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Method and apparatus compilation of an interpretative language for interactive television

US7065752B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2002
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8545
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for extracting and compiling an interpretative language to implement functions such as those written as a script embedded in a HTML page in an interactive television environment. HTML pages are received from both broadcast and online. The compiler runs on a server. The compiled scripts run faster and require less processing power to execute. The scripts are extracted from HTML representing content stored at the server. The compiled script code is then transmitted from the server to a client device, through broadcast or online, for execution during content display at the client device. The compiled scripts run faster, require less processing power to execute, and run on client devices that do not have the interpreter for that language.

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