Software architecture of a digital media hub

Abstract

Te1evi.sion (TV set-top b m /ram its humble beginnings with an analog tiiner and microcontroller has now grown into a much more compla .sy.stern thal c1osel.v resembles U personal compnter (PC). The set-top h0.y designs are amhitionsly moving toward Digital Media H i i l ~ . ~ or Home Media Portals that are the central place to store all kinds uf media in a hoiisehold froin photos and music to video and games. One of'the challenges of dewlopinx sitch an appliance is to keep it stable, reliahle, robust and responsive. This set of' requirements is much more stringent than a set,fbr a PC. This paper presents the reqvii-ement and a generic sufiwaw design primari1.v rising open sonrce components for such a device. Index Terms Digital Media Hub, lnterprocess Communication, MHP, Middleware, Set-top Boxes