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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Thomas Anthony Stahl, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Amit Kumar Chatterjee, North Andover, MA (US);
Izzat Hekmat Izzat, Carmel, IN (US);
Saban Kurugay, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sanjeev Nagpal, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Eugene Trzybinski, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomas Anthony Stahl, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Amit Kumar Chatterjee, North Andover, MA (US);
Izzat Hekmat Izzat, Carmel, IN (US);
Saban Kurugay, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sanjeev Nagpal, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Eugene Trzybinski, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Interoperability for exchanging on-screen display menus and associated control between common consumer electronic (CE) devices is provided. This interoperability is based on the IEEE 1394 serial bus for the physical and link layers and makes use of AV/C or CAL as the control language. This invention provides for transferring a bit-mapped on-screen display menu constructed by a target device (e.g., digital VCR) to display device (e.g., digital TV).