WO1998041912A3 - Method and apparatus for adding new functionality to a headend - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for adding new functionality to a headend Download PDF

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WO1998041912A3
WO1998041912A3 PCT/US1998/002964 US9802964W WO9841912A3 WO 1998041912 A3 WO1998041912 A3 WO 1998041912A3 US 9802964 W US9802964 W US 9802964W WO 9841912 A3 WO9841912 A3 WO 9841912A3
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level instructions
headend
headend system
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Vincent Aumont
Samuel V Cirka
Mark R A Heieis
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Scientific Atlanta
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4411—Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
    • G06F9/4413—Plug-and-play [PnP]

Abstract

A headend system can be adapted to include a third party device. The system includes a device for providing a function for the headend system, the device having protocol incompatible with the headend system, host computer (40), operatively coupled to the device, and user interface (50) for inputting a first high-level instruction and second high-level instruction to integrate the device with the headend system, first high-level instructions being higher than second high-level instructions and first high-level instructions identifying second high-level instructions corresponding to first high-level instructions. The headend system also includes a first memory (70) for storing first high-level instructions and a second memory (60) for storing second high-level instructions. The host computer (40) accesses memories (70, 60) and converts the first high-level instruction to the second high-level instruction and executes the second high-level instructions to control the device. The first high-level instructions may be in a text language and the second high-level instructions can be in a script language.
PCT/US1998/002964 1997-03-17 1998-02-26 Method and apparatus for adding new functionality to a headend WO1998041912A2 (en)

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US5740436A (en) * 1995-06-06 1998-04-14 Apple Computer, Inc. System architecture for configuring input and output devices of a computer
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US5511195A (en) * 1993-11-12 1996-04-23 Intel Corporation Driver, computer-implemented process, and computer system for processing data using loadable microcode running on a programmable processor
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