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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Hassan Taleb, Aulnay-sous-Bois, FR;
David Ludet, Etoilles, FR;
Eric Delaunay, Maintenon, FR;
Nicolas Beaunoir, Suresnes, FR;
Thierry Furet, Rambouillet, FR;
Franck Bellanger, Paris, FR;
Laurent Chauvier, Paris, FR;
Laurent Proust, Paris, FR;
Laurent Douat, Clamart, FR;
Hassan Taleb, Aulnay-sous-Bois, FR;
David Ludet, Etoilles, FR;
Eric Delaunay, Maintenon, FR;
Nicolas Beaunoir, Suresnes, FR;
Thierry Furet, Rambouillet, FR;
Franck Bellanger, Paris, FR;
Laurent Chauvier, Paris, FR;
Laurent Proust, Paris, FR;
Laurent Douat, Clamart, FR;
NDS Technologies France, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
A method of operating a digital television decoder is disclosed. The decoder includes a memory, the memory storing onboard software, and the decoder is operable in a run mode to execute the onboard software. The method comprises: activating a power saving mode on the decoder; and upon activating the power saving mode: maintaining power to the memory; suspending execution of the onboard software; acquiring an execution context of the onboard software; updating the execution context of the onboard software to form an updated execution context; and saving the updated execution context in the memory.