Re: Standardize Buttons For TV-Web Remotes?

Might the buttons defined in section 11.6 of the MHEG-5 Broadcast Profile (ETSI ES 202 184 v2.1.1, http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_es/202100_202199/202184/02.01.01_50/es_202184v020101m.pdf ) also be of interest here?

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On 22 Oct 2010, at 09:32, Glenn Adams wrote:

> Hi Masahito,
> 
> Since ITU-T J.200 and J.201 do not independently define technical features, but instead rely upon reference to OCAP, MHP, and DASE, we can cover the former by ensuring we include all VK* identifiers from the latter.
> 
> Although I expect DVB-HTML (and MHP) to be covered by what is already defined in OCAP and DASE, it is worth double checking to see if something was added to the former that is not present in the latter.
> 
> I don't have a recent copy of ARIB B24/B23 to check with, so perhaps you might help in that regard. If you send me updates or additional entries, I can update my table.
> 
> In any case, I'm going to send an update to the table I submitted, since I just noticed that OCAP now inherits (via reference to a newer JDK) some more recent additions to java.awt.event.KeyEvent that extend the set I listed.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Glenn
> 
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Masahito Kawamori <kawamori.masahito@lab.ntt.co.jp> wrote:
> Hi Glenn
> 
> Good to see you again.  Thank you for the very good information. Do
> you by any chance have anything on DVB-HTML and ARIB-B24/B23 as well
> as ITU-T J.200?
> 
> Thanking you again,
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Masahito Kawamori
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> wrote:
> > Hi Doug,
> > In regard to your request for input on key events (both remote control and
> > keyboard) for television, and in consultation with Mark Vickers (Comcast)
> > and Bob Lund (Cable Laboratories), we have prepared a table of "Virtual Key
> > Identifiers for Television Input" based on three industry standards:
> >
> > OCAP, Open Cable Application Platform (a.k.a. tru2way)
> > CEA-2014, Web-based Protocol and Framework for Remote User Interface on
> > UPnPTM Networks and the Internet (Web4CE)
> > ATSC A/100-2, DTV Application Software Environment Level 1 (DASE-1) Part 2:
> > Declarative Applications and Environment
> >
> > The attached table includes the full set of virtual key identifiers defined
> > for use with these standards. In addition, certain of these identifiers are
> > designated as being included in the minimum support provided by a device
> > that implements one of these cited standards.
> > If there are any follow-up questions, please let me know.
> > Regards,
> > Glenn Adams
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >> From: public-web-and-tv-request@w3.org [mailto:public-web-and-tv-request@w3.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Doug Schepers
> >> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 11:00 AM
> >> To: public-web-and-tv@w3.org
> >> Subject: Standardize Buttons For TV-Web Remotes?
> >>
> >> Hi, Folks-
> >>
> >> I'm the editor of DOM3 Events, which (among other things) is finally
> >> standardizing keyboard events.  The spec contains a list of common keys
> >> [2], but focuses mainly on traditional desktop keyboards, and to a
> >> lesser extent, on mobiles.  There are a few keys for media controls, but
> >> mainly in the context of "fancy" computer keyboards.
> >>
> >> It occurred to me that a more forward-looking spec would also include
> >> common buttons from media remote controls, such as would be useful for
> >> browser-TV-remote hybrid keyboards, like the ones from Logitech, Sony,
> >> etc., for GoogleTV, AppleTV, and other systems (I know there are many
> >> other projects, these are just the ones that popped into my head from
> >> reading tech blogs; no disrespect intended to other vendors).
> >>
> >> Including remote-control-type buttons would be good for content authors
> >> who want to program Web content inclusive of those devices.  I've got a
> >> few keys/buttons in mind (ChannelUp, ChannelDown, FastForward, Reverse,
> >> Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, and so forth), but it would be good to have a
> >> more comprehensive list of possibilities, along with their relative
> >> importance and commonness.
> >>
> >> If anyone has any concrete suggestions about this, or could you put me
> >> in touch with people or companies who do, I would greatly appreciate any
> >> help.
> >>
> >>
> >> (To put DOM3 Events in context for those who don't know the technical
> >> background, the DOM is the primary way that script interacts with Web
> >> documents, by reading, writing, and changing elements, attributes, and
> >> text through the in-memory model of the document structure and the
> >> associated APIs; DOM events are the way that user interaction is managed
> >> within that, e.g. 'click' events, 'keydown' events, etc.)
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/
> >> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#key-values
> >>
> >> Thanks-
> >> -Doug Schepers
> >> W3C Team Contact, SVG and WebApps WGs
> >
> >
>

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