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Presentation Framework Summary

Extensibility Goals
Enable applications that truly extend the user experience look & feel on par with native apps Build applications that run in the network Build applications which leverage existing web data Evolve to richer environments and development tools
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Presentation Framework built on ASP*.NET

Leverage ASP.NET for developing applications Build a set of abstract Mediaroom controls on ASP.NET that map to native client controls Continue to support control set as clients evolve

*ASP = Active Server Page

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PF application lifecycle
1 Author button visually

Author Publish

2 Form with button deployed as generic XML

Test Simulator

Consume
3 ASP.NET knows which client requested control and generates appropriate XML

4 Button rendered as though native to client environment. e.g. Looks like core EPG`
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Presentation Framework Deployment

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ASP.NET
Clients connect through http/https as any web app Pages are generated dynamically on the server Each client request is handled in its own context Rich server side development env: auth/authz, caching, .Net runtime, skins/themes
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ASP.NET
World-class tool for building web applications and services Splits presentation and navigation (client) from application logic (server) Pages dynamically generated by server upon client requests (e.g. clicking buttons) Pages rendered to client capabilities Applications written without knowledge of markup Full .NET framework on server for implementing application logic
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PF Visual Authoring

Extensible controls

Visual Authoring

11 years of R&D, refinement Rich Debugging to promote low runtime errors Visual Designers for rapid application development Data bindings to quickly add heterogeneous data sources
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PF PC Simulator

Test applications as you write them on PC Decouple application development from full head-end Dramatic CAPEX reduction in # of STBs needed Enable larger developer audience
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Presentation Framework Elements

Controls
Same controls as used by built-in app
Menu, Button, List, Page, Image, Text Controls bind generically to data sources via APIs

New gadgets to enhance applications

Gadget Ticker, animated PIP Lists

Declarative actions
Intrinsic client functions that result from control interaction Tune, Show, Hide, Open, Sound

Events
Sent/received by controls Timers, Clicks, Key Press, Triggers
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Controls
Integrated in Visual Studio Generate private markup for Mediaroom box Developer does not have to deal with markup syntax and quirks All necessary properties are exposed at both design and runtime Easy to integrate with Mediaroom servers and any other web services
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Rich controls supported by PF

User Interface Page Panel List Menu Radio Button Checkbox Text Label Button Image Ticket Animations Blink Fade Pan Zoom Video Live TV VOD Windows Media

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Actions
Expose common client functionality. Much like an API, but used declaratively.
Actions Tune Show Set Audio Sound Navigate Play, Stop, Skip Focus Hide Refresh Submit Log/Debug Timers Animation

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Events and Event Registration

Event handlers are declaratively bound to Actions. A page/control can register for Actions to be invoked when events occur. Events may be triggered from various sources E.g. Upon event of button getting focus, per form tune action
Events Triggers App. Navigate Remote Control Media Change Focus Timer

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Triggering
Triggers provisioned by the operator Defined by a variety of trigger-able events Patterns in text, other triggers, programme/time Flexible actions in response to triggers Support for content pre-positioning Store-and-forward response collection

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Data Binding
Controls populate themselves with data asynchronously from data source APIs Similar to AJAX web pages Controls do this intrinsically No client code needed, just attach control to an API reference Generic APIs for accessing XML data Chunking APIs for large data sources
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