Patent · US Expired

Television having a java engine and a removable device port

US7221407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateJun 14, 2004
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/443
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus for use with televisions having an internal Java engine are included among the embodiments. In exemplary systems, a PCMCIA port allows the Java engine to load and execute Java applets selected by the viewer. Provision is made for system-aware applets to run concurrently with platform-independent applets on different Java display planes that are merged for display. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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