthias Rose, matthias.rose@iis.fraunhofer.de
Journaline – News service for digital broadcast
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
Journaline®, the “teletext for radio”, provides an intuitive and direct access to contextually produced text information that are transmitted over digital broadcasting systems. Integration in DRM, DMB or DAB receivers is easy and cost efficient. For use cases where text information cannot be read, for example while driving a car, Journaline can be combined with speech output systems, along with a receiver-based personalization of the service.
Contact:
Alexander Zink, alexander.zink@iis.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer DRM ContentServerTM R4
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
Journaline®, TextMessages and EPG, and supports all DRM features including »Announcement« and »Alternative Frequency Signaling« as well as automatic broadcast configuration scheduling. The system now features full support for DRM+, the future extension of the DRM standard for frequencies up to 120 MHz.
Contact:
Alexander Zink, alexander.zink@iis.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer DAB/DMB ContentServerTM R4
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
With the Fraunhofer DAB/DMB ContentServer R4 Fraunhofer introduces a new member of its broadcast server family for DAB. The functionality can flexibly be defined according to the broadcaster’s needs. Its capabilities make the Fraunhofer DAB/DMB ContentServer a handy and easy to use solution for your DAB broadcast chain.
Contact:
Markus Prosch, markus.prosch@iis.fraunhofer.de
DRM Test Equipment DT 230
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
The DRM Test Equipment DT 230 is a measuring system to develop and test transmitters and receivers. It plays back files with DRM content and generates and records high-frequency signals ranging from 100 KHz to 27.4 MHz. An integrated channel simulator can be used to create typical shortwave propagation conditions. New! Real-time Modulation Option with MDI input.
Contact:
Gerd Kilian, gerd.kilian@iis.fraunhofer.de
DRM Monitoring Receiver DT 700
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
A reception system for DRM, AM and SSB signals that features spectrum monitoring. It is equipped with a high-performance front end and based on direct sampling reception technology (input frequency range from 100 kHz to 27.4 MHz). Various alarm functions can be generated. There is full remote control via PC and Ethernet. Available basic models: highly accurate reference oscillator (0.1ppm) and power supply with DC input.
Contact:
Gerd Kilian, gerd.kilian@iis.fraunhofer.de
DRM Monitoring Receiver DT 4700
Fraunhofer IISStand 15
A new reception system for DRM, AM and SSB signals with the well-proven DT700 front end and significantly enhanced functionality. Operation is very easy with the high-resolution colour display and the new menu layout. Additional features include high-resolution plots with zoom functionality, a Journaline decoder and enhanced remote control functions.
Contact:
Gerd Kilian, gerd.kilian@iis.fraunhofer.de
Transmitter modulator and receiver for DRM+ – Monitoring system for digital broadcasting
Institute for Communication Technology (IKT) at the Leibniz University of Hanover/DRM ForumStand 15
The worldwide first transmitter modulator for DRM+ is now available as product. A prototype DRM+-receiver using fixed-point DSP software is shown and available for licensing. Finally, a monitoring system for digital broadcasting is presented.
Contact:
Albert Waal, waal@ikt.uni-hannover.de
IT-based Encoder System for Compact DVB-H Playout
Fraunhofer HHIStand 17
Mobile TV operators use state-of-the-art encoding technologies - DVB-H with H.264 video, HE AAC audio and statistical multiplex - reducing transmission bandwidth and cost. Further cost savings now become possible by minimizing the amount of hardware in a DVB-H playout system. The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut has developed encoders, utilizing latest IT technologies (multi-core processors), providing up to eight services running on a single machine. IP-based input of MPEG-2 encoded streams is the key for feeding multiple programs onto a single machine making costly grabber hardware obsolete. At IFA 2008 a compact encoder system with M+N redundancy and seamless IP based switching for failover is demonstrated.
Contact:
Thorsten Selinger, thorsten.selinger@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Meeting the Requirements for Modern Video Delivery
Fraunhofer HHIStand 17
The most recent and highly efficient video coding standard H.264/AVC has been extended by scalability tools, developed mainly at Fraunhofer HHI. This so-called Scalable Video Coding (SVC) extension allows for decoding the same video content at variable resolutions, frame rates or image fidelity, just by extracting parts of a scalable bit stream, without any need for transcoding. As will be demonstrated, application areas of SVC include simultaneous transmission of multiple HD formats (720p/1080p) as well as Mobile TV at QVGA and VGA resolution.
Contact:
Karsten Grüneberg, karsten.grueneberg@hhi.fraunhofer.de
The Interactive Living Room – New Services for Cable Television
Fraunhofer IDMTStand 18
Customizable local news, a local market place or the latest cultural offerings – with the technology-platform developed by Fraunhofer IDMT various information services and interactive services can be broadcasted and used by means of traditional cable television networks. Based on DVB-C, the platform includes components for the infrastructure on the provider side, software-components for end-user devices as well as tools for the creation and support of content.
Contact:
Dr. Uwe Kühhirt, uwe.kuehhirt@idmt.fraunhofer.de
Audio – High Quality on wireless Consumer Devices
APT Ltd.Stand 20
APT will be demonstrating their innovative audio technology which delivers high quality audio on wireless consumer devices such as Bluetooth stereo headsets and speakers.
Ensuring low delay, robust connections and exceptional dynamic range, apt-X technologies are well-established and regarded in the Pro-Audio industry and are now being made available to the consumer audio market.
Contact:
Stephen Wray, licensing@aptx.com
Broadcast Mobile TV in DVB-SH – Improved Video Quality with MPE-iFEC
Alcatel-LucentStand 22
MPE-iFEC (Multiprotocol Encapsulation – inter-burst Forward Error Correction) is a powerful error-correction coding that improves the quality of broadcast mobile TV reception in hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks. This innovative feature is embedded in the DVB-SH mobile broadcast standard (Digital Video Broadcast – Satellite services to Handhelds). In a satellite context. MPE-iFEC is an alternative to the long physical interleaver standard option for small receivers. In a terrestrial context, MPE-iFEC significantly enhances the error-correction performances.
Contact:
Eric Giaretto, Communications Director, eric.giaretto@alcatel-lucent.com