OCAP engine module
US7593469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4433
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating use of OCAP (OpenCable™ Applications Platform) standard in a host cable television device, the host cable television device having a connector consistent with certain embodiments has a removable module. An OCAP engine resides on the removable module suitable for execution of Java™ code as specified by the OCAP specification. A module side connector is affixed to the removable module, the connector being suitable for mating with the connector of the host device. The module side connector has connections suitable for carrying graphics video data from the OCAP engine to the host device suitable presentation to a video display. The module side connector further has connections suitable for carrying Java™ code instructions to the OCAP engine for execution. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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