about easy2™
This site deals in particular with easy2™ IITV (Interactive Internet TV), with the focus on delivery and interaction via the television. The core design of the easy2™ system allows delivery to the widest possible audience, publishing to a variety of other platforms, including traditional PC web and mobile.
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Server side system
The principal easy2™ server architecture allows for publishing to a variety of devices, as outlined in the schematic below:
Using appropriate secure access methods, the easy2™ system can integrate directly with other service providers' servers and data. By interfacing with providers' information at this level, the appropriate publishing form can be applied by the easy2™ system ready for display. This allows organisations to use their own content management systems, and removes the need for them to do additional work to publish to other platforms.
To cater for smaller clients, such as local businesses and third / voluntary sector organisations, the easy2™ system also offers secure direct web access to the built-in content management system. Roles and permissions can be set for different categories of user, and maintenance of the client's web / mobile / TV presence is via a simple editor and file management system - similar to windows.
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In-home configuration
To deliver easy2™ IITV in-home, the basic system is to provide an easy2™ configured iPlayer set-top box to connect via SCART to the existing TV in the home, and connect via powerline communication to the broadband router and hence to the Internet.
A typical in-home configuration would be as depicted below, assuming in this instance a multi-port router already connecting more than one PC to the Internet.
Naturally there are configurations to allow for many variants on the above, including wireless broadband routers, single port routers, and multi-port routers with no spare ports.
