Title:
PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR TELEVISION SETTOP CORE SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000072586
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A software interface (26) is provided to enable television settop middleware (14) and operating system (OS) software (16) to control and interact with core settop system software (20) in a subscriber television terminal to facilitate the provision of desirable digital television services, including service acquisition (e.g., acquisition of a pay-per-view movie), system information management, settop configuration and control, return path for polling, download capability including authentication and authorization, and non-volatile memory management.
Inventors:
BIRNBAUM JACK M (US)
DEL SORDO CHRIS (US)
ALLINSON STEPHEN (US)
MILLER KENNETH P (US)
DEL SORDO CHRIS (US)
ALLINSON STEPHEN (US)
MILLER KENNETH P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/012547
Publication Date:
May 17, 2001
Filing Date:
May 08, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN INSTRUMENT CORP (US)
BIRNBAUM JACK M (US)
DEL SORDO CHRIS (US)
ALLINSON STEPHEN (US)
MILLER KENNETH P (US)
BIRNBAUM JACK M (US)
DEL SORDO CHRIS (US)
ALLINSON STEPHEN (US)
MILLER KENNETH P (US)
International Classes:
H04N5/00; H04N21/434; H04N21/443; H04N21/45; H04N21/81; (IPC1-7): H04N5/00
Foreign References:
| EP0813147A2 | 1997-12-17 | |||
| US5841987A | 1998-11-24 |
Other References:
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"PowerTV Application Development API Reference", [ONLINE], October 1998 (1998-10-01), pages 1 - 52, XP002146255, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20000826]
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"PowerTV Application Development API Reference", [ONLINE], October 1998 (1998-10-01), pages 1 - 52, XP002146255, Retrieved from the Internet
RATH K ET AL: "Set-top box control software: a key component in digital video", PHILIPS JOURNAL OF RESEARCH,NL,ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, vol. 50, no. 1, 1996, pages 185 - 199, XP004008210, ISSN: 0165-5817
"PowerTV Operating System Overview Release 1.5", [ONLINE], October 1998 (1998-10-01), pages 1 - 416, XP002157279, Retrieved from the Internet
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