Framework Services:

Adwize Agent

• Adwize is the intelligent and decision making agent that runs on the STB to display the advertisements on the application
• This smart agent also capable of identifying the Advertisements zones for each application and displays the best fit and suggested advertisements in the application’s Ad Zones.

Channel Service

• This service is responsible for fetching channel line-up from back end and provides that information to the TV Guide (EPG)
• Also authenticates the purchased channels of the subscriber for the STB
• Also reloads the updated Channel line-up after new Packages are purchased, or when the line-up change notification is received.

STB

• This services provides STB identity information to applications
• Issues DVR commands to firmware based on User Inputs for the programs to be recorded

Timer

• Manages the Timer Events used by applications

Users

• Provides User Profile Information to the Applications
• Provides information about the purchased Assets, Packages etc. to applications

Player controller

• Key Component for controlling Video and Audio calls for the applications
• Multi-player support
• Supports various types of players based on Hardware, for ex., STB, PC, iPad.
• Distributes Video events like EOS,STD etc., to applications
• Supports various streaming protocols like IGMP, RTSP, HTTP
• Subtitles management
• Audio Controller

Database Management Controller

• Controls client specific database operations on the STB (SQLite Database)
• Controls cache of Framework and Application data
• Provides EPG Schedules to TV Guide
• Reads DVR Schedules and Recorded events
• Reads and updates tokens

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