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1. 发明申请

WO0124000A3 DYNAMIC DETECTION OF HARDWARE CONFIGURATION IN A DIGITAL TERMINAL 审中-公开
标题翻译：动态检测数字终端中的硬件配置
公开(公告)号：WO0124000A3
公开(公告)日：2002-05-02
申请号：PCT/US0040896
申请日：2000-09-14
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP , GAZDA ROBERT , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M , TORSITANO ROCKY C , DEL SORDO CHRIS
发明人： GAZDA ROBERT , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M , TORSITANO ROCKY C , DEL SORDO CHRIS
IPC分类号： H04N7/16 , G06F9/445
CPC分类号： G06F8/64 , G06F8/61
摘要： A method and apparatus for detecting a hardware configuration in a digital terminal, and, in response, selecting a corresponding executable software path for initializing the hardware. All terminals in a digital communication network, such as a television network, are provided with a single common set-top firmware/software object that contains all software components required to run on all hardware platforms. The total amount of software needed at the terminals is reduced over prior art schemes since the common software object includes software that is common to the different hardware component types only once, instead of providing a different object for each hardware type which results in duplication of the common software. The software from the software object can execute on platforms with different hardware components and circuits. This provides freedom to the network operator to select terminals with reduced cost components, e.g., from different manufacturers.
摘要翻译：一种用于检测数字终端中的硬件配置的方法和装置，并且作为响应，选择相应的可执行软件路径来初始化硬件。诸如电视网络的数字通信网络中的所有终端都具有单个公共机顶固件/软件对象，其包含在所有硬件平台上运行所需的所有软件组件。与现有技术方案相比，终端所需的软件总量减少了，因为公共软件对象包括仅对不同硬件组件类型共同的软件一次，而不是为每个硬件类型提供不同的对象，导致重复通用软件。来自软件对象的软件可以在具有不同硬件组件和电路的平台上执行。这为网络运营商提供了自动地选择具有降低的成本组件的终端，例如来自不同的制造商。

2. 发明申请

WO0146819A3 ABSTRACT DEVICE DRIVER MODEL FOR THE PORTABILITY OF DEVICE DRIVERS ACROSS DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEM PLATFORMS 审中-公开
标题翻译：通过不同的操作系统平台实现设备驱动程序的便利性的设备驱动程序模型
公开(公告)号：WO0146819A3
公开(公告)日：2002-11-28
申请号：PCT/US0042614
申请日：2000-12-06
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP , GAZDA ROBERT , DEL SORDO CHRIS , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M
发明人： GAZDA ROBERT , DEL SORDO CHRIS , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M
IPC分类号： G06F13/10 , H04N5/00
CPC分类号： G06F13/102
摘要： An abstract interface model for device drivers in a set-top terminal, such as for use in a cable or satellite television subscriber network. In a layered software architecture, a device driver abstract interface model allows communication between a client (112, 212) and the device driver (154, 254) regardless of the operating system (OS) under which the device driver operates. In a first embodiment, the architecture includes a dedicated (OS-specific) device driver interface (132), and a proxy uses a first abstract interface (122) to convert interface service requests from a client (112) into OS-specific calls to the device driver (154). For a client that directly accesses a dedicated (OS-specific) device driver interface (132), a second abstract interface (152) is used to convert the interface service requests into OS-specific calls to the device driver (154). Direct access to the OS-specific device driver interface (132) is therefore maintained.
摘要翻译：用于机顶终端中的设备驱动器的抽象接口模型，例如用于有线或卫星电视订户网络。在分层软件架构中，设备驱动器抽象接口模型允许客户端（112,212）和设备驱动器（154,254）之间的通信，而不管设备驱动器在哪个操作系统（OS）下操作。在第一实施例中，架构包括专用（OS特定）设备驱动程序接口（132），代理使用第一抽象接口（122）将来自客户端（112）的接口服务请求转换为特定于OS的呼叫设备驱动器（154）。对于直接访问专用（OS特定）设备驱动程序接口（132）的客户端，第二抽象接口（152）用于将接口服务请求转换为对设备驱动程序（154）的特定于OS的呼叫。因此，维护对OS特定设备驱动程序接口（132）的直接访问。

3. 发明申请

WO0072586A2 PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR TELEVISION SETTOP CORE SYSTEM SOFTWARE 审中-公开
标题翻译：电视机设计核心系统软件编程接口
公开(公告)号：WO0072586A2
公开(公告)日：2000-11-30
申请号：PCT/US0012547
申请日：2000-05-08
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP , BIRNBAUM JACK M , DEL SORDO CHRIS , ALLINSON STEPHEN , MILLER KENNETH P
发明人： BIRNBAUM JACK M , DEL SORDO CHRIS , ALLINSON STEPHEN , MILLER KENNETH P
IPC分类号： H04N5/00 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/81 , H04N5/44
CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 , H04L9/0822 , H04L9/3242 , H04L2209/56 , H04L2209/80 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/4524 , H04N21/8166
摘要： A software interface (26) is provided to enable television settop middleware (14) and operating system (OS) software (16) to control and interact with core settop system software (20) in a subscriber television terminal to facilitate the provision of desirable digital television services, including service acquisition (e.g., acquisition of a pay-per-view movie), system information management, settop configuration and control, return path for polling, download capability including authentication and authorization, and non-volatile memory management.
摘要翻译：提供了一种软件接口（26），用于使得电视台式中间件（14）和操作系统（OS）软件（16）能够控制和与用户电视终端中的核心机顶系统软件（20）进行交互，以便于提供期望的数字电视服务，包括服务获取（例如，获取按次付费电影），系统信息管理，机顶配置和控制，轮询的返回路径，包括认证和授权的下载功能以及非易失性存储器管理。

4. 发明申请

WO0175599A3 OPERATING SYSTEM ABSTRACTION INTERFACE FOR BROADBAND TERMINAL PLATFORM FIRMWARE 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于宽带终端平台固件的操作系统摘要接口
公开(公告)号：WO0175599A3
公开(公告)日：2002-08-01
申请号：PCT/US0109753
申请日：2001-03-27
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： TAVOLETTI DONALD , DEL SORDO CHRIS , BIRNBAUM JACK M , DAVIS JEFFREY T
IPC分类号： G06F9/46 , G06F9/48 , H04N5/44 , H04N7/173 , G06F9/455
CPC分类号： G06F9/4843
摘要： A method and apparatus for providing an operating system abstraction interface for a set-top television terminal used within a broadband environment. The interface defines an OS independent layer (102) that abstracts the services that are needed to implement the set-top firmware (104) in an OS independent manner. The present invention provides several constructs that are unique to the broadband environment. These include a synchronization feature (106), a block feature (108) and Inter-process naming tags that are provided such that the interface of the present invention may be adapted for both process based operating systems and non-process based operating systems.
摘要翻译：一种用于为在宽带环境中使用的机顶电视终端提供操作系统抽象接口的方法和装置。接口定义了OS独立层（102），其以独立于OS的方式抽取实现机顶固件（104）所需的服务。本发明提供了宽带环境唯一的几种构造。这些包括提供的同步特征（106），块特征（108）和进程间命名标签，使得本发明的接口可适用于基于过程的操作系统和基于非进程的操作系统。

5. 发明专利

MXPA01011902A ARQUITECTURA DE SOFTWARE PARA UNA TERMINAL DESCODIFICADORA DE TELEVISION QUE PROPORCIONA COMPATIBILIDAD CON ENTORNOS DE OPERACION MULTIPLE. 未知
公开(公告)号：MXPA01011902A
公开(公告)日：2002-06-21
申请号：MXPA01011902
申请日：2000-03-24
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： BIRNBAUM JACK M
IPC分类号： G06F9/46 , H04N5/00
摘要： Se proporciona una arquitectura de software para permitir que el software (20) descodificador de television nucleo corra en diferentes entornos de operacion. Un componente (18) de abstraccion de nucleo utiliza llamadas nucleo y traducciones nucleo- especificas para sustraer las funciones sistema-especificas de operacion de un nucleo (16) del sistema de operacion. Las funciones se hacen disponibles para el software (20) nucleo en un formato generico. Adicionalmente, una interfaz (30) modelo de controladores al controlador del dispositivo separa los detalles del entorno de modelo del controlador desde el software (20) del sistema nucleo. Ademas, una interfaz (26) del software permite que los programas (10) de aplicacion (tales como guias de programacion, juegos y navegadores de la web en Internet) y el software personalizado se comunique con el software (20) del sistema descodificador de nucleo. El software nucleo permite al descodificador proporcionar funciones de television tales como adquisicion de servicios, gestion de la informacion del sistema, capacidad de teleenvio, comunicacion de la trayectoria de retorno, configuracion del descodificador y control de acceso condicional.

6. 发明专利

CA2404400A1 OPERATING SYSTEM ABSTRACTION INTERFACE FOR BROADBAND TERMINAL PLATFORM FIRMWARE 未知
公开(公告)号：CA2404400A1
公开(公告)日：2001-10-11
申请号：CA2404400
申请日：2001-03-27
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： TAVOLETTI DONALD , BIRNBAUM JACK M , DEL SORDO CHRIS , DAVIS JEFFREY T
IPC分类号： G06F9/46 , G06F9/48 , H04N5/44 , H04N7/173 , G06F9/455
摘要： A method and apparatus for providing an operating system abstraction interface for a set-top television terminal used within a broadband environment. The interface defines an OS independent layer that abstracts the services that are needed to implement the set-top firmware in an OS independent manner. The present invention provides several constructs that are unique to the broadband environment. These include a synchronization feature, a clock feature and Inter-process naming tags that are provided such that the interface of the present invention may be adapted for both process based operating systems and non-process based operating systems.

7. 发明专利

AU4310001A Abstract device driver model for the portability of device drivers across different operating system platforms 未知
公开(公告)号：AU4310001A
公开(公告)日：2001-07-03
申请号：AU4310001
申请日：2000-12-06
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： GAZDA ROBERT , SORDO CHRIS DEL , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M
IPC分类号： G06F13/10 , H04N5/00
摘要： An abstract interface model for device drivers in a set-top terminal, such as for use in a cable or satellite television subscriber network. In a layered software architecture, a device driver abstract interface model allows communication between a client (112, 212) and the device driver (154, 254) regardless of the operating system (OS) under which the device driver operates. In a first embodiment, the architecture includes a dedicated (OS-specific) device driver interface (132), and a proxy uses a first abstract interface (122) to convert interface service requests from a client (112) into OS-specific calls to the device driver (154). For a client that directly accesses a dedicated (OS-specific) device driver interface (132), a second abstract interface (152) is used to convert the interface service requests into OS-specific calls to the device driver (154). Direct access to the OS-specific device driver interface (132) is therefore maintained.

8. 发明专利

AU1818701A Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal 未知
公开(公告)号：AU1818701A
公开(公告)日：2001-04-30
申请号：AU1818701
申请日：2000-09-14
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： GAZDA ROBERT , PREZUHY DAVID A , BIRNBAUM JACK M , TORSITANO ROCKY C , SORDO CHRIS DEL
IPC分类号： H04N7/16 , G06F9/445
摘要： A method and apparatus for detecting a hardware configuration in a digital terminal, and, in response, selecting a corresponding executable software path for initializing the hardware. All terminals in a digital communication network, such as a television network, are provided with a single common set-top firmware/software object that contains all software components required to run on all hardware platforms. The total amount of software needed at the terminals is reduced over prior art schemes since the common software object includes software that is common to the different hardware component types only once, instead of providing a different object for each hardware type which results in duplication of the common software. The software from the software object can execute on platforms with different hardware components and circuits. This provides freedom to the network operator to select terminals with reduced cost components, e.g., from different manufacturers. Additionally, the system avoids the need to provide different software to the terminals based on their hardware platform type.

9. 发明专利

AU4828800A Programming interface for television settop core system software 未知
公开(公告)号：AU4828800A
公开(公告)日：2000-12-12
申请号：AU4828800
申请日：2000-05-08
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： BIRNBAUM JACK M , SORDO CHRIS DEL , ALLINSON STEPHEN , MILLER KENNETH P
IPC分类号： H04N5/00 , H04N21/434 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/81 , H04N5/44

10. 发明专利

AU4030100A Software architecture for a television set-top terminal providing compatibility with multiple operating environments 未知
公开(公告)号：AU4030100A
公开(公告)日：2000-12-12
申请号：AU4030100
申请日：2000-03-24
申请人： GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
发明人： BIRNBAUM JACK M , SORDO CHRIS DEL , GAZDA ROBERT
IPC分类号： G06F9/46 , H04N5/00

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