WO2001024000A3 - Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal - Google Patents

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WO2001024000A3
WO2001024000A3 PCT/US2000/040896 US0040896W WO0124000A3 WO 2001024000 A3 WO2001024000 A3 WO 2001024000A3 US 0040896 W US0040896 W US 0040896W WO 0124000 A3 WO0124000 A3 WO 0124000A3
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terminals
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Robert Gazda
David A Prezuhy
Jack M Birnbaum
Rocky C Torsitano
Sordo Chris Del
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Gen Instrument Corp
Robert Gazda
David A Prezuhy
Jack M Birnbaum
Rocky C Torsitano
Sordo Chris Del
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Priority to AU18187/01A priority Critical patent/AU1818701A/en
Priority to JP2001526702A priority patent/JP2003510927A/en
Priority to EP00981002A priority patent/EP1222534B1/en
Priority to CA2392240A priority patent/CA2392240C/en
Priority to DE60006415T priority patent/DE60006415T2/en
Publication of WO2001024000A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001024000A2/en
Publication of WO2001024000A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001024000A3/en
Priority to HK03105086.1A priority patent/HK1052780A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F8/00—Arrangements for software engineering
    • G06F8/60—Software deployment
    • G06F8/61—Installation
    • G06F8/64—Retargetable
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F8/00—Arrangements for software engineering
    • G06F8/60—Software deployment
    • G06F8/61—Installation

Abstract

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.
PCT/US2000/040896 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal WO2001024000A2 (en)

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AU18187/01A AU1818701A (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal
JP2001526702A JP2003510927A (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in digital terminal
EP00981002A EP1222534B1 (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal
CA2392240A CA2392240C (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal
DE60006415T DE60006415T2 (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-14 DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF HARDWARE CONFIGURATION IN A DIGITAL TERMINAL
HK03105086.1A HK1052780A1 (en) 1999-09-30 2003-07-15 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal

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US09/410,010 US6453470B1 (en) 1999-09-30 1999-09-30 Dynamic detection of hardware configuration in a digital terminal
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EP (1) EP1222534B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2003510927A (en)
CN (1) CN1391670A (en)
AU (1) AU1818701A (en)
CA (1) CA2392240C (en)
DE (1) DE60006415T2 (en)
HK (1) HK1052780A1 (en)
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