Home communications terminal having an applications module
US5771064A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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