Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems

Details Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Smithers, Matthew B (Department: 2437)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000, C717S163000, C717S173000, C717S174000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07877591

ABSTRACT:
A standardized system for developing hardware platforms and operating systems for computer systems. The system comprises: (1) a first standardized protocol for developing hardware platforms, wherein the first standardized protocol requires each hardware platform to include a bios program having: a first system for setting up a plurality of control features on the hardware platform; and a second system for collecting a standardized set of abstraction information and storing the abstraction information in a standardized format; and (2) a second standardized protocol for developing operating systems, wherein the second standardized protocol: requires each operating system to include an interface call to obtain the abstraction information in the standardized format; and requires each operating system to be operational on a target hardware platform with the abstraction information.

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