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P L AT F O R M
ANT Galio Browser
Enhance the TV experience

Specifically developed and optimised for the TV, the ANT Galio Browser gives operators and
manufacturers a proven platform to deliver compelling and engaging TV experiences.
Drawing on 15 years of expertise, you can be confident that ANT is able to deliver a powerful,
feature rich and robust solution for the delivery of TV applications and services.

Through attention to detail, careful architecting and partnerships with all the leading silicon
providers, the ANT Galio Browser delivers the performance you need, where you need it.
Meeting the expectations of today’s TV users, graphical capabilities such as fluid transitions
are delivered without the need for plugins or the overheads they bring.

The ANT Galio Portfolio  C H O O S E W I T H M A X I M U M CO N F I D E N C E

ANT Galio Browser
A browser engine specifically developed
and optimised for the TV experience
ANT Galio Client
A TV middleware engine, available in
 Proven through extensive deployments globally
 Draws on over 15 years of TV experience
 Secure TV applications framework
 Controlled low memory handling
 Readily ported to any 32/64-bit CPU and OS/RTOS
 Many pre-integrations already available

HbbTV, OIPF and RMAI profiles  Accelerates speed to market

 Reduces development costs
RMAI  Consistent delivery of TV applications across multiple platforms
(Rich Media Access Interface) Open
 Flexible internal architecture makes it easy to create and integrate
TV middleware specification from ANT
custom extensions
ANT Galio Platform
A pre-configured package of ANT Galio
Browser and ANT Galio Client  S P E C I F I CA L LY D E V E LO P E D FO R T H E T V E X P E R I E N C E
 Web 2.0 capability and flexibility
ANT Galio HbbTV Platform
ANT Galio Platform pre-configured for  Built for use with a standard TV remote control – no need for a mouse or keyboard

HbbTV deployments  Interactive responsiveness delivered by internal event prioritisation

 Consistent navigation of every item on the TV screen
ANT Galio OIPF Platform  Fluid graphics transitions help create a truly dynamic user experience
ANT Galio Platform pre-configured for
 Powerful on-target debugging of TV applications with the ANT Content
OIPF deployments
Developer Kit (CDK)
ANT Galio RMAI Platform
ANT Galio Platform pre-configured for
RMAI deployments
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F E AT U R E S OV E R V I E W

Focused specifically on the TV experience, ANT Galio Browser offers operators and manufacturers support for a
wide range of standards and technologies. Trust ANT to deliver your TV applications reliably and efficiently.

 Standards-based Content  Transports

 HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, DHTML  HTTP 1.1 (RFC 2616)
 HTML 5 (partial)  HTTPS (OpenSSL supporting SSL2, SSL3 and TLS1)
 CSS 3 (partial), CSS 2.1 and CSS TV Profile 1.0  Accessible local file system
 CE HTML (partial: TV support)
 Supports multiple style sheets with dynamic switching  Navigation and Scrolling
 DOM 3 (partial), DOM 2, DOM 1, DOM 0  Remote control or pointer navigation
 Dynamic CSS/DOM with event and JavaScript-driven redraw  Advanced navigation algorithms ensures repeatable user
and reflow in real-time experience with all selectables being navigable
 JavaScript 1.5 (EcmaScript 262 Edition 3)  Custom key-mappings per page
 XML, XML Http Request (AJAX, Web 2.0 support)  Control over vertical and horizontal scrolling
 XML 1.1 Namespaces support
 Unicode and multiple international language support  Optional Components
 Adobe Flash Player plugin
 Graphics and Displays  Input Method Editors (IME)
 Full CSS/HTML control of layout and style  Pre-integrated silicon solutions
 Controllable display safe area  ANT CDK (Content Developer Kit)
 BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG support  ANT Consultancy and professional services available to provide
 Bi-directional font support porting guidance or implementation
 Hardware optimised and accelerated graphics transitions
 DirectFB support for specific platforms
 Windowed video playback using external plug-in
 Alpha blending

 Development Environment
 Small, fast, robust code in ISO C
 Highly optimised memory management with low memory
warning providing a robust TV experience
 Suitable for any 32/64-bit CPU and OS/RTOS TV Applications
Object API
 Portable, modular and extensible architecture
 Differentiated event prioritisation ensures the browser provides Formatter
Config &
JavaScript Prefs

optimised responsiveness
Document Tree
Runtime
 Scalable algorithms for efficient CPU and memory use
Window manager

engines Renderer
 Provides widget support using ANT’s unique Web Applications
Framework (WAFER) enabling multiple applications to be run
HTTP HTTPS File XML HTML CSS
simultaneously and independently
 Netscape Navigator 4 Plug-In API support Transports Parsers
 Supports RGB and YUV frame buffers ANT Portability Environment
 String resource files for rapid localization
 Source code licensing available Internal architecture of ANT Galio Browser

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All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. (ANT Galio Browser Datasheet, 200810)