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Home communications terminal having an applications module

US5771064A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1995
Grant dateJun 23, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/409
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A home communications terminal for use in a communications network is provided. The home communications terminal includes an applications module and a subscriber terminal module. The applications module has a memory including a first memory portion, and a processing unit for executing program code stored in the first memory portion of the memory of the applications module. The subscriber terminal module has a memory including a first memory portion for storing a first boot-loader program, and a second memory portion for storing a second boot-loader program. A processing unit of the subscriber terminal executes the first boot-loader program to load program code in the second memory portion of the memory of the subscriber terminal module and executes the second boot-loader program to load program code in the first memory portion of the memory of the applications module.

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