Title :
Exploring the interactivity for citizenship applications in the Brazilian Digital Television System
Author :
Santos, João Benedito dos, Jr. ; Braga, Kim Pontes ; De Souza, Danilo ; Lopes, João Paulo Luis ; Vilela, Gustavo ; Lima, Douglas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Minas Gerais, Pocos de Caldas, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents some contributions towards Interactive Digital Television, focusing on interactivity for citizenship in the context of Brazilian Digital Television System Terrestrial (SBTVD-T/ISDB-TB). The paper is focused on the necessary infrastructure, applications and services that can help with the challenges of promoting digital inclusion in Brazil. In the infrastructure issue, the BluTV (Bringing All Users to the Television) is discussed, specially in terms of its components to develop interactive applications and to explore the back channel (interactivity channel). As a product of this investigation, a prototype of Interactive TV Application Guide to promote citizenship through digital inclusion is presented.
Keywords :
digital television; interactive television; BluTV; Brazilian digital television system; SBTVD-T-ISDB-TB; back channel; citizenship applications; interactive TV application guide; interactive digital television; Context; Educational institutions; Government; HDTV; Internet; Brazilian Digital Television System; Digital Inclusion and Citizenship; Interactive Television; iTV Applications;
Conference_Titel :
Telematics and Information Systems (EATIS), 2012 6th Euro American Conference on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4503-1012-3
