Interactive TV Technologies And Standard - Hong Kong Profile | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Project Title:

Interactive TV technologies and Standard – Hong Kong Profile

Project Reference:

ART/064CP

Project Type:

Platform

Project Period:

08 / 06 / 2009 - 07 / 09 / 2010

Funds Approved (HK$’000):

5000

Project Coordinator:

Dr Shen-chang Chao

Deputy Project Coordinator:

Deliverable:

(1) Hong Kong Profile 2.0 Specification
(2) Reference implementation and technology development via demo application with following components:
* TV portal & authoring tools for MHEG5/HTML metadata adaptation & translation
* Interactive TV CE middleware technologies to support V2.0 standard with intelligent interpreter of MHEG5/HTML via reference implementation in ASTRI HD Digital Home STB/PVR HW platform.

Patent in the area of Modeling to converge TS/DSMCC (MHEG5) and HTML (IP return path)

Research Group:

Sponsor:

AmazePC (HK) Ltd
Antex Digital Technology Co.Ltd [Sponsor]
Suncupid Technology(Hk) Co.

Description:

This project will further enhance Hong Kong Interactive TV standard and technologies to boost the digital TV penetration to help the switch of analog TV. Also extend HK iTV standard/technology to PRC via partnership with standard body DHIA (中國電子工業標準化技術協會數字家庭互動應用標準)

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