Apparatus for managing process of set-top box and method thereof
OwnerMing-Tso Hsu, Chih-Jen Wen +1inventors
InventorsMing-Tso Hsu, Chih-Jen Wen, Hsu-Sheng Huang
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a process for managing method manages a first process and a second process executed on a set-top box (STB), wherein the first process is utilized for performing playback of a multimedia content, the second process is utilized for a specific function, the method includes: when switching from the first process to the second process, resuming the second process; and when switching from the second process to the first process, pausing the second process.
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A method for managing a first process and a second process executed on a set-top box (STB), the first process utilized for performing playback of a multimedia content, the second process utilized for a specific function, the method comprising:
- when switching from the first process to the second process, resuming the second process;
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- when switching from the second process to the first process, pausing the second process.
An apparatus for managing a first process and a second process executed on a set-top box (STB), the first process utilized for performing playback of a multimedia content, the second process utilized for a specific function, the apparatus comprising:
- a kernel, for resuming the second process when switching from the first process to the second process, and for pausing the second process when switching from the second process to the first process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.