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Home communications terminal having an applications module
Assignee: Tech 5 Sas
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Filing: 1995-11-29
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Granted: 1998-06-23
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Expires: 2015-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A home communications terminal for use in a communications network is provided. The home communications terminal includes an applications module and a subscriber terminal module. The applications module has a memory including a first memory portion, and a processing unit for executing program code stored in the first memory portion of the memory of the applications module. The subscriber terminal module has a memory including a first memory portion for storing a first boot-loader program, and a second memory portion for storing a second boot-loader program. A processing unit of the subscriber terminal executes the first boot-loader program to load program code in the second memory portion of the memory of the subscriber terminal module and executes the second boot-loader program to load program code in the first memory portion of the memory of the applications module.
Inventors
- 👤 David B. Lett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; A63F13/12; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/30; A63F13/33; A63F13/338; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/235; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8166; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/167; H04N7/1675; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A home communications terminal for use in a communications network, comprising: an applications module including: a first memory including a first memory portion; and a first processing unit for executing program code stored in the first memory portion of said first memory; and a subscriber terminal module including: a second memory including a first memory portion for storing a first boot-loader program, and a second memory portion for storing a second boot-loader program; and a second processing unit for executing the first boot-loader program to load program code in the second memory portion of said second memory and for executing the second boot-loader program to load program code in the first memory portion of said first memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A home communications terminal for use in a communications network, comprising: an applications module including: a first memory including a first memory portion; and a first processing unit for executing program code stored in the first memory portion of said first memory; and a subscriber terminal module including: a second memory including a first memory portion for storing a first boot-loader program, and a second memory portion for storing a second boot-loader program; and a second processing unit for executing the first boot-loader program to load program code in the second memory portion of said second memory and for executing the second boot-loader program to load program code in the first memory portion of said first memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The home communications terminal according to claim 1, wherein said subscriber terminal unit further includes: a receiver for receiving data transmitted over said communication network, wherein the received data includes the second boot-loader program and the program code to be loaded in the first memory portion of said first memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The home communications terminal according to claim 2, wherein the received data further includes I/O routines which are stored in the first memory portion of said second memory and which are executable by said second processing unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
The home communications terminal according to claim 3, wherein the second memory further includes a video graphics memory portion for storing graphics data, wherein the program code executed by said first processing unit generates graphics data and supplied the generated graphics data to said subscriber terminal module, and wherein the I/O routines include at least one routine for routing the generated graphics data supplied to said subscriber terminal module to said video graphics memory portion of the second memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The home communications terminal according to claim 1, wherein said applications module further includes a connector assembly for connecting said applications module to external devices.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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