Receiving apparatus, sending apparatus, and data processing method

A receiving apparatus comprising:

• a receiving block configured to receive metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of information;
• and
• a processing block configured to execute processing related with the time information on the basis of the metadata, wherein
• the metadata includes
• information for correcting discontinuous time information to continuous time information in accordance with the mode,
• an offset value between a reference time providing a reference and a discontinuous time that is discontinuous in accordance with the mode, and
• a date and time at which a time becomes discontinuous next and a variation of a time that becomes discontinuous next in accordance with the mode;
• and
• the processing block corrects discontinuous time information to continuous time information on the basis of the metadata.

A data processing method of a receiving apparatus, by the receiving apparatus, comprising:

• receiving metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of information;
• and
• executing processing related with the time information on the basis of the metadata, wherein
• the metadata includes
• information for correcting discontinuous time information to continuous time information in accordance with the mode,
• an offset value between a reference time providing a reference and a discontinuous time that is discontinuous in accordance with the mode, and
• a date and time at which a time becomes discontinuous next and a variation of a time that becomes discontinuous next in accordance with the mode, the method further comprising:
• correcting discontinuous time information to continuous time information on the basis of the metadata.

A sending apparatus comprising:

• a generation block configured to generate metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of time information;
• and
• a sending block configured to send the metadata, wherein
• the metadata includes
• information for correcting discontinuous time information to continuous time information in accordance with the mode,
• an offset value between a reference time providing a reference and a discontinuous time that is discontinuous in accordance with the mode, and
• a date and time at which a time becomes discontinuous next and a variation of a time that becomes discontinuous next in accordance with the mode.

A data processing method of a sending apparatus, by the sending apparatus, comprising:

• generating metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of time information;
• and
• sending the metadata, wherein
• the metadata includes
• information for correcting discontinuous time information to continuous time information in accordance with the mode,
• an offset value between a reference time providing a reference and a discontinuous time that is discontinuous in accordance with the mode, and
• a date and time at which a time becomes discontinuous next and a variation of a time that becomes discontinuous next in accordance with the mode.

A receiving apparatus comprising:

• a receiving block configured to receive metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of time information, the metadata including a flag indicative of one of insertion and deletion of leap second;
• a counter configured to count a value in accordance with the flag;
• and
• a processing block configured to correct leap second of the time information in accordance with a value of the counter.

A data processing method of a receiving apparatus having a counter, by the receiving apparatus, comprising:

• receiving metadata including information for executing processing related with time information in accordance with a mode corresponding to a plurality of pieces of time information, the metadata including a flag indicative of one of insertion and deletion of leap second;
• counting, by the counter, a value in accordance with the flag;
• and
• correcting leap second of the time information in accordance with a value of the counter.