Global Patent Index - EP 1181813 A1

EP 1181813 A1 20020227 - SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR A TELEVISION SET-TOP TERMINAL PROVIDING COMPATIBILITY WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS

Title (en)

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR A TELEVISION SET-TOP TERMINAL PROVIDING COMPATIBILITY WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS

Title (de)

SOFTWAREARCHITEKTUR FÜR EIN FERNSEHAUFSATZ-ENDGERÄT ZUM ERREICHEN VON KOMPATIBILITÄT MIT MEHREREN BETRIEBSUMGEBUNGEN

Title (fr)

ARCHITECTURE LOGICIELLE POUR TERMINAL DECODEUR TV COMPATIBLE AVEC DE MULTIPLES ENVIRONNEMENTS OPERATIONNELS

Publication

EP 1181813 A1 20020227 (EN)

Application

EP 00919648 A 20000324

Priority

  • US 0007980 W 20000324
  • US 13522199 P 19990521

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0072583A1] A software architecture is provided to enable core television set-top software (20) to run in different operating environments. A kernel abstraction component (18) uses kernel calls and kernel-specific translations to abstract operating system-specific functions from an operating system kernel (16). The functions are made available to the core software (20) in a generic format. Additionally, a device drivers-to-driver model interface (30) separates the details of the driver model environment from the core system software (20). Furthermore, a software interface (26) allows application programs (10) (such as program guides, games, and Internet web browsers) and middleware (12) to communicate with the core set-top system software (20). The core software allows the set-top to provide television functions such as service acquisition, system information management, download capability, return path communication, set-top configuration, and conditional access control.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/455 (2013.01); H04N 21/4437 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0072583A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0072583 A1 20001130; AU 4030100 A 20001212; CA 2373838 A1 20001130; CN 1144450 C 20040331; CN 1357194 A 20020703; EP 1181813 A1 20020227; HK 1048410 A1 20030328; JP 2003500943 A 20030107; MX PA01011902 A 20020621; TW 538628 B 20030621

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0007980 W 20000324; AU 4030100 A 20000324; CA 2373838 A 20000324; CN 00809207 A 20000324; EP 00919648 A 20000324; HK 03100049 A 20030103; JP 2000619923 A 20000324; MX PA01011902 A 20000324; TW 89106320 A 20000406