Hybridcast Connect Library: For Easy Integration of TVs and Smartphones

摘要

As a service for linking broadcasting and the internet, "Hybridcast" provides a companion device communication function that can display information related to programs being watched on TV on a smartphone or tablet. To use the conventional companion device communication function provided until now, it was necessary to install a companion application (CA)*1 provided from each TV manufacturer on one's smartphone, and the operation procedures were diverse. Moreover, to use the CA in conjunction with a TV, it was necessary to activate the Hybridcast application of the TV in advance, and linkage with various internet services was inflexible and difficult.