Multi-platform (OS) development

• Windows

•  Linux

• Embedded Systems

Multi-format media handling

• Encode, Decode, Transcode

• Multiple video, music and photo formats

• Content aggregation

Multi-room DVR

• Multi-stream management

• Tuner conflict management

• Scheduling management and algorithms

• Electronic Programming Guides

DLNA Server and Player Software

• Portability

• Thin client optimization

Next-generation digital media adapters

• Unique two-way DMA reference designs

• Embedded device drivers

• Analog-to-digital media conversion

• IR device control, including signal handling, interference minimization

Rights Management

• DRM & conditional access

• Macrovision, VBI, CGMS-A

• Encryption and key management

Media Networking

• Alternative networking solutions

• Streaming network protocols

• Packet delivery, stream switching

• Bandwidth management & QoS

Standards and Guidelines

• UPnP, DLNA, DRM

    

Back-end infrastructure and support

• Guide services infrastructure

• Remote upgrade/update

• Load balancing, traffic mgmt

• Diagnostics/support

• User profiling, logging

• Billing, authentication

User Interface and Graphics Display

• Distribution and display over network, including latency issues

• 10-foot UI design methodologies

• PC application UI

• Networked content aggregation and library management

• Installer

Custom integration

• Services and application conduit

• API model integration (COM, Soap, HTTP, XML, UPnP)
  e.g., iTunes, TiVo, Flickr, and WMP integration

Search

• Multi-content, multi-field

• Extensible

• Local and remote

Television platform considerations

• ATSC, NTSC, PAL, DVB

• Closed-caption

• Aspect ratio, scaling, etc.

Hard disk management

• Disk space, cache mgmt.

• IO buffering strategies

• NAS

Operational

• Certifications

• Manufacturing oversight