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Methods and apparatus for controlling display in a networked device

  • US 7,623,933 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2005
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable apparatus for use in a content distribution network, said apparatus comprising a computer readable media to store a computer program which is executed to display an output by utilizing:

  • a manager entity to discover at least one display element of said computerized device, and to return at least one of an indicator display application programming interface (API) or a text display API, said at least one API for use across multiple heterogeneous platforms;

    an indicator display interface to discover at least one indicator of said at least one display element;

    an indicator properties interface to discover at least one property of said at least one indicator;

    a text display component to control the display of text on said at least one display element;

    a blink component to set a blink specification of at least a portion of said at least one display; and

    a scroll component to set a scroll specification of at least a portion of said at least one display.

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