VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX

摘要

A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device.

主权项

1. A set-top box emulation system for presenting IPTV content to a user on an electronic device, said emulation system comprising
i) a middleware component; ii) a plurality of management components arranged and configured to emulate the capabilities of a physical set-top box, wherein the plurality of management components comprises at least one of a presentation manager, a codec manager and/or a conditional access manager; and iii) a plurality of interfaces to enable communication between said plurality of management components and said middleware, wherein the plurality of interfaces comprises at least one of a graphics interface, a MUX interface, a Conditional Access interface, a Media interface, and Events Interface, a System Settings interface and/or a Persistent Storage interface.