A multichannel display data generating apparatus for generating data for
displaying AV data on a multiscreen has a plurality of screens for
displaying AV data of a plurality of channels, said apparatus comprising:
input means for inputting AV data of a plurality of channels being
transferred using a transport packet of a transport stream; a smaller
number of PCR extracting means for extracting in a time-sharing mode the
PCR of a plurality of channels displayed on said plurality of screens
than the number of said plurality of screens; the same number of PLL
means for establishing PLL synchronization by using said extracted PCR as
the number of said plurality of screens; the same number of STC (system
time clock) counter means for counting the times of the channels
displayed on said plurality of screens by using the oscillation frequency
of said PLL means as the number of said plurality of screens; AV decoding
means for AV-decoding the AV data of the channels displayed on said
multiscreen in AV synchronization with said STC counter means; and output
means for outputting said AV-decoded AV data; and wherein said output AV
data is displayed on said multiscreen.