APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND EXECUTING FUNCTION OF APPLICATION APPROPRIATE TO BROADCAST-RECEIVING DEVICE

• US 20080141327A1
• Filed: 10/15/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Keum-yong, Koh, Kwang-hyun
• Application Number:
  US11/872,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20080141327A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/131
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4349 by extracting from data carousels, e.g. extraction of software modules from a DVB carousel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8186 specially adapted to be executed by a peripheral of the client device, e.g. by a reprogrammable remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8453 by locking or enabling a set of features, e.g. optional functionalities in an executable program

Abstract

An apparatus and method for configuring and executing an application appropriate to a broadcast-receiving device are provided. The apparatus includes an application-generating unit that generates an application having at least two functions to be selectively performed by the broadcast-receiving device and information related with the application, and an application-transmitting unit that transmits the generated application and the information related with the application to the broadcast-receiving device via a predetermined communication method, wherein the application determines which function is activated among the at least two functions, and provides the determined result to the broadcast-receiving device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for configuring a function of an application appropriate to a broadcast-receiving device, the apparatus comprising:

an application-generating unit that generates an application having at least two functions to be selectively performed by the broadcast-receiving device and information related with the application; and

an application-transmitting unit that transmits the generated application and the information related with the application to the broadcast-receiving device via a predetermined communication method,

wherein the application determines which function is activated among the at least two functions using information for the broadcast-receiving device, and provides the determined result to the broadcast-receiving device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information related with the application is recorded in an application information table (AIT) or an extended application information table (XAIT), and transmitted to the broadcast-receiving device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the AIT or the XAIT includes information on the broadcast-receiving device where the application can be executed.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication method includes data broadcast standards provided by open cable application platform (OCAP), advanced common application platform (ACAP), or multimedia home platform (MHP).

5. An apparatus for executing a function of an application appropriate to a broadcast-receiving device, the apparatus comprising:

an application-analyzing unit that receives and analyzes an application and information related with the application using a predetermined communication method;

a functional-element-defining unit that defines a functional element for each of at least two functions of the application based on the analysis;

a function-selecting unit that selects one or more functions among the two or more functions, referring to the functional element; and

an executing unit that executes the selected function.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the information related with the application is recorded in an application information table (AIT) or an extended application information table (XAIT), and transmitted to the broadcast-receiving device, and the AIT and the XAIT records information on the broadcast-receiving device where the application can be executed.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the executing unit comprises:

a component-tag-obtaining unit that obtains component-tag information related with the application by analyzing the AIT or the XAIT;

an association-tag-obtaining unit that obtains association-tag information included in a program map table of a stream including the application; and

an application-executing unit that executes the application by comparing the component-tag information and the association-tag information.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the functional-element-defining unit receives a result of determining which functional element is activated or not activated from the application, and defines the functional element by referring to the received determined result.

9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the application determines which function is activated among the at least two functions by referring to the functional-element-defining unit, and the function-selecting unit selects one or more functions by receiving the determined result of the application.

10. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the communication method includes data broadcast standards provided by open cable application platform (OCAP), advanced common application platform (ACAP), or multimedia home platform (MHP).

11. A method of configuring the function of an application appropriate to a broadcast-receiving device, the method comprising:

generating an application having at least two functions to be selectively performed by the broadcast-receiving device and information related with the application; and

transmitting the generated application and the information related with the application to the broadcast-receiving device via a predetermined communication method,

wherein the application determines which function is activated among the at least two functions using information for the broadcast-receiving device, and provides the determined result to the broadcast-receiving device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the information related with the application is recorded in an application information table (AIT) or an extended application information table (XAIT), and transmitted to the broadcast-receiving device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the AIT or the XAIT includes information on the broadcast-receiving device where the application can be executed.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication method includes data broadcast standards provided by open cable application platform (OCAP), advanced common application platform (ACAP), or multimedia home platform (MHP).

15. A method for executing the function of an application appropriate to a broadcast-receiving device, the method comprising:

receiving and analyzing an application and information related with the application using a predetermined communication method;

defining a functional element for each of at least two functions of the application based on the analysis;

selecting one or more functions among the two or more functions, referring to the functional element; and

executing the selected function.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the information related with the application is recorded in an application information table (AIT) or an extended application information table (XAIT), and transmitted to the broadcast-receiving device and the AIT and the XAIT records information on the broadcast-receiving device where the application can be executed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the executing comprises:

obtaining component-tag information related with the application by analyzing the AIT or the XAIT;

obtaining association-tag information included in a program map table of a stream including the application; and

executing the application by comparing the component-tag information and the association-tag information.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the defining receives a result of determining which functional element is activated or not activated from the application, and defines the functional element by referring to the received determining result.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the application determines which function is activated among the at least two functions by referring to the functional-element-defining unit and the selecting selects one or more functions by receiving the determined result of the application.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the communication method includes data broadcast standards provided by open cable application platform (OCAP), advanced common application platform (ACAP), or multimedia home platform (MHP).