Android Digital Home Technology Platform | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Project Title:

Android Digital Home Technology Platform

Project Reference:

ART/099CP

Project Type:

Project Period:

20100816 - 20120815

Funds Approved (HK$’000):

15818

Project Coordinator:

Dr Shen-chang Chao

Deputy Project Coordinator:

Deliverable:

* Android Digital Home Technology Platform with HDTV extension and following core libraries for 3rd party chips (using ARM or MIPS processor) - DTV, IPTV, P2P, DRM and Adobe Flash * Android base usability technology to provide 3-screens cohesive user experience with the support of - Content Mobility: Seamless switch among different devices to view the same content continuously between "on-the-move" (using Smartphone/ Netbook) and "at home" (HDTV) - Adaptive IME: Potable software engine for any IME device preferred by user as single point to “input and control” of any 3-screen devices at home * Above 2 deliverables for Application Processors that are used on customers’ commercial Android products. * Formation of Android Alliance for CE in Hong Kong and PRD * Reference Design of Android based HD Digital Home CE with the support of STB (DTV, IPTV) , PVR and Medial Player

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Sponsor:

Hong Kong Telecommunication (HKT) Limited TCL 集團股份有限公司技術中心

Description:

This project will develop the Android Digital Home Platform with “HD TV” extension for fast growing Digital/HDTV and Internet CE opportunity. This will be the common embedded OS platform for all the ECE existing, on-going and future technologies. This project is also intend to promote it as standard OS platform for the HK/PRC industry through Android Alliance.

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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Advanced Electronic Components and Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies; Communications Technologies; Innovative Mind; and IoT Sensing and AI Technologies. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. As of 2023/24, ASTRI has transferred more than 1,500 technologies to the industry and has been granted over 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

As a Hong Kong R&D centre, one of ASTRI’s important goals is to help customers harness business opportunities from the thriving technology market and increase their competitive strengths. Customers and partners can improve their efficacy by drawing on ASTRI’s expertise and research achievements.