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A graphics architecture for high-end interactive television terminals

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Petri Vuorimaa,

Juha VierinenAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM), Volume 2, Issue 4

Pages 343 - 357

https://doi.org/10.1145/1201730.1201735

Published: 01 November 2006 Publication History

Abstract

This article presents a graphics software architecture for next-generation digital television receivers. We propose that such receivers should include a standardised Java-based procedural environment capable of rendering 2D/3D graphics and video, and a declarative environment supporting W3C recommendations such as SMIL and XForms. We also introduce a graphics architecture model that meets such requirements. As a proof-of-concept, a prototype implementation of the model is presented. This implementation enhances television content by allowing the user to play 3D graphics games, to run Java applications, and to browse XML-based documents while meeting current hardware restrictions.

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ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications Volume 2, Issue 4

November 2006

148 pages

ISSN:1551-6857

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DOI:10.1145/1201730

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