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Next Generation RVU Specification Is Now Available
LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)--
The RVU Alliance, which develops and promotes the RVU® Remote
User Interface (RUI) standard, announced today that the next generation
of the RVU specification is now approved and available to existing and
new RVU Alliance members. The RVU 2.0 specification provides a major
update to the Remote User Interface (RUI) standard, adding vector
graphics commands, which further improve the performance and enhance the
capabilities of RVU clients.
Products based on the existing RVU 1.0 specification are available now,
including the DIRECTV "Genie" HD DVR RVU server, and Samsung (News - Alert) 2012 Smart
TVs that now support RVU client functionality. The RVU 2.0 specification
builds on and is backwards compatible with RVU 1.0 and is specifically
targeted to increase system performance and make it easier for third
parties to develop RVU client devices. RVU is based on the foundations
of DLNA, and is part of the DLNA guidelines, and allows streaming of HD
video via secured connections to compatible CE devices and provides a
consistent User Interface (UI) across all connected platforms. The RVU
2.0 specification and associated conformance test tools are available
now to RVU Alliance members. Based on the foundations of UPnP and DLNA,
RVU is also available via the DLNA premium content guidelines.
"The RVU 1.0 standard was successfully deployed on millions of devices
in 2012," said Henry Derovanessian, president of the RVU Alliance Board
of Directors and senior vice president of Engineering at DIRECTV. "By
building on these foundations, RVU 2.0 will nable the next generation
of RVU devices to fully exploit the capabilities of CE platforms and
deliver the advanced features of the next generation of UIs without a
set top box. With many CE partners and broadcasters adopting the
technology, RVU has become the only viable, deployed RUI solution."
The publicly available RVU industry standard allows a single server to
interface to multiple CE clients simultaneously, enabling service
providers to present a consistent User Interface and experience
throughout a household with no additional hardware required. RVU clients
can consist of compatible internet connectable or "smart" TVs, Blu Ray
disc players and OTT platforms.
New products targeted to support RVU client functionality in 2013
include Sony's PlayStation® 3, select models from Sony's
line-up of 2013 Bravia Internet TVs, and all Samsung 2013 Smart TVs.
Demonstrations of products at CES (News - Alert) will be held by RVU Alliance members
Broadcom, CISCO, DIRECTV, Entropic, JetHead Development, Pace, Samsung
and Sony. First products supporting the new RVU 2.0 specification are
expected to be available in mid-2013.
Full details of the RVU solution are available at www.rvualliance.org.
About RVU Alliance
RVU is a client/server-based technology that allows the television
viewer to experience a consistent, pixel accurate server-generated user
interface on various consumer electronics devices. The RVU specification
uses widely implemented UPnP and DLNA technologies to enable a gateway
device such as an advanced set-top box to work with non-proprietary
client devices such as connected TVs, Blu-ray players, and set-top
boxes. The specification is maintained by the RVU Alliance, founded by
Broadcom, Cisco (News - Alert), DIRECTV, Samsung and Verizon, which facilitates the
adoption of an open standard technology that allows service providers to
expand their unique UI and user experience onto standard consumer
devices without the need for proprietary equipment. For more information
on the RVU Alliance please visit www.rvualliance.org.
The RVU Alliance is an Oregon-based non-profit mutual benefit
corporation formed to develop a specification for the RVU technology
including a full-featured "pixel accurate" Remote User Interface (RUI).
For more information about the RVU Alliance, please visit www.rvualliance.org.
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