5.6. Examples of IPTV convergence A. Web TV

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5.6. Examples of IPTV convergenceA. Web TV
Definition A system and/or process that uses
television to access the Internet via a set-top
box or a Built-in.  Web TVs usually display fewer
pixels per square inch than a computer monitor.
Computer monitors are digital while most TVs are
analog and analog doesnt display well compared
to digital monitors and digital TVs. Another
terms Net TV, Web-over Television Services, WEB
Enhanced TV, TeleWebbing, TV-based Web Browsing,
Web Over TV, TV Internet Access Device,
Components CPUs, RAM (less than a PC), modem,
parallel and/or serial ports, built-in browser,
software package which includes e-mail option
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Microsoft Web TV
Microsofts Web TV MSNTV Plus was one of the
first entries in the convergence of the WWW and
TV Set-top box similar to a cable TV box
Signing up with the WebTV access service
Browsing Web pages using a WebTV's browser and a
hand-held control WebTV uses TV set as an
output device Signals arrive through a modem
(telephone line), 33.6 kbps (Classic model) or 56
Kbps (Plus model). The most recent WebTV
service includes support for Real Radio, Internet
Relay Chat (IRC), and other Web technology.
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Web TV as an application of TV-centric Internet
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B. VoD system with IP/Ethernet Network
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C. Multimedia Home Platform (MHP)
The Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) attempts to
adapt existing Internet and web standards for the
Digital Television (DTV). The aim is to provide
interactive digital content that can be viewed on
TV witn STB and multimedia PCs. MHP was
developed by the Digital Video Broadcasting
Project, a European-based consortium of broadcast
companies and regulatory bodies. DVB standards
are published by the European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI). MHP attempts to merge
European DVB standards with those of the
Internet. MHP is intended to operate with
satellite, cable, terrestrial and microwave
systems. June 28, 2001 First MHP applications
for digital TV
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Multimedia Home Platform (Cntd)

• Existing standards are in MHPfor content
  including PNG, JPEG (still
• images), MPEG (Video/Audio), DVB-HTML (text/web
  pages).
• The MHP specifications define three modes of use
  (profiles)
• An enhanced broadcasting profile for broadcast
  (one way) services,
• An interactive broadcasting profile interactive
  (two way) services,
• An Internet access profile Internet based, or
  Internet-like service.
• Typical applications intended for MHP are
• EPG - Electronic Programme Guides,
• Super teletext - for information services such
  as news and financial information,
• Video synchronised content - for TV game shows
  and sports information,
• Security - for e-commerce and control of access
  to TV content