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Methods and apparatus for controlling display in a networked device

  • US 20060291507A1
  • Filed: 06/10/2005
  • Published: 12/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Consumer premises equipment (CPE) adapted for use in a content-based network, said equipment comprising:

  • at least one diode- or liquid crystal-based display element operative to display status or other information relating to the operation of said CPE;

    an application programming interface (API) resident on said CPE and adapted to provide access to said at least one display element; and

    a trusted monitor application running at least in part on said CPE and having permission to utilize said API;

    wherein said application performs at least one of discovering or controlling said at least one display element via said API; and

    wherein said API is adapted to interface with a plurality of different configurations of said display element.

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