Overview of ARIB Standards (STD-B36)｜Association of Radio Industries and Businesses

Overview of ARIB Standards (STD-B36)

1. Overview

STD Number	ARIB STD-B36
Standard Name	Exchange format of the Digital Closed Caption File for Digital Television Broadcasting System
General Description	This standard intends to specify exchange format of the digital closed caption file for digital television broadcasting which deals with closed caption broadcasting system for digital television broadcasting among standard television broadcasting and so on that broadcasting stations broadcast. Comparing NAB standard which has been used before, the specification is extended for HDTV, multi-language, recording in media except FD, addition of roll-up mode, closed caption for cell-phone and so on. By this standard, compatibility of digital closed caption data which is exchanged between broadcasting station and production house and so on is secured. Closed caption data for analog broadcasting (analog closed cation) can be also transmitted. This standard applies to all closed caption data file for digital terrestrial television broadcasting, BS digital broadcasting, and wide band CS digital broadcasting which are made according to ARIB standard STD-B24 “Data Coding and Transmission Specification for Digital Broadcasting”.

STD Number

ARIB STD-B36

Standard Name

Exchange format of the Digital Closed Caption File for Digital Television Broadcasting System

General Description

This standard intends to specify exchange format of the digital closed caption file for digital television broadcasting which deals with closed caption broadcasting system for digital television broadcasting among standard television broadcasting and so on that broadcasting stations broadcast. Comparing NAB standard which has been used before, the specification is extended for HDTV, multi-language, recording in media except FD, addition of roll-up mode, closed caption for cell-phone and so on. By this standard, compatibility of digital closed caption data which is exchanged between broadcasting station and production house and so on is secured. Closed caption data for analog broadcasting (analog closed cation) can be also transmitted.

This standard applies to all closed caption data file for digital terrestrial television broadcasting, BS digital broadcasting, and wide band CS digital broadcasting which are made according to ARIB standard STD-B24 “Data Coding and Transmission Specification for Digital Broadcasting”.

2. Amendment History

Ver.	Amendment or Enactment Date	Amendment summary
2.5	04.08.2022	The description of the related documents and the description contents have been revised.
2.4	07.03.2013	This is modified according to the repeal of “Closed Caption Data Conveyed by Ancillary Data Packets for Component Bit-serial Digital Interface of 525/60 and 1125/60 Television Systems” (ARIB STD-B27), the expression is reconsidered according to the closing of analog broadcasting, and this is also changed according to the record of safety zone in “Safety Zone for 16:9 Aspect Ratio Television Systems” (ARIB-TR-B4)
2.3	09.26.2007	Setting value of management information for file exchange is added.
2.2	03.14.2006	It is clarified about the notation of closed caption data and so on when there are plural data unit.
2.1	03.24.2005	The provision on closed caption for cell-phone is modified in order to keep consistency with ARIB TR-B14.
2.0	09.28.2004	The provision of closed caption for cell-phone is added.
1.1	06.05.2003	According to the amendment of ARIB STD-B37 to version 2.0, method of describing “CCIS” identifier is recorded in user’s area of “program management information” and “page management information” in order to keep consistency.
1.0	07.25.2002	Enactment

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