PS3 + YDL= Mega Media Machine




In conjunction with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), Access Co., Ltd. demonstrated its "NetFront Living Connect" middleware application on the ps3

Loaded with YDL 5.0, Access and its wholly-owned subsidiary IP Fusion, showcased the PS3 in operation as a DMS Digital media Server). Due to the computational power of the Cell Processor the showcased PS3 is able to transmit content to other machines on the network with ease, though the limited space on the hard drive would require an upgrade. Updates:
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS NETFRONT LIVING CONNECT

NetFront Living Connect: Enabling Digital Living

NetFront Living Connect supports functions such as controlling, uploading, downloading, printing, as well as server and player functions for various appliances including mobile phones, digital TVs, digital cameras, HDD recorders, printers and more. NetFront Living Connect is a comprehensive DLNA solution that looks ahead to the emergence of the multi-media networked world. NetFront Living Connect was developed specifically for embedded devices and leverages ACCESS' experience in home appliance Internet technologies. NetFront Living Connect's portability allows it to function with any OS or CPU while its flexible modularity allows for easy customization. In the future, NetFront Living Connect will evolve into a more powerful total solution when integrated with other ACCESS technologies like NetFront™ Browser or NetFront™ DTV Profile, etc.

NetFront Living Connect Features

Optimized for Embedded Information Appliances
NetFront Living Connect was designed from its initial planning stage as an optimal solution for resource-limited embedded environments. Its high portability, which allows it to function with any OS or CPU, also means that it can be seamlessly embedded into a wide variety of devices.

Linking with ACCESS Technology
By integrating with ACCESS' NetFront Browser (which includes support for Ajax and RSS) and TCP/IP, NetFront Living Connect can be provided as a total solution.

Flexible Modular Structure
NetFront Living Connect's porting layer is peer (Target Adaptation Module) independent, and is adaptable to a wide variety of hardware and OS environments. NetFront Living Connect includes a UI Library that enables development of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on any Windows® based PC.

NetFront Living Connect's DLNA device class is modular for each function, which means that only the necessary device class has to be mounted.

Supported OS: ITRON®, Linux®, Windows Mobile® 5 for Pocket PC and Smartphone Edition, BREW®, Symbian OS, etc.

NetFront Living Connect Specifications

DLNA Device Class and Device Capability

* Digital Media Server (DMS)
* Digital Media Player (DMP)
* Digital Media Controller (DMC)
* Digital Media Renderer (DMR)
* Mobile Digital Media Server (M-DMS)
* Mobile Digital Media Player (M-DMP)
* Mobile Digital Media Controller (M-DMC)
* Mobile Digital Media Uploader (M-DMU)
* Mobile Digital Media Downloader (M-DMD)
* Upload Controller (+UP+)
* Download Controller (+DN+)
* Digital Media Printer (DMPr) (Planning to support)
* Printing Controller-1 (+PR1+) (Planning to support)
* Printing Controller-2 (+PR2+) (Planning to support)

Media Format

DMS Support

* Image (JPEG, BMP, PNG)
* Audio (MP3, WAVE, AAC, AC3, LPCM, AMR, *WMA)
* Video (MPEG2-PS, MPEG4, H.264 SD, *WMV)

*WMA (Windows Media Audio), WMV (Windows Media Video)

DMP Support

* Image (JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF)
* Audio (MP3, WAVE, AAC) (WMA: Planning to support)
* Video (MPEG4, H.264 SD) (WMV: Planning to support)

* Software codec provides NetFront Audio/Video Codec Module

Media Player

* Player Engine (NetFront™ Media Player)

UPnP

* SOAP
* SSDP
* GENA
* HTTP

Parser

* XML Parser (Open Source)

DRM

* DTCP-IP (Option)
* Windows Media DRM 10 Network Devices (Option)

DLNA Player Image
Operate TVs with infrared remote control. Retrieve content compiled in
terminals that have storage functions, such as PCs, HDD recorders, digital
cameras, etc.

DLNA Upload/Download Image
Upload pictures and/or movies etc. taken with mobile phones and/or digital cameras
onto a terminal that has storage functionality, such as a home HDD recorder.
Also, download content compiled in an HDD recorder onto mobile phones, digital
cameras, or portable music players, and take your content with you.

DLNA Controller Image
Obtain a content list compiled in terminals that have storage functionality, such as HDD
recorders, or mobile phones or other mobile devices that support Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®
technologies. Selected content can then be displayed on other devices like TVs.

DLNA Print Image
Display image content compiled in HDD recorders and/or digital cameras,
etc. on TVs and print directly from the TV.

NetFront Living Connect SDK Features

NetFront Living Connect SDK is a software development kit that facilitates porting to targeted devices. Including modules required for porting such as sample code, DLNA Core, sample GUI* (Linux®/GTK) as well as documents within a single package makes porting, customization and testing easier.

*The display layout (VGA) of sample GUI is envisioned for set-top boxes and TVs.
List of contents included in NetFront™ Living Connect SDK v1.0 + DTCP-IP

[Package Contents]

* Device Class
o DMS, DMP
* UpnP
o SOAP, SSDP, GENA, HTTP
* Parser
o XML Parser (open source Expat)
* Media Format
o DMS Support
+ Image (JPEG, BMP, PNG)
+ Audio (MP3, WAVE, AAC, AC3, LPCM, AMR, WMA)
+ Video (MPEG2-PS, MPEG4, H.264 SD, WMV)
o DMP Support
+ Image (JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF)
+ Audio (MP3, WAVE, AAC)
+ Video (MPEG2-PS, MPEG4, H.264 SD)
o Player Function
+ Play, Stop, Pause, Slide Show, Turn
o DTCP-IP
+ Version 1.1
o Documents
+ Outline manual
+ Porting manual & Peer API specification
+ Sample application API specification
+ Device classes API specification
* Hardware requirements for SDK
o CPU: x86, OS: Linux 2.6x, Window System: GTK 2.x

List of contents included in NetFront™ Living Connect SDK v1.5
(Scheduled for release)

[Package Contents]

* The following function is added to the NetFront Living Connect SDK1.0

* Device Class
o DMC/M-DMC/DMR/M-DMS/M-DMP/M-DMU/M-DMD/+UP+/+DN+
* Player Engine
o Trick Play (Fast-Forward, Rewind, etc.)
* DRM (Client/Server)
o Windows Media DRM10 Network Device
* Media Format
o DMS Support
o Media Format Video (MPEG2-TS, H.264HD)
o DMP Support Media Format
o Audio (WMA)
o Video (MPEG2-TS, H.264HD, WMV)
* Documents
o Functional specification

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