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Applications and Middleware

IPTV STB – UI and Middleware
Rebaca is involved in developing a Sigma Design based IPTV STB with Minerva middleware and Kasenna RTSP client along with the Dilo browser. The effort involves:

  • Porting of the Linux OS and the graphics openGL library onto the target platform
  • Integrating the RTSP client and the EPG middleware with the Video Controller
  • Porting the Dilo browser to Linux environment and target platform
  • Porting the Minerva middleware

Key features of the solution

  • Grid Guide, Close Captioning, Search, Parental Control, Favorites, Settings, On-Screen Displays and User Preference
  • Recorded Programs, Scheduled Recordings, Trickplays, Conflict notifications

Technologies

  • RT Linux
  • OpenGL, C
  • Minerva and Kasenna Middleware

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PVR - Solution for STB
A Set Top Box solution containing all the required functionalities that make up a PVR product.

Rebaca is responsible for designing and developing the entire solution.

The solution provides features for setting up the STB, showing the EPG, LiveTV and Trickplays for Recorded or Downloaded content.

Key features of the solution

  • EPG Listing
  • Setup
  • Live TV
  • IR Blaster Support
  • MPEG-4 Encoder
  • Scheduler
  • Search
  • Parental Control

Technologies

  • C, C++
  • Win CE, Win32 SDK
  • MSXML SDK
  • Platform Builder
  • Vweb MPEG A/V Codec (VW2010) Chip

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PVR - UI and Middleware
Rebaca has been involved in developing Java based UI and Middleware for a complete Multi-TV PVR application. The UI includes Grid style EPG Viewing, Recordings, Scheduled Recordings, Series Manager, My Music, My Photos and other functionalities like moving shows from one TV to the another. The application integrates with any digital storage media for Digital photo, Digital music files and hence, a music playlist or photo album can be stored in the STB and viewed or listened in TV.

Key features of the solution

  • DVR features like, Grid Guide, Recorded Programs, Scheduled Recordings, Search, Parental Control, Favorites, Settings, On-Screen Displays, Trickplays, Conflict notifications
  • Music features like, showing Music list, Sort and Search by artist/album/genre, Create playlist, music Play and Trickplays
  • Photo features like, showing Photo list, Sort and Search Photo List, Import photo from camera, Create photo album, photo Slideshow
  • CD/DVD features like, navigating through CD/DVD, burn content to CD/DVD, Ripping Audio CD to MP3
  • Lightscribe feature like, printing customized label on a Lightscribe disk

Technologies

  • Linux, CEEJ JVM by Skelmir
  • Java, C++, JNI
  • AWT, JMF, CWT/CEEJ Graphics by Skelmir

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Digital STB – UI and Middleware
Rebaca has been involved in developing Java based UI, and Middleware for a complete Multi-TV Digital STB application. The UI includes Grid style EPG Viewing, Closed Captioning, User Preferences and other functionalities like moving shows from one TV to the another.

Key features of the solution

  • Digital STB features like, Grid Guide, Close Captioning, Search, Parental Control, Favorites, Settings, On-Screen Displays and User Preference
  • Support for auto scan in cable and terrestrial modes complying to the ATSC cable and terrestrial broadcast standards.
  • Support for PIP video (dual channel).
  • IR Blaster support.

Technologies

  • MV Linux, WEME (J2ME VM from IBM) for x86, CEEJ JVM by Skelmir
  • Java, J2ME, C++
  • AWT, CWT/CEEJ Graphics by Skelmir, JNI

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Application Development for ITV
Rebaca has developed a number of applications targeted towards ITV STBs and Residential Gateway.

Rebaca has also been involved in Application Integration and porting to different Platforms and Middleware.

STB Applications Developed:

  • E-mail & Messaging Service
  • EPG
  • Software Upgrade Agent
  • Video On Demand (VOD)
  • Video Conferencing
  • Data Carousel
  • Chat
  • Channel Mosaic & Picture in Browser
  • Personal Information Manager (PIM)
  • Pay Per view
  • Audio & Video Streaming
  • Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
  • Web Dictionary & Horoscope

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Consumer Product Testing

Rebaca has been involved in testing Interactive TV Set Top Box (STB) products. A STB is deployed at home to deliver Analog/Digital Video, MP3 Audio and a host of Interactive applications. The STB communicates with the Cable TV Headend for control signals and receive multimedia content.

Scope

  • Understanding Product Requirement document
  • Setting up test Environment, which involved emulating a CATV system
  • Manual testing performed through the User Interface
  • Changing network settings to force error conditions
  • Monitoring network traffic generated by the STB resident applications
  • Bug Reporting and Tracking to Client’s Bug DB via VPN
  • Verifying reports generated
  • Preparation of Product Readiness Report

Technology

  • C, Java AWT, Espresso, PJWorks
  • VxWorks Client software for X86, MIPS
  • Jrun, IIS, Jserv, Apache
  • Orbix 3.0, Visibroker 3.4
  • Windows NT 4.0, Linux Kernel 2.4.x

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