Method and system for realizing fast channel change feature with android
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsHongbin ZHAO, Kanaka LAKSHMI, Ramesh NARAYANASWAMY
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Abstract
A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and set-top box with Android with fast channel change on a set-top box with Android are disclosed. The method includes: playing, on the set-top box, a first channel with android.media.tv.tvView.tune; and prefetching and dropping, from a memory of the set-top box, one or more additional channels with an appPrivateCommand with bundle parameters.
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A method for channel change on a set-top box with Android, the method comprising:
- playing, on the set-top box, a first channel with android.media.tv.tvView.tune;
- and
- prefetching and dropping, from a memory of the set-top box, one or more additional channels with an appPrivateCommand with bundle parameters.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable program code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to channel a change on a set-top box with Android, the program code comprising instructions for:
- playing, on the set-top box, a first channel with android.media.tv.tvView.tune;
- and
- prefetching and dropping, from a memory of the set-top box, one or more additional channels with an appPrivateCommand with bundle parameters.
A set-top box with Android, the set-top box comprising:
- a set-top box platform, the set-top platform including set-top box middleware and a set-top box platform driver interface;
- and
- an Android service, the Android service including an Android TV manager and a TV provider, the Android TV manager and the TV provider comprising a TV Input Framework configured to:
- play, on the set-top box, a first channel with android.media.tv.tvView.tune;
- and
- prefetch and drop, from a memory of the set-top box, one or more additional channels with an appPrivateCommand with bundle parameters.
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