Remote control inputs to java applications
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1. A method of delivering input signals from a remote control to a Java application in a processing device, said method comprising:
- receiving the input signals of the remote control in a receiver of the processing device;
holding the received input signals in system-specific native code of the processing device;
calling an event method in the Java application in response to the received input signals; and
executing the event method to transfer the input signals from the native code to the Java application.
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Abstract
A method of delivering input from a device'"'"'s remote control to a Java™ application uses asynchronous method invocation in a processing device. The input from the remote control is captured in system-specific (native) code and delivered to a Java™ application asynchronously. This is achieved by calling an event method in the Java™ application in response to the received input signals. The event method is then executed to transfer the input signals from the remote control.
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1. A method of delivering input signals from a remote control to a Java application in a processing device, said method comprising:
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receiving the input signals of the remote control in a receiver of the processing device;
holding the received input signals in system-specific native code of the processing device;
calling an event method in the Java application in response to the received input signals; and
executing the event method to transfer the input signals from the native code to the Java application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible medium storing a program comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to carry out a method of delivering input signals from a remote control to a Java application in the processing device, said method comprising:
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receiving the input signals of the remote control in a receiver of the processing device;
holding the received input signals in system-specific native code of the processing device;
calling an event method in the Java application in response to the received input signals; and
executing the event method to transfer the input signals from the native code to the Java application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A set-top box comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a real-time operating system;
a plurality of input/output devices, including at least a transmitter and receiver for transferring input signals to and from a remote control; and
at least one Java application responsive to input signals received from said remote control via said receiver, said real-time operating system having a dynamically linked library which traps the received input signals and calls a method in the Java application to transfer the input signals to the Java application. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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