Thomson Licensing S.a.

Thomson Licensing

Hongtao Liao

Thierry Furet

Christophe Declerck

Bernard Agasse

Claire Frezal-Hugonet

Rui Liang Yang

Jacques Moly

Liang Rui Yang

Denis Choulette

An apparatus for processing digital audio-visual data including a module class manager configured to evaluate code to determine an interpretative language in which the code is written, wherein the interpretative language is selected from a plurality of interpretative languages, and an interpreter specific to the interpretative language, wherein the interpreter is configured to interpret and execute the code.

Multithread data processor

In a digital television system, a receiver/decoder (or 'set-top-box') can download one or more of several applications which can be run by the receiver/decoder to provide interactivity with the user. The applications include: an Internet browser application which uses a PSTN connection to make Internet requests and the television signal path to receive Internet responses; a shopping application operable in an 'impulse' mode and a &#x201c;catalogue&#x201d; mode; a banking application; a quiz application which runs in synchronization with a quiz television programme; a magazine browser application; and a weather or traffic application.

Transmission and reception of television programmes and other data

In order to restrict data access in a receiver/decoder, a plurality of sets of access rights are assigned to the data, each set of access rights being assigned to at least one party. The data, the sets of access rights and an identifier for each party are stored in a memory of the receiver/decoder. The identifier of a party requesting access to the data is compared with the or each identifier stored in the memory, and the party provided with the set of access rights assigned thereto in the memory of the receiver/decoder.

Management of data in a receiver/decoder

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